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Link Wray
rockabillysurf rockRock and RollSurfrock
About
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray, Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was a Native American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular 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", facilitating the emergence of "punk and heavy rock". Rolling Stone placed Wray at No.
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Top Tracks
- 1
Rumble
- 2
Fallin' Rain
- 3
Fire And Brimstone
- 4
Jack the Ripper
- 5
Ace of Spades
- 6
La De Da
- 7
The Swag
- 8
Ice People
- 9
Black River Swamp