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Fred Lincoln „Link“ Wray Jr. (* 2. Mai 1929 in Dunn, North Carolina; † 5. November 2005 in Kopenhagen, Dänemark) war ein US-amerikanischer Gitarrist. Weltberühmt wurde er mit dem Instrumentalstück Rumble, mit dem seine Band Link Wray & His Ray Men 1958 Platz 16 in den Billboard Hot 100 erreichten.
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 .
13. Mai 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.
Link Wray is the 1971 album by pioneering guitarist Link Wray. The music is an Americana blend of blues , country , gospel , and folk rock elements. This music is characterized by the purposeful use of simplified sounds to reflect the then-current vogue of blues and other roots music being used in many roots rock bands.
21. Nov. 2005 · A tribute to Link Wray, the electric guitar innovator who is often credited as the father of the power chord, who died in 2005. Learn about his life, career, influences and legacy in this article.
1. Mai 2024 · Anekdoten, Jubiläen und wilde Geschichten: Was an diesem Tag in der Welt der Musik passiert ist, lest ihr täglich in unserem Zeitsprung. Heute: 2.5.1929. Er gilt als Vater der Powerchords, als Wegbereiter zahlreicher Genres der Krachmusik und als echte Rock’n’Roll-Ikone.
Reception. Track listing. Personnel. Production. References. Beans and Fatback is a 1973 album by American guitarist Link Wray. It was recorded in 1971 by Link's brother Vernon "Ray Vernon" Wray at Wray's Shack Three Track studio, an old chicken shack on Wray's farm in Accokeek, Maryland during the Link Wray / Mordicai Jones sessions.
