Link Wray
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American guitarist (1929–2005)
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Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray, Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was a Native American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. Building on the distorted electric guitar sound of early records, his 1958 instrumental hit "Rumble" by Link Wray and his Ray Men popularized "the power chord, the major modus operandi of modern rock guitarists", facilitating the emergence of "punk and heavy rock". Rolling Stone placed Wray at No. <a href="https://www.last.
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Key facts
- Born
- Fred Lincoln Wray Jr. , ( 1929-05-02 ) May 2, 1929, Dunn, North Carolina , U.S.
- Origin
- Portsmouth, Virginia , U.S.
- Died
- November 5, 2005 (2005-11-05) (aged 76), Copenhagen , Denmark
- Genres
- Rock and roll country rockabilly surf garage rock country rock swamp rock hard rock Instrumental rock
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals steel guitar bass guitar
- Years active
- 1955–2005
- Website
- www .linkwray .com
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- Official website
- www.linkwray.com
- Image
- Link Wray - 3-8-03 Photo by Anthony Pepitone.jpg
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- Link Wray
- date of birth
- 1929-05-02
- date of death
- 2005-11-05
- birth name
- Fred Lincoln Wray, Jr.
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- pseudonym
- Link Wray
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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 use distortion and tremolo.
Rolling Stone ranked Wray at No. 45 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. He received two nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, prior to being inducted in the Musical Influence category in 2023.