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 utilize distortion and tremolo .

Link Wray is the 1971 album by pioneering guitarist Link Wray. The music is an Americana blend of blues, country, gospel, and folk rock elements. This music is characterized by the purposeful use of simplified sounds to reflect the then-current vogue of blues and other roots music being used in many roots rock bands. Wray's guitar-work ...

Link Wray was an American guitarist and songwriter who is often credited with introducing the power chord (a simplified chord, commonly played on the electric guitar, based on the root and fifth notes of the major scale), which greatly influenced the sound of …

Link Wray was the original punk, the inventor of the power chord, and the architect of a sound that laid the foundation for metal, punk, and every genre that relies on raw, untamed noise to to convey its message.

Link Wray (2005) Fred Lincoln „Link“ Wray Jr. (* 2. Mai 1929 in Dunn, North Carolina; † 5. November 2005 in Kopenhagen, Dänemark) war ein US-amerikanischer Gitarrist. Weltberühmt wurde er mit dem Instrumentalstück Rumble, mit dem seine Band Link Wray & His Wray Men 1958 Platz 16 in den Billboard Hot 100 erreichten.

Link Wray，原名Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr.的Link Wray于1929年5月2日生于美国的北卡洛莱纳，他发明的吉他强力和弦深刻的影响到了日后逐渐兴起的重金属音乐和朋克音乐。

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 utilize distortion and tremolo .

2005年11月21日 · Link Wray, the electric guitar innovator who is often credited as the father of the power chord, died earlier this month at his home in Copenhagen, apparently of natural causes. He was...

2023年10月6日 · Legions of rock guitarists on every continent testify that the biggest bang of all was the first time they heard “Rumble” by Link Wray (1929-2005), a dangerous slab of reverberating power chords and raw distortion laid down in 1958.

2005年11月23日 · Link Wray: Father of the Power Chord November 21, 2005 • Link Wray is the man who is said to have inspired rock-and-roll legends such as Pete Townsend and Neil Young with his power chord guitar...