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 ...

Mr. Wilson spoke when the Ventures were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. With him were, from left, John Durrill, Fiona Taylor (the band’s manager), Bob Spalding, Nokie Edwards ...

Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band the Ventures, passed away on June 14th, the band’s Don Wilson told their native Tacoma, Washington’s News ...

While some surf-rock groups were short-lived, especially after the Beatles arrived on U.S. soil in 1964 and launched the British Invasion, the Ventures were able to sustain an extended career by ...

It’s August and well, surf's up! What better time to check in with one of the founders of The Ventures, whose instrumentals Pipeline, Diamond Head and Walk Don’t Run evoke the ocean scene as ...

It was 1960 when the Ventures, a band that had been together about a year, released their first record, ”Walk-Don`t Run.” Founders Don Wilson and Bob Bogle had met while working construction ...

The Ventures, founded in Seattle in 1959, finally make rock hall of fame Published: Mar. 10, 2008, 4:01 p.m. By Michael Rollins, The Oregonian ...