The Godfather of the power chord & stairway reverb Link was one of a kind & i was lucky to have seen him sevaral times in the early 70s when he played a lot in Washinton DC at this little club called My Mothers Place.
While guitarists today can hammer out a bazillion notes at a time, it was these pioneers that paved the way for the electric guitar to become what it is today.
Man, that is cool. In the true sense of the term. This is the kind of thing that was big just a few years before I was old enough to "get it", but it definitely takes me back childhood.
Actually, Link Wray's "Rumble" was the ONLY instrumental song banned from radio, for that very reason. It was believed that it would inspire teenage street gangs to engage in the behavior its title signifies.
@@Pootycat8359 Archie Bleyer of Cadence Records originally resisted signing Link and his band in 1958, thinking he was a real hoodlum who did real rumbles, but Archie's daughter insisted on persuading Archie to sign Link because she thought that "Rumble" was cool. Archie issued "Rumble", and it was banned by some radio stations, though the song had no lyrics (Link himself originally called the tune "Oddball.") and Archie did record enough material for a full album, but then suddenly dropped Link from his contract and shelved the album (it was finally issued in 2006.) Dick Clark had Link and his band on "American Bandstand", but he too was nervous about the title "Rumble" in order to please his ABC TV censors, and as a result introduced the song as "The Rocking Stroll" instead of "Rumble". Link was immediately picked up by CBS/Epic shortly after he was dropped by Cadence Records. Bernie Binnick signed him to Swan Records in 1963 (ironically, Dick Clark helped form Swan Records with Binnick in 1958) and he remained on the label until the label's closing in 1967.
Thanks for those details, Dick Clark probably heard from Link the story of the songs origin. Link said he was playing at a fair in Fredericksburg, Virginia. At that time in '57 the song the Stroll by the Diamonds (which probably inspired Vernon Wray's, Diamond label moniker to come later) was a big hit and teenagers begged Link to play something like that to dance to. Link Wray came up with the melody for Rumble at the spur of the moment. But then you probably knew all this.@@robertorick6383
The Godfather of the power chord & stairway reverb Link was one of a kind & i was lucky to have seen him sevaral times in the early 70s when he played a lot in Washinton DC at this little club called My Mothers Place.
Too cool!
While guitarists today can hammer out a bazillion notes at a time, it was these pioneers that paved the way for the electric guitar to become what it is today.
These old Swan 45's with Link Wray were the best! One my fave raves here!
Link Wray was one cool dude and a great musician to boot.
Man, that is cool. In the true sense of the term. This is the kind of thing that was big just a few years before I was old enough to "get it", but it definitely takes me back childhood.
This is rock!! Link Wray was fantastic!!
The Black Widow contains guitar phrases that remind me of Moby Dick and the Hunter as recorded by Led Zeppelin.
This stuff is going to make the kids fight.
Actually, Link Wray's "Rumble" was the ONLY instrumental song banned from radio, for that very reason. It was believed that it would inspire teenage street gangs to engage in the behavior its title signifies.
@@Pootycat8359 Archie Bleyer of Cadence Records originally resisted signing Link and his band in 1958, thinking he was a real hoodlum who did real rumbles, but Archie's daughter insisted on persuading Archie to sign Link because she thought that "Rumble" was cool. Archie issued "Rumble", and it was banned by some radio stations, though the song had no lyrics (Link himself originally called the tune "Oddball.") and Archie did record enough material for a full album, but then suddenly dropped Link from his contract and shelved the album (it was finally issued in 2006.) Dick Clark had Link and his band on "American Bandstand", but he too was nervous about the title "Rumble" in order to please his ABC TV censors, and as a result introduced the song as "The Rocking Stroll" instead of "Rumble". Link was immediately picked up by CBS/Epic shortly after he was dropped by Cadence Records. Bernie Binnick signed him to Swan Records in 1963 (ironically, Dick Clark helped form Swan Records with Binnick in 1958) and he remained on the label until the label's closing in 1967.
Thanks for those details, Dick Clark probably heard from Link the story of the songs origin. Link said he was playing at a fair in Fredericksburg, Virginia. At that time in '57 the song the Stroll by the Diamonds (which probably inspired Vernon Wray's, Diamond label moniker to come later) was a big hit and teenagers begged Link to play something like that to dance to. Link Wray came up with the melody for Rumble at the spur of the moment. But then you probably knew all this.@@robertorick6383
brilliant!!!!
Never heard this before!
I thought it was going to be the Screaming Lord Sutch version.
Year??
1962
desperado....yes!