Link Wray

Born: May 2, 1929 in Dunn, NC

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Died: Nov 5, 2005 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Genre: Pop/Rock

Biography: Link Wray may never get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but his contribution to the language of rockin' guitar would still be a major one, even if he had never walked into another studio after cutting "Rumble." Quite simply, Link Wray invented the power chord, the major modus operandi of modern rock ...Read full biography

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Beans and Fatback

Released: 1973

Label: Virgin

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Largely recorded the same time as Link Wray's self-titled 1971 comeback album, Beans and Fatback was more playful and harder-rocking set than the country- and blues-flavored album that announced Wray's ...Read full review

Link Wray

Released: 1971

Label: Fontana/Hip-O Select

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Link Wray was one of rock & roll's first bone fide guitar heroes, and his speaker-shredding buzzy chords were as distinctive a sound as anyone conjured up in rock's early years. So Link's old fans were ...Read full review

More Link Wray albums: Main Albums (31), Compilations (37), Singles & EPs (1), DVD/Video (2)

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