Surf rocker and The Ventures guitarist Nokie Edwards died Monday. He was 82. Edwards was best known for his work as the bassist on the iconic “Hawaii Five-O” theme song and his decades in the music ...

Nokie Edwards, whose virtuosic electric guitar playing helped define the surf-rock style of the Ventures, the immensely popular instrumental band that rose to prominence in the 1960s, died Monday in ...

Nokie Edwards, longtime lead guitarist for surf-guitar legends the Ventures, has died. As Rolling Stone points out, a statement on the Ventures’ website claims that Edwards died after a hip surgery ...

Nokie Edwards, the influential lead guitarist for the “surf rock” pioneers the Ventures, has died at age 82. Ryan Greenblatt, who works on booking for the Ventures in North America and Europe, ...

Nokie Edwards, who was lead guitarist for surf-rock icons The Ventures, has died at age 82. The band shared the sad news: We have battled all day with the words to share regarding the loss of Nokie ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nokie Edwards, the influential lead guitarist for the "surf rock" pioneers the Ventures, has died at age 82. Ryan Greenblatt, who works on booking for the Ventures in North America and ...

For any kid who picked up an electric guitar in the 1960s, it never took long before they’d take a stab at trying to play “Walk Don’t Run,” the genre-defining surf-rock hit from 1960 popularized by ...