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21 Nov 05 - 06:48 PM (#1610619) Subject: Obit: Link Wray From: Bobert The granfather of grunge music dead at 76... Sniff... I remember the first time I hear "Rumble" and knew that rock 'n roll was movin' to a new place... I never met Link but did know some of his friends and went to his house in Maryland a couple times and saw the infamous "Wray's Shack-3 Track"... Sorry I never got to meet the man... I'm sure Neil Young is in mourning... Bobert |
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21 Nov 05 - 07:24 PM (#1610651) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker 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 |
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21 Nov 05 - 07:37 PM (#1610664) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: Goose Gander He will be missed. I prefer his earlier material. Volume 1 (Hillbilly Wolf) of the "Missing Links" series on Norton Records collects some great tracks from the late 1950s and early 1960s. |
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21 Nov 05 - 08:24 PM (#1610701) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: number 6 I'm not a big fan of his, orhis musical innovation and style ... but my hat is off in sincere repect for him. He'll be missed sincerely, sIx |
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21 Nov 05 - 08:52 PM (#1610732) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: GUEST,Penguin Egg We have lost a innovative artist who never sold out and never compromised. He will be missed. I, personally, loved his music. |
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21 Nov 05 - 08:57 PM (#1610736) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: GUEST,will never forget this icon http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5351/linkpose3nx.jpg |
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21 Nov 05 - 10:35 PM (#1610816) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: GUEST,Martin Gibson I saw Link Wray peform many years ago as opening act for Robert Gordon. Link was from the minimalist school of guitar as was Johnny Cash's famous guitarist Luther Perkins. Not a lot of flash, but certainly a lot of style. Link's "Rumble" has been used for decades as the opening theme for the local creature feature show featuring Svengoolie. |
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21 Nov 05 - 11:25 PM (#1610854) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: M.Ted On my list of the most important guitarists ever. Time to dig out the three volume anthology-- |
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22 Nov 05 - 07:58 AM (#1611051) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: Mooh Off to the big Rumble in the sky. His generation of influencial musicians seems a little less tainted by celebrity than later ones, somehow more earthy. Never too late to introduce his music to a younger audience. Peace, Mooh. |
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22 Nov 05 - 08:00 AM (#1611054) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: GUEST Takes some doin' to get an instrumental banned from radio play !!! |
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22 Nov 05 - 10:18 AM (#1611171) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: Goose Gander Wasn't that "Rumble"? Because it could 'incite violence'? I remember hearing something about that. |
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22 Nov 05 - 10:22 AM (#1611176) Subject: RE: Obit: Link Wray From: alanabit A very original and authentic musician. Hope he enjoyed his life. |
