Apr202024

Link Wray

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. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Rumble
741390
2Fire And Brimstone
186038
3Fallin' Rain
148386
4Jack the Ripper
121826
5Ace of Spades
92794
6The Swag
78288
7La De Da
73541
8Ice People
65994
9Run Chicken Run
48783
10Hidden Charms
42187

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