RIP

"..king of the Danelectro Longhorn and the Supro Dual-Tone !!!

Link and the Wraymen attacked their instruments with a savagery that was heretofore unprecedented, mangling the strings and fret boards of their instruments almost beyond recognition on wax and in person at rough 'n' tumble D.C. clubs..
..Link's music was laced with an undeniable, underlying mood of menace. Raunchy instrumentals like "Ace Of Spades," "Rawhide," "Comanche," "Jack The Ripper" and "Big City After Dark" certainly sounded like the soundtracks to gang fights and late night playground showdowns, whether they were intended to or not..

..Then there were the occasional vocal numbers..
Link hollered them in a voice so insanely deranged that it can only be described as the vocal equivalent of his guitar style..

..he's known as the godfather of surf, garage, glam rock, punk, heavy metal and grunge, but Link doesn't need any of these accolades, for he's always been the sickest guitar player—and vocalist—in all of rock 'n' roll. Amen! "

quoted from this site:

http://www.knights-maumau.com/music_more.php/121/Link+Wray#

which also provides the cool internet jukebox

where you can now go pay respect and select


listen to "Rumble"



BTW.. i got 2 Danelectro Longhorns ..


cheers Mr Wray