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Link Wray is an American Rock and Roll pioneer.
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Fast Facts
- Name: Fred Lincoln Wray Jr
- Born: May 2, 1929
- Died: November 5, 2005
- Genres: Rock
- Origin: Dunn, North Carolina
- Active: 1958-2000
- Albums: 19
- Labels: Epic Records, Polydor Records, Virgin Records
- Veteran of the Korean War
- 2006 Honored by "The First Americans in the Arts" with the Life Time Achievement Award
- 2006: Inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame
- January 15 declared Link Wray Day in Maryland
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Controversy
In 1958, Wray released a controversial instrumental titled "Rumble". The song was unique at the time due to it's use of distortion and feedback. Authorities believed the song glorified juvenile delinquency and feared it would cause violent behavior. Subsequently, "Rumble" was banned from radio. -
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Link Wray & The Wraymen – Golden Strings ...one of them real purty songs ♫ http://blip.fm/~g6xyp
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Link Wray & The Wraymen – Dance Contest ♫ http://blip.fm/~g6xwl
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Link Wray And The Raymen "The Sweeper" (Mr. Guitar, Disc 1)
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Wray's Three Track Shack - $30.98
In the early 1970's the legendary Link Wray made a critical comeback with the much vaunted 'Link Wray' album on the then recently launched US Polydor Label. Recorded in a shack in the middle of a Maryland wood the primitive sound stood out ...
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White Lightning: Lost Cadence Sessions '58 - $17.98
The kids of 1958 loved 'em, and their first single for Cadence Records shot up the charts like a label owner's dream. This is the fantastic and fiery album that was supposed to have been released as a follow-up to one of the all-time gre...
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