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 Link Wray's Profile |
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In memory of Link Wray... |
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| Location: | SANTA FE, New Mexico |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 24, 2008 (110 days back) |
About Me |
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| "..Born May 2nd, 1929 in Dunn, North Carolina, Link is three quarters Shawnee Indian. At the age of eight, he learned to play the guitar from Hambone, an african-american man who was travelling with Barnum and Baileys circus. He noticed Link on the porch banging his Maybelle-guitarAt the age of fifteen, Link paid twenty dollars a night to sit in with the country and western musician Tex Ritter (High Noon) in order to further his musical knowledge. He also played with Wild Bill Elliot. Link played with his brother Doug and first cousin Shorty Horton in his band: Link Wray and the Wraymen.He played at the Hank Williams memorial in 1953.Link is known for his instrumental hit single Rumble. And to quote Uncut magazine, who voted Link ..33 of the 100 best guitarist list in the World as the composer of the worlds most threatening instrumental: The violent intimations of Rumble so struck sensitive late 50s sensibilities that it was banned by many radio stations. Not bad for an instrumental. Rumble will outlive us all.Link Wray is known for being the first musician to experiment with the sounds that pioneered rock and roll and punk styles. Link virtually invented fuzz tone by deliberately punching holes in his amplifier speakers. He was also a true pioneer of the use of distortion on instrumental rock recordings.." | |
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Music:Member Since: 9/4/2006Band Website: linkwraylegend.com/news.html Band Members: Sounds Like: .. Link Wray and no one else.. Type of Label: Major |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist |
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My Blog |
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Insect Surfers memory... |
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| I remember staying home one Saturday night in the late 70's to watch the Stones on 'Saturday Night Live'. Boy, was that a waste of time. The sketches they were in were not even remotely funny and thei... Posted by Link Wray on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:46:00 PST |
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By Pony Boy |
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| I actually only recently found out about Link. Ive come to the conclusion that he is the greatest guitarist to graze this green earth. In my opinion at least.
http://www.myspace.com/mralright
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By Dale... |
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| Well........here's me playing my 1996 Dobro Valpro in winter of 2004-2005. I had Link auto it at The Onieda Casino in Green Bay Wis in May of 2005, six months before he passed away.
http://i67.photobu... Posted by Link Wray on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:55:00 PST |
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By Toddy... |
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| Thanks.. When Link was up here in Duluth back in '06, I escorted him and his wife and son around town in my car, booked his hotel..etc.. I was the one that booked him at the Norshor Theatre during his... Posted by Link Wray on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:52:00 PST |
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By Marcos.. |
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| thanks for the email. Link Wray is a huge influence on the music I make, and I'm just a huge fan. I have his 45's in my jukebox, I saw the last show he played in SF, I cover some of his songs, he has ... Posted by Link Wray on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:44:00 PST |
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Link at The Magic Stick.... |
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| I saw Link at The Magic Stick on Woodward in Detroit, Michigan. He was supposed to play downstairs at the Majestic, but due to some fluke, he ended up at the Stick. Well, that's a much better setting ... Posted by Link Wray on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:56:00 PST |
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Influenced by Link... |
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| I didn't know much about Link Wray until my 20s in the 1980s, and that's when I picked up the Robert Gordon album with "Flying Saucer Rock n Roll." It was like my life's work to capture that sound and... Posted by Link Wray on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:49:00 PST |
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Link Wray memory by Rat Pfink.... |
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| I can't remember the year - maybe 1984. The Place was a decrepid crumbling old music hall called The Venue, in Victoria, London. Live tonite... Link Wray. The place was stuffed with rockabillies, psyc... Posted by Link Wray on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:42:00 PST |
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Link at The Tractor... |
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| My show, Pull The String, debuted on KSER, Everett on October 4, 2003. The first song I played was Link's Fatback, (basically a cleaner recording of Ace of Spades) from the Swan singles collection, Mr... Posted by Link Wray on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:12:00 PST |
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His music lives... |
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| Never forget Link´s visits to Spain or to Finland!.. That small man with his goody energy guitar,uff! that was so good.. And still is>his music lives!.. www.myspace.com/thenitemares Later, J.M.... Posted by Link Wray on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:45:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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