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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Link_WrayLink Wray - Wikipedia

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   Fred Lincoln " Link " Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. His 1958 instrumental single "Rumble", reached the top 20 in the United States; and was one of the earliest songs in rock music to utilize distortion and tremolo .

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   Nov 8, 2020 · Link Wray - Rumble - 11/19/1974. Classic Rock on MV. 46.1K subscribers. Subscribed. 19K. 1.1M views 3 years ago. Link Wray - Rumble Recorded Live: 11/19/1974 - Winterland - San Francisco, CA...

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4. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-newsGuitarist Link Wray Dies - Rolling Stone

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   Nov 21, 2005 · Link Wray, the electric guitar innovator who is often credited as the father of the power chord, died in 2005 at his home in Copenhagen. He was known for his influential songs such as \"Rumble\" and \"Jack the Ripper\", and his later albums recorded in a chicken coop studio.

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   What happened to Link Wray?

   • You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Link Wray, the rock guitar pioneer who gave birth to the aggressively primal sound known as the power chord on his 1958 instrumental hit "Rumble" and influenced two generations of rock guitarists, has died.

   Link Wray, 76; Rebel Guitarist's Power Chord in 'Rumble' Started Rock

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   Who dubbed Link Wray 'the king'?

   • The Who's Pete Townshend dubbed Wray “the king,” saying at one point, “if it hadn’t been for Link Wray and Rumble, I would have never picked up a guitar.” Bob Dylan called Rumble the “finest instrumental ever,” and Jeff Beck covered it dozens of times.

   Link Wray's Rumble: the instrumental banned from the radio that

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   How did Link Wray become a musician?

   • His condition made singing difficult, so he focused on performing instrumental music. Guitarist Link Wray (second from left) posing with his band Link Wray and His Wraymen in 1958. After returning from war, he reunited with his brothers and their cousin Shorty Horton and formed a series of musical groups.

   Link Wray | Guitar, Rumble, Power Chord, & Biography

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   Who is Link Wray?

   • In 2007, musician Steven Van Zandt inducted Link Wray into the Native American Music Hall of Fame with a tribute performance by his grandson Chris Webb and Native artist Gary Small. Wray was a featured collaborator on Robert Gordon 's 1977 single "Red Hot" (Private Stock 45–156).

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Link-WrayLink Wray | Guitar, Rumble, Power Chord, & Biography

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   May 13, 2024 · Link Wray was an American guitarist and songwriter who is often credited with introducing the power chord (a simplified chord, commonly played on the electric guitar, based on the root and fifth notes of the major scale), which greatly influenced the sound of rock and roll and laid the groundwork.

7. www.rockhall.com › inductees › link-wrayLink Wray | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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   Link Wray was the original punk, the inventor of the power chord, and the architect of a sound that laid the foundation for metal, punk, and every genre that relies on raw, untamed noise. Learn more about his influential career and his iconic song \"Rumble\" from the Hall of Fame essay by David Fricke.

8. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2005-nov-22-meLink Wray, 76; Rebel Guitarist's Power Chord in 'Rumble ...

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   Nov 22, 2005 · By Dennis McLellan. Nov. 22, 2005 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Link Wray, the rock guitar pioneer who gave birth to the aggressively primal sound known as the power chord on his 1958...

9. www.guitarworld.com › features › link-wray-rumble-legacyLink Wray's Rumble: the instrumental banned from the radio ...

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   Aug 9, 2023 · By Jackson Maxwell. published 9 August 2023. Finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, Link Wray was a guitar pioneer who – when he released Rumble in 1958 – made the instrument sound more dangerous than anyone before him.