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Rokkr
RIP Link Wray
November 19, 2005 07:31PM
Adios to one of the greats.
I was lucky enough to see him live on his own and once with Robert Gordon.
Apparently a few days ago in Denmark where he lived. I just heard about it. I can't find a link, but Wikipedia lists him as dying this month.
He was 76.



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michael baker
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 19, 2005 08:59PM
in dutch

[politiken.dk]
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zwirnm
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 19, 2005 10:42PM
That would be Danish.
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michael baker
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 19, 2005 11:11PM
oh...
but i meant In Dutch=In Trouble, eg dead

I am a berliner...
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Rokkr
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 19, 2005 10:57PM
Looks more like danish to me. I can't read either anyway.
Yeah, what he said.



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MrAl
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 20, 2005 06:35PM
a sad loss... a true pioneer...
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MrFab
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 21, 2005 01:33AM
Damn! Just saw him this summer. He was great - in his long (balding) dyed-black hair, black jeans, leather jacket, shades, bashing away on his guitar. He hobbled on stage like an old man, but I forgot that once he started playing.

The Adam Ant discussion actually reminded me of him - my first exposure to Link was the "Rumble" riff used on the Ant's "Killer In The Home" from "Kings of the Wild Frontier" - instantly loved it.



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madisdadi
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 21, 2005 01:25PM
damn, I saw him a long time ago with Robert Gordon and he was amazing.........
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erikalbany
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 21, 2005 04:39PM
Wow...talk about playing it loud right up until the last minute. This summer in Green Bay, someone I know played with him--said he got onstage and promptly fried an amp.

"Rawhide," "Rumble," "Slinky"...most of my favorite instros were by Link. A true loss. He did some great shows with Los Straitjackets in the late '90s--and I'd have to say that LS' Eddie Angel is the one true inheritor of Link's uncanny tone and playing.
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breno
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 22, 2005 01:14AM
Nice little write-up on CNN.com:

[www.cnn.com]
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josefina
Re: RIP Link Wray
November 22, 2005 04:21AM
i remember seeing him at g.u. in d.c. with robert gordon around '82, then around 2001 in austin. both amazing shows. i also admired ronnie dawson who passed away i think in 2003. their live performances had similar steely-eyed, steady beats that went well with a heavy, prominent bass sound which in turn supported long, intense jams in which neither the band members or the audience knew which way link or ronnie was leading to.
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