[kj] Power Chord Pioneer Link Wray Dies at 76

[fluw]

yeah i posted something about it yesterday..no matter.
really sad he has gone, even in old age he was tearing it up out there 
on the road

unfortunately it seems his greatness is still unheard of in the 
mainstream...
anyone who listens to punk or metal and doesn't spin a couple records by 
the *ace of spades* himself from their own collection must get hip or go 
home.



Devacor at aol.com wrote:

> don't know if this has been posted yet...
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> Power Chord Pioneer Link Wray Dies at 76
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> COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Nov. 21) - Guitar master Link Wray, the father of 
> the power chord in rock 'n' roll who inspired such legends as Bruce 
> Springsteen, David Bowie and Pete Townshend, has died. He was 76.
>
> Wray died Nov. 5 at his home in Copenhagen, his wife and son said on 
> his Web site. No cause of death was given, but his family said his 
> heart was "getting tired." He was buried Friday after a service at 
> Copenhagen's Christian Church.
>
> "While playing his guitar he often told the audience, 'God is playing 
> my guitar, I am with God when I play,"' his wife, Olive, and son, 
> Oliver Christian, wrote. "We saw you go with God, you were smiling."
>
> Wray, who played in his trademark leather jacket, developed a style 
> considered the blueprint for heavy metal and punk music. He is best 
> known for his 1958 instrumental "Rumble," 1959 "Rawhide" and 1963 
> "Jack the Ripper." His music has been featured in movies including 
> "Pulp Fiction," "Independence Day" and "Desperado."
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