On April 26, 1960, the members of the Tacoma-based rock group “The Ventures” modeled their clean-cut look with matching blazers, ties and khakis. The fresh faced young musicians, from left, Nole F.

The pioneering surf-rock band The Ventures have been an iconic presence in music and pop culture for 60 years, from their breakout hit "Walk Don't Run" to the enduring theme song to Hawaii 5-O to the ...

Nokie Edwards, the guitarist whose skills helped define the sound of the Ventures and surf rock, has died. He was 82. With around 100 million estimated record sales, the Ventures — founded in Tacoma ...

FILE - Bob Spalding, left, and Don Wilson of The Ventures perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York, March 10, 2008. Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the ...

Tacoma’s original rock and roller has died, but the music lives on. Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of The Ventures, died of natural causes Saturday in Tacoma at age 88, surrounded by his ...

Don Wilson — whose riffs in the Ventures inspired a generation — is already in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This week, the iconic rhythm guitarist will be recognized much closer to home. Two months ...

Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band The Ventures, known for 1960s instrumental hits including "Walk, Don't Run," has died at age 75. Don Wilson, the band's other co-founder, told ...

Now that every band in Brooklyn from Surfer Blood to Real Estate has turned surf rock into a druggy, shitgaze drone, go back to the genre’s roots with the original pioneers of the Hawaii Five-O.