Donald Wilson (1933 - 2022)

Born 10 Feb 1933 in Washington, United States

Died 23 Jan 2022 at age 88 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States

Biography

Don Wilson is Notable.

Don Wilson was the last surviving founder and guitarist of The Ventures.

Their hit electric guitar instrumental songs include, Walk, Don't Run, 'Hawaii Five-0, Telstar, and Pipeline, to name a few. The group was awarded six platinum albums and three gold singles in addition to a number of national and international awards.

He and Bob Bogle met on a construction job and founded The Ventures in 1959 in Tacoma, Washington. Soon, they found Nokie Edwards and drummer Skip Moore.

The Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.^[1]

https://deadline.com/2022/01/the-ventures-don-wilson-surf-music-rock-hall-of-fame-was-88-obituary-1234918204/

Marriages - 1) Nancy "Bunny" Bacon, m. 1964 - div. 1967., 2) Dory

Children:

Jill Fairbanks

Tim Wilson (ran Wilson Guitar Ventures)^[2]

Staci Layne Wilson

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/ventures
2. ↑ http://www.wilsonguitarventures.com/

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K93P-LYD : 6 January 2021), Donald Wilson in household of Woodrow W Wilson, Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-35, sheet 2A, line 4, family 30, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4389.

See Also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ventures

• 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - The Ventures

• Documentary: The Ventures: Stars on Guitars (2020)