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Link Wray Fred Lincoln 'Link' Wray, Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005), was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and vocalist who first came to popularity in the late 1950s.
Building on the distorted electric guitar sound of early records, his 1958 instrumental hit "Rumble" by Link Wray and his Ray Men popularized "the power chord, the major modus operandi of modern rock guitarists",[3] making possible "punk and heavy rock".[4] Rolling Stone placed Wray at No. 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.[5] In 2013 he was announced as a nominee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[6] His musical style primarily consisted of rock and roll, rockabilly and country.[7] [....]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Wray
Jimmy Page, "Rumble"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnyY3rJoaZ4
Link Wray on Rumble
Link Wray tells the story behind his hit "Rumble"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKjjb8RmcgA&list=RDkKjjb8RmcgA
Link Wray - Switchblade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qcQ5yx9O_A&index=2&list=RDkKjjb8RmcgA
Hell yeah! Link Wray is the man. My band covers “Jack the Ripper”.
Bfl
“Rumble” created quite a stir as it became popular. Some club owners thought it created riots, violence among testosterone-fueled youths, and didn’t want Wray to play it at their establishments. None of Wray’s recordings could be mistaken for the surf guitar sound (which I also love) of the time. Wray’s guitar sounds were more like angry growls.
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