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What a tremendous time to be a Razorback! Our programs have been on a roll advancing through NCAA competition, while others are holding more than their own in Southeastern Conference play. 

(Bentonville, AR) -- The man credited with suggesting the "Wal-Mart" name is dead. Bob Bogle passed away last week at the age of 95. Bogle was the first manager hired by Sam Walton at the Walton Five and Dime store on Bentonville Square. Bogle retired in 1982 after spending 28 years with the company.

Bob Bogle, credited with proposing the name “Wal-Mart” for what is now retail giant Walmart Inc., died Thursday (March 24). He was 95.

The Jan. 22 death of Don Wilson, the last surviving member of The Ventures classic lineup, was one more reminder of the greatly diminished role instrumentals now play in pop music.

Don Wilson, co-founder of the instrumental rock group the Ventures, whose twanging, hard-driving sound, propelled by his dynamic rhythm guitar, led to

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The Ventures, American musical group that gained fame with its instrumental interpretations of pop hits and that served as a prototype for guitar-based rock groups. Formed in the Seattle area in 1958, the group is best known for the song ‘Walk—Don’t Run’ and the theme for the TV series Hawaii Five-O.

He was a founder, with Bob Bogle, of what has been called the best-selling and most influential instrumental band in rock ’n’ roll history.

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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.