Link Wray- "Rumble/Baby What You Want Me To Do" LIVE 1978 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

[@robstoner5873]

Link was my dear friend and roomate on the road. I am glad to see this clip of us together.

[@brötzmannsax]

What I wouldn't do to hear some stories, ha.

[@brötzmannsax]

The scene with you egging him on @7:00 is priceless footage.

[@jons7771]

Rob, you rock brother! Had the pleasure to hang with Link at club on Sunset blvd. in Hollywood. Around 1999. Best time ever.

[@ronaldmulukom7477]

Good fore you ! Love this song

[@scamp32561]

I love you both on Robert Gordon's first two albums!

[@leonardmatarese5934]

Probably the BEST version of Rumble ever played!

[@lancecohen9950]

Saw him 1 month before he passed, at a Rockabilly Festival. He was the headliner, he had to be escorted to the stage by his wife/girlfriend, he was near blind, he still rocked fricking balls off!!!

[@mybethw]

❤️❤️🎸🎸Thank you for posting this version of Daddy doing Rumble and your Support for my Father❤️❤️🎸🎸

[@ronsharer2986]

Link definitely belongs in the rock and roll hall of fame.

[@56cadd]

@@ronsharer2986 I think he is.

[@stewgotz1]

He’s not and it’s a damn shame!!

[@mybethw]

❤️❤️🎸🎸@@56cadd His song ‘Rumble” and his Guitar is but he’s not but I’ll never give up, with wonderful Fans like you will help that happen because I couldn’t do it without all of you ❤️❤️🎸🎸

[@billshank6266]

It’s happening!

[@richardtaylor8595]

If you do not love Link Wray, you do not love Rock and Roll. He is awesome and so under noticed.

[@mybethw]

❤️❤️🎸🎸Thank you for your Support for my Father❤️❤️🎸🎸

[@PatriciaLopez-nr5nf]

Well he’s noticed now. RRHOF did something right!!

[@JRotten]

​@PatriciaLopez-nr5nf Finally, and long overdue. But, well deserved.

[@samantha5460]

Link at the peak of his powers! This man is the true king of rock'n'roll

[@mybethw]

❤️❤️🎸🎸Thank you for your Support for my Father❤️❤️🎸🎸

[@JRotten]

Dare I say LEGEND status. Yes, yes, I dare...... Link achieved LENGEND status.

[@samantha5460]

@@JRotten hell yes!!!

[@stevefaure415]

Link was a cool beyond cool. One-lunged, North Carolinian, Elvis lovin' madman.

[@ShortBusScotty]

He said he cut his smoking in half.

[@firsteerr]

have you noticed the climate has got warmer since he passed ?? coincidental ??? i think not we have lost too many cool dudes and the earth is warming up !!!

[@Chaospunkjunky]

Makes me proud to be from born n raised in NC! 🤘🏻

[@jameskaft5233]

@@ShortBusScotty LooOooL did he?

[@ShortBusScotty]

@@jameskaft5233 As told to me.

[@anthonyaversa7849]

I wonder if he ever got tired of playing Rumble. Because I never get tired of hearing it.

[@startervisions]

The first heavy rock song ever

[@mrjasondylan]

I think Hendrix beat him by about 12 years to have that title.

[@startervisions]

@@mrjasondylan ...what?

[@t4c4q4]

@@mrjasondylan Rumble 1957

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

​@@mrjasondylan Jimi was 15 when Rumble came out

[@swithinbarclay4797]

Gee, that Bassist was doing some really cute, sweet 'n' SASSY things--PERFECT complementary playing for Link!!!!

[@brötzmannsax]

Bad ass Link Wray with his Gibson SG showing you how it's done son.

[@AntoAtro]

24th december of 2024 and we still remembering you king! Grande link wray!

[@mybethw]

❤️❤️🎸🎸Thank you for sharing this video of my Father❤️ I would love to see all the videos of my Father❤️ Thank you for your Support for my Father I really appreciate it so much❤️❤️🎸🎸

[@tomchrisfield7348]

To make sounds/music like this in the time frame of 50's-60's with less than stellar equipment is amazing.

[@mgclark46]

Wow, just wow! 1979, after acid rock, and in the midst of disco,…. Wow!

[@garyssimo]

I could not wait for the end of disco.

[@dianammiller3333]

Native American, one of the early rock shredders, I first heard Link playing when I was 13 years old.

[@joannebeauchamp1169]

Link was such a total badass guitar player…he literally tore up the stage! WHOA! 👍👍👍

[@gladeloy3341]

The drag racing community of the 60s was definitely aware of Link Wray ! Id hear Rumble almost every hour at the tracks !

[@michelleb9808]

Rumble is IT. Its got that feel that make all rockers visit heaven on earth. Link Wray is at the top of the legend board for this.

[@markmasters4259]

Now that's what I call rock n roll

[@grassyknollblues]

Link is untouchable!

[@msaintpc]

One of the late greats. A true pioneer.

[@bobturano1247]

Looks like a lot of other guitarists got there moves from link…… easily one of the best!!!

[@RandomEarthCinema]

Shoutsout to Rob Stoner

[@brötzmannsax]

Unbelievable bass playing.

[@robstoner5873]

Thanks!

[@robstoner5873]

@@brötzmannsax Thanks, bro!

[@brötzmannsax]

@@robstoner5873 Hello Rob, I had to Google you to see where you been, well I'm glad your still alive and have to say this is some of the best bass playing Link Wray ever had behind him. I never realized you played on American Pie under your real name, quite a feather in your cap, thanks for the memories bro!

[@ShortBusScotty]

Great post. The inventor of METAL.

[@jereuter01]

Killer version!!!!! And that rhythm section. So good!

[@Digmen1]

In the second tune, the bass player is great, soloing but still holding it together, and a nice tone too.

[@billbrandine5857]

Been following rock bands since the 60's but I was unaware of Link Wray. He's awesome. Thanks for posting. I like the bass player. He keeps the blues moving straight ahead.

[@maureent6800]

I LOVEEEE THIS SOOMUCH , HE WAS SUCH A BADDASS !!! LOVED THIS FROM HE FIRST TIME ,THANK YOU FLINTMI. FOR POSTING THIS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paulmonshine9599]

The bassist is Rob Stoner who commented above.

[@ktviking]

This shou;d have a million likes

[@kjray08]

Three chords and the truth one BADDASS MUTHAFUKA!!! YOU HERE ME, take that you pentatonic playing,music theorist,playing till your brains bleed lol,its,all about that feeling,and link got that feeling,just look up all the FAMOUS GUITARIST he influenced,the man is a beast on the ax!!!

[@danthegreaser71]

Link Wray is the definition of cool!😎

[@alexnagy2044]

This man here was like an Elvis Presley and Lou Reed mix. 😅✌🏻 Legends 🙏🏻🕊️💜

[@garyssimo]

With Jeff Beck and Jimi. overtones.

[@iamhereblossom1588]

Inspirational to many rock genres.

[@stevemann3080]

EXCELLENT 🎸🔊 🤘🤘

[@mongrelguts]

Drummer is going hard!

[@JessicaBlack2406]

I didn't want this video to end

[@markmoretzfishing]

This so damn good it’s crazy!!!!!!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

The Master! Showing everybody how it's done! And that was a hell of a shred! 👍👍 🍻🎸

[@jefflittle8340]

This Dude kicks ass !!

[@franklinboersma3276]

i saw him playing in a club in nyc in 1978. this is why i perform on you tube😅

[@beverly3903]

To wonderful! Words can't describe him. Get chills every time I hear this. I'm so proud of him being from NC!

[@davidstobie2751]

the best stuff is always found in dives

[@Matthew-qk1xi]

Link is the epitome of the word COOL!!!!! The look the feel the sounds, the man LINK WRAY!!! THE LEGEND!

[@Dang_ole_Boomhaur]

Hey don't I know you from somewhere

[@Matthew-qk1xi]

@@Dang_ole_Boomhaur maybe if you're alter ego is the shotgun kid aka string bean. Mite be a new shotgun kid in town aka J-Bones.

[@henrivinkeles8288]

The guitar king ❤

[@babion9479]

Rumble would be an awesome intro song....

[@cathyl.anderson2225]

Jimmy page is my fav but wow this guy is amazing

[@geebud1880]

Knew of this great guy - I'm very pleased to catch up via this great video! xxx thnks

[@charliepin4501]

Reminds me of bands like the Cramps, Jon Spenser Blues Explosion and all kinds of gritty, fun bands from the 80s and 90s that ripped off Link Ray with impunity. Even bands like the Sex Pistols and Iggy Pop owe him a lot. Good times! I miss that in-your-face-ness and sheer energy level in modern music. There's a lot of great stuff out now. But it comes from a different place.

[@danpagan2492]

The King!!!!

[@drowningpooralice5505]

Dude like this. All the band has to do is stay on key and don't fuck up. Renegade Indian of the highest order. That's the face of a man that doesn't know he created like four genres of music and none of them were as cool as this.

[@evanjohnson5480]

Thanks for posting. I think it's important for people to be able to see this stuff. Good stuff.

[@vicaldama9314]

Shit too young and missed him but I caught guitar wolf and that's passed down rock n roll..

[@markmoretzfishing]

So this is we’re Stray Cats got some of there influence!!!!!

[@garywray2503]

Great guitarist and name

[@cigdamagelungs]

Link shredding!

[@moacir315]

O baixista é excepcional, passeia ou navega nas escalas do baixo.

[@JRotten]

Those people in that crowd had no idea that they were watching Rock N Roll history. Imaging watching one of the greats, and having no clue.

[@KB-hn3tx]

Yeah, that was lame applause from the audience after his Rumble tune.

[@bobzillion9718]

IMHO this is best version - but I always love first best. Ok both

[@kennykalligher7373]

Wow, what a band!!!

[@msaintpc]

Bass player was fkn KILLER!

[@stewgotz1]

The Grandfather of Metal!!!! Link FCKN Wray!

[@SuperSoFlow]

🎤😎🎸 Legend Icon Native King❣️

[@nurknanker6105]

All Hail!!☻

[@GuadalupeLopez-bt9pl]

Electrificaba el escenario Link Wray !!!

[@Bradwick1]

Woah! A young Anton Fig on drums!

[@recordguy4321]

you can tell its the 70's when these drummers took the bottom heads off their toms. So stupid . put em back on, tune em up, and let them ring out like they're supposed to.

[@Bradwick1]

@@recordguy4321 "concert toms" were all the rave back then. I think it may have been easier to mic them inside the drum to get more separation. These were the days before digital gates.

[@recordguy4321]

@@Bradwick1 I have no idea what digital gates are, I play vintage drums , WFL Ludwig and Rogers none past 1967 and they sound GREAT with Shure 57's on them and a audio tech bass drum mic. to each his ow. When I saw Robt gordon with Link and Anton in 77 he had a pearl kit with heads on em

[@Bradwick1]

@@recordguy4321 Thats awesome! I have a set of Mod Orange 1965 Ludwigs. Unfortunately missing the floor tom. Gates are used to cut off the attack of individual drums so the sound doesn't bleed over into the other mics as much. The gate for each mic has a threshold that keeps the signal off until the drum is hit. The effect is like you hear on Phil Collins Dont care Anymore. In the 70s, and this is speculation, taking the bottom head off would allow the mic inside the drum which would isolate it from the rest of the kit so it could be balanced in the PA easier and have less bleed through from the other drum mics. Robert Gordon would have been great to see live. So many greats are gone and few can fill their shoes.

[@powlperc]

I removed my resonant heads for a while in the 70’s.

[@ruckailo88]

Que buen Bajo 😮😮😮

[@jasonmast1982]

I would say that Prince has some Link Wray influence 8:53 the scream then the solo is directly stolen and added to the ending of Lets Go Crazy.

[@ShortBusScotty]

Link's hand walked up the neck of the guitar like a spider at the end of Rumble.

[@powlperc]

Real deal, here..

[@doctorskull8197]

Freakin’ awesome ‼️😍🎸🎼👍

[@kirkhensley5870]

Sometimes some things make it impossible to frown. This guy and the Damned make the Gibson SG sound so tempting...yeah, I bought one later.

[@sonicaids]

that SG is now for sale on reverb.

[@kirkhensley5870]

@@sonicaids Didja have to say so?!?!?🤪

[@woodypigeon]

That cat is cool!

[@jimburgess9205]

The only guy that made a B7 sound cool.

[@ntamny]

I’m just blown away this song was created in 1958. Banned in a couple of places for fear it would incite gang fights called, “rumbles” at the time.

[@fvo6886]

anton zip!

[@martinhouse9158]

By the next year Anton was in the studio recording “I was made for loving you” lol

[@henrypatricktrampbarker1865]

Damn!

[@captainu.s.a.7980]

Rumble sold over a million copies in 1955.He was first person to do guitar, without singing.Before D.Eddy...

[@markowee]

Sorry but "Rumble" was released in 1958

[@SissyKay]

That's a lil baby Anton Fig back there! 😮

[@dariomaiello393]

✨✨✨✨✨✨

[@Digmen1]

Wow that ending is great. Eairlier on in his career, he was looking for a fatter distorted sound!

[@guitarzan2626]

The real deal!

[@jeffruebens8355]

Jimmy Page was a big fan of Link Wray in the 60s, and clearly borrowed from his style of playing.

[@NBM3]

Neil Young as well as you can hear in his electric tone .

[@guitarzan2626]

Townshend also!

[@Anankon-w4f]

he is big fan elvis

[@MinkSnopesJJZ109]

I thought he only played a jaguar--neat with the SG!

[@jonfroeschle9618]

Hopefully the German people realize what they were watching and hearing ,a AMERICAN REAL TRUE Great !!!

[@firsteerr]

cool as FECK !!!

[@carlos908]

Killer

[@teresachylinska8394]

Wild musique but pretty !

[@ShayneWray]

How do you beat this

[@AmraphelofShinar]

That was Robert Gordon introducing Link.

[@jeromewagschal9485]

How did he manage to stay in tune after all the abuse he put on the Vibrola on his Gibson SG ?? These things ( the tremolo ) were not designed for that...He was one hell of a guitar player, performer and a great singer too...

[@klmullins65]

Who was it that introduced him at the begining? It kinda sounds like Bill Graham, or perhaps John Hammond Jr

[@jamesirwin1839]

Neil Carswell - Copperhead

[@TheMrBennito]

If you listen well to the Blue Mask, Lou Reed, you may guess who Lou was influenced by.

[@mightyturkeyneck3498]

Ha, I forgot Anton Fig was Link's drummer. Wow, from a latter-day Rayman to David Letterman & the "World's Most Dangerous Band". He really made a success of hisself bashing them skins. Wonder what he up to these days... a well-deserved retirement, maybe? 🦃⚡🎸🤯🦃

[@robstoner5873]

He's been with Joe Bonamassa for several years. I'm the bass man on this clip.

[@m2svirtual384]

@@robstoner5873 Pleasure to say 'hey there' Rob! The whole time listening to this, I was thinking yeah, this Wray dude's got something going on here - but this bass player is KILLING IT. lol... My brother, there is nothing better than walking bass lines, and you gave a 10 min clinic in that clip! I hope your life has been wonderful!

[@yarlkymcfirblatherington9879]

Great! Shame about the banner over the video.

[@Jwdryswak]

Anton Zip!

[@davidstobie2751]

5 people and 3 claps

[@jimsliverootsculturemusic]

these germans are duds as far as primal rock and roll goes.

[@patton303]

Drummer is getting some work in.