Link and the Hill

flapjax at midnite — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:48:30 -0800

Legendary tremolo guitar king Link Wray discovered him singing gospel with the Mighty Clouds of Joy, and figured he might be the kind of rock'n'roll screamer he was looking for. If he was gonna sing the devil's music, though, he'd need another name, so they came up with a rather unlikely moniker: Bunker Hill. Just listen. Here's a Bunker Hill discography. Previously on MeFi: Link Wray obit FPP. Link Wray timeline (with no mention of Bunker Hill...) from the official Link Wray site. Link Wray MySpace page, where, as usual, you can hear four tunes, including, of course, the original 'Rumble'. Link Wray, YouTube clip from 1960: Trail of the Lonesome Pine.

There's A Rumble In Heaven Tonight

tapeguy — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:08:31 -0800

Pioneering instrumental-rock guitarist Link Wray - one of the original rockabilly artists, credited with having invented the "power chord", which has become the basis for modern rock and alternative music - died this week at the age of 76. You'd probably know him from his song 'Rumble', used on the 'Pulp Fiction' soundtrack. The English-speaking media hasn't picked up on the story yet, but various blogs, the Spanish and Danish press - translation here - and various music messageboards were all over the story 24 hours ago.

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Link and the Hill

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