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Link Wray

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 use distortion and tremolo.

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Born
Fred Lincoln Wray Jr. (1929-05-02)May 2, 1929 Dunn, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
November 5, 2005(2005-11-05) (aged 76) Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres
Rock and roll · country · rockabilly · surf · garage rock
Instruments
Guitar · vocals · steel guitar · bass guitar
Occupations
Musician · songwriter
Origin
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.

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Link Wray

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Avg. degree1.97
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Link Wray

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related to Career · 21
Link Wray → Accokeek, Before, Boston, Brimstone, Building, Cadence Records, Epic, Fallin' Rain, Fire, He, His Ray Men, LP Link Wray, Maryland, New York, Rumble, Swan, The, The Neville Brothers, Tiring, Wray
related to External links · 13
Link Wray → Be Wild, Fame Archived, Guitar's City After Dark, Link, Link Wray Obituary, Not Evil, Official, Rockabilly Hall, The Indians Who Rocked, The Link Wray Story, Wayback MachinePerfect Sound Forever, WorldLink Wray's, Wray
Genres · 9
Link Wray → country, country rock, garage rock, hard rock, Instrumental rock, Rock and roll, rockabilly, surf, swamp rock
related to Musical style and influence · 9
Link Wray → According, AllMusic's Cub Koda, He, Jeremy Simmonds, Link Wray's, Rumble, Swan, Wray, Wray's
Instruments · 4
Link Wray → bass guitar, Guitar, steel guitar, vocals
Occupations · 2
Link Wray → Musician, songwriter
Born · 1
Link Wray → Fred Lincoln Wray Jr. (1929-05-02)May 2, 1929 Dunn, North Carolina, U.S.
Died · 1
Link Wray → November 5, 2005(2005-11-05) (aged 76) Copenhagen, Denmark
Origin · 1
Link Wray → Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Website · 1
Link Wray → www.linkwray.com

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Link WrayBornFred Lincoln Wray Jr. (1929-05-02)May 2, 1929 Dunn, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
Link WrayDiedNovember 5, 2005(2005-11-05) (aged 76) Copenhagen, Denmark1.00infobox
Link WrayGenresRock and roll1.00infobox
Link WrayGenrescountry1.00infobox
Link WrayGenresrockabilly1.00infobox
Link WrayGenressurf1.00infobox
Link WrayGenresgarage rock1.00infobox
Link WrayGenrescountry rock1.00infobox
Link WrayGenresswamp rock1.00infobox
Link WrayGenreshard rock1.00infobox
Link WrayGenresInstrumental rock1.00infobox
Link WrayInstrumentsGuitar1.00infobox
Link WrayInstrumentsvocals1.00infobox
Link WrayInstrumentssteel guitar1.00infobox
Link WrayInstrumentsbass guitar1.00infobox
Link WrayOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
Link WrayOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Link WrayOriginPortsmouth, Virginia, U.S.1.00infobox
Link WrayWebsitewww.linkwray.com1.00infobox
Link WrayYears active1955–20051.00infobox

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