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Don Wilson, the last surviving founder and guitarist of pioneering surf-rock group The Ventures, has died at 88, his representative confirmed to USA TODAY. "Don was an inspiration and mentor. He was a ...

Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of surf rock legends The Ventures, has died of natural causes at age 88. Pitchfork points out that Don’s son Tim Wilson gave a statement to Tacoma ...

Surf, sun, and babes — it’s the California Dream. But its soundtrack was born in a much uglier place: a used car lot in rainy Tacoma, WA. It’s there that Bob Bogle and Don Wilson first met in 1958 and ...

Rhythm guitarist Don Wilson, co-founder of surf music staple the Ventures, has died at age 88, his family said Saturday. He passed peacefully of natural causes in the early morning with his four adult ...

Rick Ruiner: My favorite Christmas record is The Ventures Christmas Album from 1965. I really can’t separate the experience of being completely taken by the sounds of the Ventures Mosrite surf guitars ...

Dale Ventures empowers Wave Group with £500K investment, propelling them to become leaders in building and operating inland surf parks. Dale Ventures is excited to back the Wave Group in its mission ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Call it a David and Goliath story with a twist. A new organization calling itself the Half Moon Bay Surf Group Inc. won a permit to produce the world-renowned annual surf contest ...

Geoff Curran loves surf music and The Ventures. A lot. He is so besotted with this rock 'n' roll sub-genre that he formed The Supraphonics — "Pulaski County's No. 1 surf combo" — in which he is the ...

Quiksilver is out and Desert Wave Ventures is in, offering a new, “world-class destination surf resort” – on a much smaller scale – at Desert Willow in Palm Desert. Plans for the proposed 14.6-acre ...