LINK WRAY – The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Stokes
Link Wray was born on May 2, 1935 (the liner notes of „Early Days“ claims 1930) in Dunn, North Carolina. One of the most influential rock ’n‘ roll guitar instrumentalists of the ’50s, Link Wray pioneered the use of tremolo, distortion, and feedback with his classic 1958 single „Rumble.“ Forming perhaps the very first power trio with his brothers in the ’50s, Wray produced a raw, violent, ominous sound unlike anything heard to date. Often basing his instrumentals on chordal themes, Wray has been called both „the grandfather of the power chord“ and „the father of heavy metal.“ Although his popularity was short-lived, his style influenced not only British guitarists such as Pete Townshend, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page, but latter-day practitioners of heavy metal, punk, and grunge as well.
In the ’70s Link Wray linked up with rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon in the late ’70s , recording two albums with him. Link recorded for Visa at the end of the ’70s and several British labels in the ’80s. In the ’90s Link recorded in Denmark and his songs were featured in the films Desperado, Pulp Fiction and Independance Day. In 1997 he conducted his first American tour in twenty years.
(Quelle: rockabilly.nl)
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