Link Wray
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. Rolling Stone ranked Wray at No. 45 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. He received two nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, prior to being inducted in the Musical Influence category in 2023.
Genre: rockabilly, psychobilly, surf-rock, proto-punk
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Top Tracks
- Rumble - From "Pulp Fiction"
- Rumble
- Jack The Ripper - From "Desperado"
- Let the Good Times Roll - LET THE GOODTIMES ROOL
- Fire & Brimstone
- Rock Around the Clock Forever
- My Heroes All Died Too Young
- Springsteen is the Boss of Rock & Roll
- Treat the Girl Right
- Blame It on Bill Haley
- All My Heroes Are Dead
- The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- Somewhere over England
- Bigger Than the Beatles
- I Remember the Rock & Roll Years
- Searchin' for Me
- Jesus is My Friend
- Peace is the Freedom
- I'm from the World, I'm from the Earth
- I Remember Her Love but I Forgot Her Name
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