Lots of losses lately.
Don Wilson was a guitar surfer and adventurer percussionist. I learned this morning that along with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ventures have received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Government of Japan? Not exactly a popular rock 'n' roll label. Or so I suppose.
You can learn some songs by The Ventures here on Guitar Tricks. Hearing the opening bars of "Walk Don't Run" sure made me give it a try one day.