Todays story follows the tale a Native American Man, who by wielding an electric guitar managed to roughen up the course of rock and roll history by making the genre dangerous, sexy and even more notorious than ever before.. And he did it by only strumming 3 simple little guitar chords. Amazing right?
Garage Rock, Punk rock, heavy metal all the rocks all the metals all owe this man their respect and beer..a man named Link Wray and the big little song he came up with called
RUMBLE
Featured:
Merle Johnston - If I Had My Way
Mike Scott - Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Thomas Ramsay - If I Had A Hammer
Curtis Gordon - Mobile Alabama
Link Wray - Aint That Lovin You Baby
References:
Eastwood Guitar Blog - Legend of Link Wray
Vinyl Me Please - Link Wray Went to the Chicken Shack
Guardian - Rumble: The Story of Link Wray
Classic Rock on MV - Interview
Extras:
The Diamonds on American Bandstand
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World
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