Link Wray - Rumble Recorded Live: 11/12/1984 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ More Link Wray at Wolfgang's www.wolfgangs....
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@gregchristopher19616 ай бұрын
Link Wray is not dead as long as people remember his music.
@SuperSoFlow20 күн бұрын
@williammills36323 жыл бұрын
This man and this song is the definition of Rock and Roll. Period
@michaelschaefer79623 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@lisaellis25932 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Cool and badass!
@lisaellis25932 жыл бұрын
@welcome welcome Bill Hailey, did not invent shit, nor did Elvis, at least Link Ray, sound was original and badass, Bill Hailey and copycats, of music that was already present at that time.
@chipchiperson6792 жыл бұрын
I guess you all watched rumble on netflix and it brought you here lol. I think this performance is to distorted, takes away from the rawness and mystique of his original but yes this started the rebellious danger aspect of rock n roll
@mybethw2 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️🎸🎸Thank you William Mills for your Support for my Father❤️❤️🎸🎸
@chuckpotockimusic22883 жыл бұрын
The Godfather of The Power Chord, literally the coolest, most badass guy that ever walked this planet! God bless you Link Wray, thank you for showing us all the way! Rest easy, brother...🙏👊🎸🔥
@mybethw2 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️🎸🎸Thank you Chuck Potocki for your Support for my Father❤️❤️🎸🎸
@Music-nd8yy2 жыл бұрын
Saw Link twice in Portland, Oregon in the 90's after being ressurected by Quentin Tarantino for pulp fiction. The Duke of Distortion!!!!
@Sandragoldenlee Жыл бұрын
@@mybethw You must be so proud. He was awesome
@musibaba70 Жыл бұрын
Link Wray was 55 years old here!
@rickp8098 Жыл бұрын
@@musibaba70 I saw him last in 1999 at the Pine Street Theater in Portland Oregon.
@Deltoidicus2 жыл бұрын
And 55 years old at this performance
@spookerz352 жыл бұрын
Yes, and I am amazed at how he's running around the stage like a man in his 20s.
@larryc38603 жыл бұрын
written in 1958......the birth of heavy music and ear-splitting distortion......thank you, Link Wray and the Wraymen!
@karlkiwi10 ай бұрын
This is one of the all time great clips on KZbin.
@BaconTomatoCheese3 жыл бұрын
He definitely had those Marshalls cranked all the way to 11… When I saw him play at the bluebird theater in Denver, he had four double stacks cranked to 11… Two stacks facing the audience, the other two standing just behind the previous two but facing backwards. The sound was terrifying
@lisaellis25932 жыл бұрын
WOW!
@MorningView4 Жыл бұрын
Fuck, at the bluebird. Amazing venue
@lonestarintn9137 Жыл бұрын
This may have come out back in 1958 but the way Link Wray plays!!! It never gets old!
@NancyMary-yu7st6 ай бұрын
OK avec toi. Ça ne se démode pas car TALENTUEUX ET EXCELLENT !! Rock & RoL Baby 👍👍👍
@timmotel580410 ай бұрын
2023: I've been a Link Wray fan ever since this song played on transistor radio. He was great and one of a kind. Thanks for this post.
@StratBurst92Күн бұрын
I still have his Lp on Epic and well as the 45rpm of rumble.
@timmotel5804Күн бұрын
@@StratBurst92 Excellent. Best Regards to a True Fan.
@thelastperfectman41399 ай бұрын
Think about it, Link was there in the Fifty as one of the originators of rock. In this clip it’s the mid-80’s, and he’s still looking and sounding very contemporary, fitting in with punk, new wave, alternative. The other guys from the Fifties had even gone away or were distinctly nostalgia acts by then. Link never got old.
@TylerBonenfant9 ай бұрын
looks like he just left his audition to join the ramones lol
@shiftyhenry51339 ай бұрын
I bloody see it man how this one dude infiuenced everybody. I'ts crazy man.
@MisterMikeTexas8 ай бұрын
Link has the look of Elvis, Stevie Ray, Lou Reed, and Ric Ocasek, all wrapped up together! His presence is all amazing!
@Dwightgirl3 жыл бұрын
Timeless - RIP Link Wray 1929-2005
@GREG62944 Жыл бұрын
I would like to make something like this with a shuffle beat.
@JoeB19462 ай бұрын
I grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and a DJ from Baltimore Buddy Dean would bring bands to Easton MD and I got to see Link Ray during the early 60s at one of the shows. To this day Link Ray is #1 on my list.
@blackjakko3 жыл бұрын
Here because of Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World on PBS. Link Wray is so hot and so cool with that nasty grin. Hoo ha!
@bluesque96879 ай бұрын
Very good drummer too! Look at the Link Ray swagger!! Beat that!! ❤
@sandrapowell40723 жыл бұрын
How sad that I have never heard about this gifted talented man. I watched PBS and found out for the first time. Thank you so PBS for your documentaries
@karenclark7523 Жыл бұрын
Just heard about this on 9/23/22. Started listening to rock n roll in 1960 and never knew about Rumble.
@bull4196 ай бұрын
You need to get out more.!!!
@stratomonster213 Жыл бұрын
original badass and rock innovator, RIP legend. You're looking at no shit rock history in the flesh. I walked into a show in 1996 with him playing and had no idea who he was, 30 years later I still remember that as the moment i saw a real rock hero that will never exist again!
@Shawn_Wright3 жыл бұрын
My father and I saw him perform at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, New York in 2003. Two hour show and still shredding better than people around 1/3 of his age. It was fantastic. I also got his autograph on my concert ticket.
@daisywrabbit10 ай бұрын
literally dancing with the distortion. Those hips don’t lie. ⚡️🎸⚡️
@patpadden964720 күн бұрын
He might be lying through his ass, tho". 🤣
@kenvanalfen50253 жыл бұрын
I saw Link at Winterland in 75. Blew me away. Page said he got his swagger from Link Wray
@textsmsmaster98843 жыл бұрын
I remember when Rumble was released back in the late 50's .. I played the grooves off the 45 and a few needles on my cheap mono record player .. to hear Anton Fig explosive drumming for this performance just blows me away .. priceless!
@Frank-Lee-Speeking17 күн бұрын
I *thought* that looked like Anton Figg, who I only knew from Letterman's band, so I read the comments hoping for confirmation. Thank you for doing that!
@sneauxman36732 жыл бұрын
This man makes all of the GUITAR GODS BOW BEFORE HIM
@user-tp7ny5xi3f8 ай бұрын
At 77 years old I was lucky to have heard this song in 1958 and could not get it out of my head. I used to picture vampires coming in my bedroom while this was playing late at night on my radio under my pillow. Wkbw came in clear and so did wprt so it was easy to hear this at all hours. May God have link do concerts in Heaven if I get there.
@LisaJohnson19677 ай бұрын
If you were 77 in 1958, I have some bad news: the vampires got you! But who am I to judge. It might not be bad news to you! But yeah, they got you alright.
@user-tp7ny5xi3f7 ай бұрын
Well Lisa my humble apologies for the terrible way I worded my terrible comment. I was 11 years old when I first heard the song. Guess my injuries in 1967 while in the military. Five months being told that you won't live has an affect on the mind. Sorry to set you off sideways.
@LisaJohnson19677 ай бұрын
@user-tp7ny5xi3f Hey, I didn't mean anything by it, I was trying to be funny! As in, if you were 77 in 1958 and you are posting on this, that would mean you are currently well over 100 years old, and vampires are about the only way to achieve that! Meaning, "They (the vampires) got (bit/turned) you!" & that's why you're over 100 yrs old & posting on KZbin about the experience that started it! Sounds like something my mind would conjure up as well. Nothing terrible about it; I apologize if I gave offense.
@user-tp7ny5xi3f7 ай бұрын
Sorry to sound so crass, I must say after listening to Link years ago and seeing him on stage left me kind of nostalgic and showed me my age and all I have seen and done since I heard the song in 1958. I thank you for your kind words and if I see your name again my message to you will be a positive one.@@LisaJohnson1967
@LisaJohnson19677 ай бұрын
@user-tp7ny5xi3f Bless you; much respect & many thanks for your Service. I'm sorry you suffered what must have been a terrible injury. I'm glad you lived, & still appreciate amazing music! Your Service helped pave the way for me to Serve; almost 14 yrs in the Texas Army National Guard, 2 deployments to Iraq, and a medical discharge. But I wasn't forced to Serve; I'm sorry if you weren't given a choice. Again...much respect.
@dondon747x3 жыл бұрын
Metal started with Link Wray.
@robbrown848311 ай бұрын
When I first heard this song, there were no distortion pedals, no digital delay, no monitors, just reverb on the amp and whammy bars on the guitars, try to imagine the impact of these heretofore unheard of sounds on the youth of the day. We would wait until the tune turned up on AM radio, which it did once an hour, and our heads would explode. Link Wray altered the musical landscape.
@carollockhart7756 Жыл бұрын
A tune soo dirty, that you probably need to take a shower afterwards!!!! Bless You Link for ALL the energy!!!!🤘
@donlang7964 Жыл бұрын
Without Link Wray, there might ve never been bands like Blue Cheer, or the Yardbirds, and so on, and on! Loved this tune from my first hearing!.
@FreedomToRoam863 жыл бұрын
This guy seriously shredded! So much energy in the first serious shred lick ever, still sounds awesome!
@Onthemove68013 жыл бұрын
Banned on US radio when it was released for fear of inciting street violence. A lot has changed in US over sixty-odd years.
@grahamhewitt53083 жыл бұрын
That he does
@doughlassomera73143 жыл бұрын
I don't think so Cary.
@doughlassomera73143 жыл бұрын
Tequila didn't make me drink, and Dreams, dreams, didn't make me sleep. What songs made you do what, besides feel good?
@righttoleft79362 жыл бұрын
@@Onthemove6801 Yep! And let's not forget that it is still the only instrumental song to be banned!
@robertibold9257 Жыл бұрын
He deserves to be in the rock and roll hall of fame
@SergiusCastrum9 ай бұрын
He is now!
@Kevin-mx1vi9 ай бұрын
He *IS* rock and roll ! The others get inducted into his way of doing things.
@waynemasters86736 ай бұрын
@@SergiusCastrum 🔊🔉🔉🔉🔊🔉🔊🔉🔉🚀🔥💥💥🔥🚀 Oh yeah!
@shevetlevi28212 жыл бұрын
If I came down from space and someone told me that all rock and roll sprang forth from this song I'd believe it. And look at Link's strut, both that and the song speak of danger.
@fabiopunk16613 жыл бұрын
Way ahead of his time and still fresh now. He made me start learning how to play the electric guitar. Him and the Cramps
@sharpdressedvan2 жыл бұрын
Well, looking at this again, his dance moves are legendary.
@audiophileman70472 жыл бұрын
One of the best, most underrated guitarists of all time. Thanks for the great music, Link and may you rest in peace guitar brother! 💖💖💖
@GREG62944 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff
@KaiserBlade4 ай бұрын
Who underrated him?
@beachngurl Жыл бұрын
My Mom played this when I was young -- she was a late 50s gurl...Love this song! So proud to know this is a NC man -- my dad's sides' home state (I was born in VA). Whooeee! Wish I'd of known about him years ago! Dayam! RIP and maybe I'll catch ya in heaven!
@deloreswilson17982 жыл бұрын
This Indian is up there with Geronimo and Sitting Bull.He did the Red Man proud too, Link Wray.😎
@andrewpulda79699 ай бұрын
THIS performance of THIS song by THIS artist is as close as you can get to the most perfect fusion of rock-a-billy , blues based hard rock and punk that is humanly possible.
@alexlaborde3852 жыл бұрын
damn near 30 years after song came out and he still smileing and having fun playin it
@Frank-Lee-Speeking17 күн бұрын
Closer to SIXTY years: this song came out in 1958!
@roadrunnergtx682 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest cats of the jungle. Nuff said.
@MisterMikeTexas8 ай бұрын
Link Wray sowed the seeds of heavy metal and punk!! In this performance, he reminded me of Jimmy Page and Iggy Pop.
@steves78962 жыл бұрын
These damn kids and that loud rock n roll!! Cain't nobody get no sleep around here!!!
@David-mn2mp Жыл бұрын
These youths are unruly and full of mischief ! We need to put a stop to this now before they get out of control !!! 😂
@greaseballblaze46553 жыл бұрын
This was wrote in 58, way ahead of it's time!
@berniecoombs2 жыл бұрын
Amerindians Rock!!! Link Wray was most certainly a force of nature, a force to be reckoned with!!!
@nancecoolwell44733 жыл бұрын
The way he's playing the guitar is literally impossible, this man is a legend!!
@GREG62944 Жыл бұрын
He's got his style
@mattnemekis8114 Жыл бұрын
Wow. I just found this live version. I thought the original was awesome. This version is amazing. I wish I could have seen him perform in person.
@irluckey10 ай бұрын
Link Wray was so much better than ANY musician today……….👍🏼👍🏼
@kencoakley39593 жыл бұрын
This song is considered to be the very first Heavy Metal song and Wray is considered to be the Godfather Of Heavy Metal.
@raulmccartney8795 Жыл бұрын
No, it isn't. Considered by WHO? YOU? You don't know what you're talking about.
@joshwilliams7360 Жыл бұрын
Haha clearly you don't know what your talking about.. he invented the power chord which in turn opened the door to heavy metal,punk and the likes so yeah he is in a way the godfather of heavy metal
@matthewtaylor7355 Жыл бұрын
@@raulmccartney8795 An offended Led Zep etc fan
@johnhoneck297310 ай бұрын
He is most definitely NOT the Godfather of Heavy Metal.
@eliotguerin1924 ай бұрын
He is a pretty big influence on heavy metal but he did not “invent” it. No need to get carried away. He did popularize power chords and distortion in rock music, which is already more than most musicians ever accomplished.
@fearsomename27453 жыл бұрын
He's such a badass.
@ronmanfredo955011 ай бұрын
Great Rockabilly Pioneer! Long Live Link!!!!
@theronsnell3966 ай бұрын
SO true in 1958 so true in 2024. In your face.
@emgex Жыл бұрын
This dude was Rock and Roll. Just look at his styling at that age.. Pure RnR
@jamessaul92893 жыл бұрын
Chuck Berry might've been the father of Rock 'n' Roll but Link Wray was definitely the father of Punk.
@ezabjacorn62083 жыл бұрын
And Metal
@jwilcox91983 жыл бұрын
Link Wray made rock n roll DANGEROUS.
@ianmclean58123 жыл бұрын
Vibrato and Chorded to the Max!!! What a genius!!!
@jacklemmon24023 жыл бұрын
@@zealotestheaussie5880 Elvis? %1? 😆
@flip28522 жыл бұрын
Not quite. Punk fathers are Los Saicos.
@owlman332 жыл бұрын
Just so incredible !! I can think of so many songs and groups this had to have had an influence on !
@TOMLINBISH3 жыл бұрын
Incredible! Absolutely incredible!
@wabankik2 жыл бұрын
...This Guy Would Have Been 93 yrs today!!!
@lucylillypad1512 Жыл бұрын
This was banned on the radio. What a legend!
@SuperMulvaney3 ай бұрын
Yes! No lyrics to object to - an INSTRUMENTAL was banned from radio play. Amazing!
@meafordmichael2 жыл бұрын
We know, evidentially from this video, who influenced the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and generations of badass guitar players. Link Wray also personified “cool”; RIP, brother ..
@Kaagrant Жыл бұрын
I first heard of Link Wray from Jimmy Page in an interview. (He gives great interviews.) He said Link Wray was his inspiration of a lot of LZ tunes. You can hear Rumble in Kashmir’s sound. Pete Townsend also said no rock without Link Wray.
@mrjfeb5393 жыл бұрын
Link Wray one word COOL
@haroldfridkis35363 жыл бұрын
Ultra cool!
@ericdelaney8416 Жыл бұрын
This is raw and electrically charged ..pioneer type of musician. A power chord yes it rips right up the middle...
@TheHesseJames3 жыл бұрын
It’s very rare a song simultaneously wins in the categories “Attitude” and “No Fucks Given”.
@tetehite45432 жыл бұрын
Way to goLink your Great Rock &Roll Love yah Veronica from Nashville Tennessee I'm Cherokee mixed God Bless you always.
@ChristopherBix Жыл бұрын
Anton Fig, from Late Night w Letterman band, killing it on drums.
@jayoh6813 Жыл бұрын
Totally! I thought that was him but wasn't certain. 👍
@tArchStantont10 ай бұрын
Kiss's studio guy 1979-80.
@unclekennymusic9 ай бұрын
and Rob Stoner on bass guitar...
@scotthockin81463 жыл бұрын
Native Americans Rock!!! 😎✌️♥️
@pproddavid3 жыл бұрын
Hendrix to.
@pproddavid3 жыл бұрын
Hendrix too.
@glennhecker44222 жыл бұрын
@@pproddavid Yep. Jimi Hendrix was part Cherokee.
@glennhecker44222 жыл бұрын
Especially this one here. What a force of nature!
@cfrank7772 жыл бұрын
True.
@5150show2 жыл бұрын
What a freaking awesome number
@danpagan24922 жыл бұрын
The Grandfather of The Heavy Metal Power Chord!!!! Rick and Roll Hall of Fame..Screw You For Not Inducting Him
@swithinbarclay4797 Жыл бұрын
This "Hall of Fame" . . . is for the Industry Moguls, the "suits", NOT for the fans!!
@mrJimCharles3 күн бұрын
As you may know, he's finally been inducted
@theretiringbarber Жыл бұрын
This guy was so cool .
@deloreswilson17982 жыл бұрын
He put the HEAT in RUMBLE😂💕
@NancyMary-yu7st6 ай бұрын
Link Wray MAGISTRAL!!! J'ADOOORE ce mec. Et c'est le tout aussi FENOMENAL JIMMY PAGE que j'ai découvert Link Wray 💯🤙👍👍👍Merci pour le partage Mr PAGE ❤🙏🙏🙏
@bennydudkevitch10 ай бұрын
RIP & Shalom Link Wray. Today 5 Nov. 2023 - 18 years since he left us
@trixielonglegs83205 ай бұрын
Still Rockin 2024
@user-gu7kk5zk2b9 күн бұрын
This song came out when I was 12. It BLEW MY TINY MIND! AND WITH IN A WEEK IT WAS BANNED. You could hear it occasionally hear it late at night when a defiant DJ would play it and accept the consequences which sometimes were not working for a day.
@ThomasgeneАй бұрын
A Classic! One of The Best! A tune that has it's own LIFE! It Snorts "RUMBLE"
@user-ht1sd1im5m5 ай бұрын
Chuck berry gets old but link Wray never gets old old
@shakyashakyaa97072 жыл бұрын
The most punkiest guitar shredder ever!
@alanscott683612 күн бұрын
The Rockin;est cat that ever hauled a guitar on to a stage !!!!
@rabooey Жыл бұрын
This dude is 55 years old in this performance and bouncing around like a 20 year old. RIP rocker. You were kickin' ass before kicking ass was even a thing and probably while chewing gum at the same time too.
@kevinconnor69219 ай бұрын
He should have collaborated with iggy pop
@Sheerkat7 Жыл бұрын
He was 55 here and still had IT.
@lifeafterthat Жыл бұрын
The man knows he's got a tuff tuff song.
@OtherMike50002 жыл бұрын
*My guitar just packed up it’s things and left me.* Not even a note.
@xaviermarroquin45072 жыл бұрын
This vato is a rough smooth homie at the same time. RESPECT....WTF NO ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME....
@medmar76Күн бұрын
Link Wray; the man who taught the guitar how to curse!
@drewgeraci84349 ай бұрын
Went to see Link Wray at this outdoor restaurant/event place in the mid-2000s. He never made it and two weeks later the news came out he was dead. As sad as that is, the opening act also did rockabilly, including Rumble, to make us not regret coming and it was still a nice evening due to them. Part of me thought Link had health problems at his age, not 100% but saddened at the news of his passing.
@vegapower4542 жыл бұрын
Man This is freaking cool as all heck!!
@meafordmichael2 жыл бұрын
We know, evidentially from this video, who influenced Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and the badass guitar players of the generations that followed him. Link Wray also personified “cool” for generations. I wonder if he knew the influence and effects he had on so many?
@phiavir5594 Жыл бұрын
Wray always fascinated me. Seemed to put together a handful of quintessential instrumentals in quick succession in the late 50s early 60s and never really made much after that.
@Mozzos Жыл бұрын
So so simple but boy oh boy it hits you right between the eyes and gut. So so heavy, powerful, intense with such a swagger. How did he come up with this in the 50’s! Whenever I pick up a guitar that has a fat dirty nasty tone this is the first thing I play.
@swithinbarclay4797 Жыл бұрын
And just let it sustain and warble into some ROYAL towering feedback!!!! YEAH!!!!
@Redracer6083 жыл бұрын
This man and this song.....turned Jimmy Page into a giddy schoolgirl....thats epic badassery folks....
@squasher63 жыл бұрын
Link is god level but I think your comment about JP is a wee bit too harsh considering that Rolling Stone magazine described Page as "the pontiff of power riffing" and ranked him number three in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", behind Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton!
@Redracer6083 жыл бұрын
@@squasher6 there is a documentary on this...and Paige was in it...find it...and then tell me Im wrong...
@squasher63 жыл бұрын
@@Redracer608 Yes I am aware of the documentary which stars Page and he mimics the rumble riffs but it sure does not portray Page as a giddy schoolgirl.
@Redracer6083 жыл бұрын
Lets just say...he was animated...and call it a day
@TinTinner773 жыл бұрын
@@Redracer608 I thought Jimmy was a bit "giddy" also (in a good way, though). He was just so into the guitar riff -almost getting off on it. Great work, Jimmy.....glad to see that the music still makes you have a great time!!
@TUKLASTV374 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@harryputang5352 Жыл бұрын
Everytime I hear this song it reminds me of Pulp Fiction. Great song 👍
@belsteed6050 Жыл бұрын
Pulp fiction? Isn't it Blow 2001?
@soofitnsexy Жыл бұрын
the greatest rock instrumental.
@garywray25032 жыл бұрын
My grandfather. Was not what rock is today. Raw and unrehearsed
@vegapower4542 жыл бұрын
I love the Marshalls in the back.
@sandrapowell40723 жыл бұрын
How sad alot of people never knew about Link
@Don-ur6el Жыл бұрын
The old ogs knew!
@Swampfox6129 ай бұрын
This was the first song I ever learned to play on the first electric guitar (a Sears-Roebuck) I ever bought with my own money through my first amp (also a Sears-Roebuck). I went to my garage, cranked it to 10 and never looked back. I was 10 years old and by God I was a guitar hero.
@michaelross13392 жыл бұрын
Awesome version!
@daisywrabbit11 ай бұрын
DAMN! I’ve seen Bettie Page dance to Rumble and she don’t even move her hips like that. ⚡️♥️⚡️
@prickprick86213 жыл бұрын
He looks pretty good for a guy that was born in the 20s
@SuperMulvaney3 ай бұрын
Saw Link at the Double Door in Charlotte, NC in the late 90s and had the opportunity to meet him after the show. I walked up to him, whipped out my wallet and attempted to hand him the largest bill I had - only a $10. He looked puzzled and asked "What's this for?" I said "Pete Townsend said anyone who ever played a loud, distorted guitar owes you money and this is all I got!" He laughed genuinely and told me to keep my money. We had a nice conversation. He was in his 70s at that point and he rocked the house.
@t4texastom587 Жыл бұрын
Rumble, 1958 Link Wray.......THE definitive RocknRoll instrumental of the 1950s, if not all time.🎸
@soofitnsexy Жыл бұрын
all time.
@johndelong9230 Жыл бұрын
The swagger this man has, he has the it factor. Why isn't this man in the R&R Hall of shame?
@philippeinyt11 ай бұрын
Que estilazo tiene, que forma de tocar la guitarra y dicho sea de paso, de exhibirse. Todo un genio. Las leyendas no han de ser las más famosas pero si conocidas, de manera que siempre permanecerán en la historia!
@maureent6800 Жыл бұрын
Damn love this !! Pulp fiction !! Above all thanking mr. Lync Ray