In an effort to help Link Wary get elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach has just released the guitar pioneer's never-before-heard track "Son of Rumble" via his ...
Link Wray, a late rock musician and native of Dunn, has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The ceremony for the 2023 class will stream live on Disney+ at 8 p.m. on Friday. On Jan. 1, ABC ...
Born in 1929, Link Wray made some of the most blistering rock 'n' roll of all time. So why isn't he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yet? Initially signed to Cadence Records, Wray -- who was born ...
Guitar master Link Wray, the father of the power chord in rock ‘n’ roll who inspired Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Pete Townshend, died Nov. 5 in Copenhagen. He was 76. Wray, who played in his ...
Link Wray in 1974 promoting “The Link Wray Rumble” LP in California. Courtesy of LinkWray.com This story was originally published in The News & Observer Nov. 23, 2013. On May 3, 2023, the Rock & Roll ...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Link Wray. Photo Courtesy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Legendary rock star Link Wray is finally headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After many decades of ...
There’s gonna be a revival tonight. Thirteen seconds of a sparse snare and bum-dum-bum on the low end of a distant piano. Then, those six words welcome you into the world, and the truth, of Link Wray.
A sequel to Link Wray‘s rock classic “Rumble,” dubbed “Son of Rumble,” has been unearthed, with Black Keys singer Dan Auerbach‘s Easy Eye Sound label set to release the track in April. The ...
Link Wray, who died on November 5 at age 76, was one of the most influential rock guitarists of the 1950s, credited as the originator of techniques such as distortion, fuzz tone, feedback, and the ...
Accompanied by drums and upright bass, the song has a steady, thrumming beat that Page kept time to by stomping his heels. The song was conceived in 1958 by Link Wray & His Wray Men, and is often ...
The post Jimmy Page Covers “Rumble” in Honor of Link Wray at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Watch appeared first on Consequence. Jimmy Page made a rare live appearance to honor his “hero” Link Wray by ...
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway on Cardinal Releasing the documentary Link Wray about the influential American musician. Fred Lincoln “Link” Wray Jr, the guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who ...