Co-founder of the guitar group The Ventures, Don Wilson, dies at 88

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Co-founder of the guitar group The Ventures, Don Wilson, dies at 88

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The Ventures were a 1960s surf-rock group. The band's hits included "Walk, Don't Run" and the theme song for "Hawaii Five-O." They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Guitarist Don Wilson has died at the age of 88. He co-founded the 1960s surf-rock group known as The Ventures.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

At age 24, Wilson met Bob Bogle in Tacoma, Wash. They started playing guitar together while working as bricklayers by day. With some luck, they hit it big with this song, their first single, "Walk Don't Run."

(SOUNDBITE OF THE VENTURES' "WALK DON'T RUN")

INSKEEP: What made the band even more famous was their version of this theme song to the show "Hawaii Five-O."

(SOUNDBITE OF THE VENTURES' "HAWAII FIVE-O")

MARTIN: Thirty-eight of the band's albums made it onto the Billboard² charts. There was even a time in 1963 when they had five albums on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously³. And then in 2008, The Ventures were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

INSKEEP: Along the way, The Ventures were big in Japan. So huge that in 2010, Japan's emperor awarded the band that nation's second highest honor, the Order of the Rising Sun.

MARTIN: But what fans really kept coming back for was Wilson's rhythm guitar playing and the band's innovative⁴ use of sound.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

DON WILSON: It's a dream come true, you know? When you start and so many other groups follow - you know, we had influenced so many different musicians, which is very gratifying, you know?

MARTIN: Over a dozen musicians cycled in and out of the four-man band, but it was Wilson who remained a constant up until his death.

INSKEEP: To this day, The Ventures, including Don Wilson, are the bestselling instrumental group of all time.

(SOUNDBITE OF THE VENTURES' "PERFIDIA")

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

3 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

4 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。