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    Don Wilson, cofounder of the instrumental guitar group The Ventures, dies at age 88

    Wilson played rhythm guitar for The Ventures, which with over 100 million records sold, was the best-selling instrumental band of all time.
    by The Associated Press Jan 23, 2022 1 minute

    TACOMA, Wash. — Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, has died.

    He was 88.

    Wilson died Saturday in Tacoma of natural causes, surrounded by

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