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bad porcupine · November 5th, 2009, 08:10 PM

...the world became a less-cool place with the passing of Mr. Link Wray.

Ben Harmless · November 5th, 2009, 08:54 PM

RIP Link. You gave us more than we would ever have dared ask.

JimmyJam · November 6th, 2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Harmless

RIP Link. You gave us more than we would ever have dared ask.

+1

shades · November 6th, 2009, 03:15 PM

RIP Link Wray, the original King of Cool.

Grin'n'pick · November 6th, 2009, 03:58 PM

Doesn't seem like 4 years, I'm really surprised it is that long now.

brokenjoe · November 6th, 2009, 04:27 PM

Glad I got to see him play a couple of times

telepathetic · November 7th, 2009, 09:07 AM

I was saddened to hear the news the day he died.
That night I took the stage at an open jam in Raleigh (he was from North Carolina) and mentioned it. No one knew who I was talking about. I said "If you don't recognize his name you'll recognize this song" and whipped into "Rumble".
Nothing.... no one had a clue. The drummer and bass player coundn't find the groove.
How can people that have played for 20 years plus have NEVER heard the song?

TeleDrifter · November 7th, 2009, 09:24 AM

He was to cool for school.....Hope somebody new finds what he found..Way better than schred.........

Mike Eskimo · November 7th, 2009, 09:54 AM

He lives on !

The now famous scene in "It Might Get Loud" where Jimmy Page puts on a 45 of "Rumble" and plays air guitar to it w/ a huge grin and then points out the part where Links jacks the tremolo waaaaay up at the end like he'd listened to it a million times.

If Jimmy Page plays air guitar to a song of yours - you're immortal...

Larry F · November 7th, 2009, 10:05 AM

I wonder if his family and friends appreciate that he changed the course of music by a degree or two.

November 5th, 2009, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
bad porcupine Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 48 Posts: 457 9 Photos	Four years ago today... ...the world became a less-cool place with the passing of Mr. Link Wray. __________________ * http://www.irrealis.net/ *

November 5th, 2009, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ben Harmless Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albany, NY US of A Posts: 4,348 13 Photos	RIP Link. You gave us more than we would ever have dared ask. __________________ "I think I'll go for the life of sin, followed by the last-minute, presto-change-o, deathbed repentance." - B. Simpson "...Because we all expect the truth, we must be the best of fools." - Stiff Little Fingers

November 6th, 2009, 03:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 52 Posts: 1,721 8 Photos	RIP Link Wray, the original King of Cool. __________________ It's 106 miles to Chicago,we've got a full tank of gas,half a pack of cigarettes,it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses...

November 6th, 2009, 04:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
brokenjoe Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto Age: 47 Posts: 1,592	Glad I got to see him play a couple of times __________________ "Son, always eat your vegetables.... and stay away from those whole tone scales!!"

November 7th, 2009, 09:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mike Eskimo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Age: 45 Posts: 1,472	He lives on ! The now famous scene in "It Might Get Loud" where Jimmy Page puts on a 45 of "Rumble" and plays air guitar to it w/ a huge grin and then points out the part where Links jacks the tremolo waaaaay up at the end like he'd listened to it a million times. If Jimmy Page plays air guitar to a song of yours - you're immortal... __________________ Geeshie Wiley is my co-pilot

November 6th, 2009, 03:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Grin'n'pick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 1,976 38 Photos	Doesn't seem like 4 years, I'm really surprised it is that long now.

November 7th, 2009, 09:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
telepathetic Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 55 Posts: 212	I was saddened to hear the news the day he died. That night I took the stage at an open jam in Raleigh (he was from North Carolina) and mentioned it. No one knew who I was talking about. I said "If you don't recognize his name you'll recognize this song" and whipped into "Rumble". Nothing.... no one had a clue. The drummer and bass player coundn't find the groove. How can people that have played for 20 years plus have NEVER heard the song?

November 7th, 2009, 09:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
TeleDrifter Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Age: 53 Posts: 584	He was to cool for school.....Hope somebody new finds what he found..Way better than schred.........

November 7th, 2009, 10:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
Larry F Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Iowa City, IA Age: 56 Posts: 3,436	I wonder if his family and friends appreciate that he changed the course of music by a degree or two. __________________ larry

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