Hot Rods Link Wray video...

It's probably been shared on here before, but if it hasn't, enjoy! Very cool!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=YDb9zbjAxEE&feature=endscreen

 

Cool song! Cool Cars! Gay video!

 

That weiand shirt the guy is whearing is sweet.

 

Link Wray and the Wraymen, the Godfathers of modern-day rock-a-billy.

 

if someone were to ever come up to me like that and try to hit me I'm kickin him square in the sack.

 

Sorry to disappoint you man, but that was Link Wray and drum machine quite late in his career. Link Wray and the Wraymen are a much earlier phenomenon with very little to do with modern-day rockabilly or old-time rockabilly. But they were pretty much the godfathers of everything rock 'n' roll guitar wise. And Link Wray himself is nothing short of God.
I know this is off topic, but I just felt it necessary to point out that this is not the Linkster at his best.
RIP

 

Link Wray at his best? Rumble.

 

Yep.I don't think Link should be blamed for modern rockabilly

Ayup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXLo1YAUQBE&feature=related

 

Absolutely! And in my humble opinion he went on to better that with stuff like "Rawhide", "Jack the Ripper", "deuces wild", and a list of late 50s and early 60s stuff as long as my arm, but unfortunately I can't find car related videos of any of those.
Paul

 

geez....happened again - one of you folks post a good music video, so off I go to give it a listen, then I see another video featuring rockabilly, then next thing I know I'm watching Willie and Ray do Seven Spanish Angels, then I realize I want to listen to the Travelin' Wilburys which reminds me of Roy, so I watch a couple of his, then realize this all started with rockabilly, so I hit the Brian Setzer section, and then get caught up watching boogie woogie piano and dance videos....how am I supposed to get anything done?

 

The YouTube link doesn't work..
....Dying to check it out!

Anywho. Link Wray is a Guitar God!
I got his albums (and Robert Gordon's) in Sweden back in the 80's.
(need to go buy me a record player that works one of these days)

Didn't know he passed away...OR, lived in Denmark!?
http://www.sweetwater.com/feature/technotes/issue29-linkwray/?gclid=COaWwLmdrLMCFQuCQgodoHAAFw

Rock on Link!

 

the guy in the tub tried to cheat. fucker.

 

Get these albums:

 

Agreed. Thanks for the Link, scib.

 

my car in the left lower corner at 1:01 .....or at least it looks just like it to me

 

Obviously you were born last week and have no idea as to what Hollywood thought hot rodding was all about back then. Surprised you didn't say the cars were period incorrect and OT.

 

Yep, one of my heros. "Rumble" was the only instrumental ever banned from radio because it was deemed "obscene"....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNnI0JciUSM&feature=related

 

Link was deemed the "Father of the power chord for rock music" and highly venerated by major 60's groups around the world. Kieth Moon stripped naked and hugged him. Great old trad correct ANALOG music for car building....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qcQ5yx9O_A&feature=related

 

Oh yeah! Link Wray...

 

Probably the only exposure to Rockabilly that many reading here have had is the cartoonish modern day scenester rendition. I think everyone should know that many folks that are well schooled in the early music find this offensive. Much the same as the true traditional hot rod folks here find the rat fad offensive.

Many fans of "guitar gods" from the late 60's and 70's seem to think that their heros were great innovators that obtained their chops out of the air from pure genius, or maybe drugs. Fact is, a great deal of it came from Link Wray. One in particular, a young Mr. Jimi Hendrix, was a careful study of Link Wray and used much of what he learned from Link's chops.....some 10 years later in the game.

Trivia question of the day: Who was the first to intentionally use tube guitar amplifier distortion as a sound effect in studio recording?

 

Link Wray - Rumble
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Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm song "Rocket 88" guitarist Willie Kizart.

 

Damnit you beat me to it!

 

Thanks for both cuts .... and I always like to see Bettie Page!

 

Okay, I realise this is a somewhat tenacious link, but it might please some of the hotrod boys enough to come under on topic.Remember, this thunderous and mighty assault on your eardrums comes from 1964, (you know, when those nice Beatles were singing those nice songs like "I Wanna hold your hand" for nice people.

 

proper.

 

Alright Muttley, I just ordered Law of the Jungle off of Amazon per your reccomendation. I already had one of his other albums.

 

damn!!!! thanks kripfink, i just got back from a trip........in time..lol if i wasnt terrified to fly again id be on my way to england...id love to sit a bs with you for a few hrs....

 

Outlaw, the amount of bullshit I am full of, you would need more than a few hours.

Thought I would try and squeeze just one more in before the lock, this time a 1959 recording named after a serial killer. Can you imagine how this must've sounded to the squares back then? Another planet, baby, another planet



Paul