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Link Wray (02 May 1929 - 05 Nov 2005)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (45)

Official

Album - Live

  1. Live at the Paradiso 1980
  2. Live in '85 / Growling Guitar 1991
  3. Walking Down a Street Called Love: The Rumble Man Live in London and Manchester 2003

Album

  1. Yesterday - Today 1969
  2. Link Wray 1971
  3. Beans and Fatback 1973
  4. Be What You Want To 1973
  5. The Link Wray Rumble 1974
  6. Stuck in Gear 1975
  7. Bullshot 1979
  8. Apache 1990
  9. Wild Side of the City Lights 1990
  10. Indian Child 1993
  11. Shadowman 1997
  12. Barbed Wire 2000
  13. Two Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks 2014
  14. Rock 'n' Rumble

Album - Compilation

  1. Early Recordings Apr 1978
  2. The Original Rumble Plus 22 Other Storming Guitar Instrumentals 1989
  3. Missing Links, Volume 3: Some Kind of Nut 1990
  4. Missing Links, Volume 1: Hillbilly Wolf 1990
  5. Missing Links, Volume 2: Big City After Dark 1990
  6. Apache / Wild Side of the City Lights 1990
  7. Rumble! The Best of Link Wray 18 May 1993
  8. Guitar Preacher: The Polydor Years 22 Aug 1995
  9. Missing Links, Volume 4: Streets of Chicago 1997
  10. Guitar Legends 2001
  11. Law of the Jungle 2002
  12. Wray's Three Track Shack 12 Jul 2005
  13. The Pathway Sessions 2007
  14. Rumbles, Raw-Hides, Jacks & Aces, 1956 - '62 05 Oct 2013 (as Link Wray / Alone)
  15. Ace of Spades 2014
  16. The Rumble Man 2017
  17. The Link Wray Collection 13 Dec 2019
  18. Good Rockin' Tonight

Single

  1. Vernon's Diamond 13 Apr 2019

Other - Live

  1. Live In '85 1986

Promotion

Album

  1. Rumble 14 Dec 1994

Relationships (7)

Member Of

  1. The Ponies
  2. Bert & Ray
  3. Link Wray & His Raymen eponymous

Married

  1. Olive Julie Povlsen (12 Jan 1980)

Siblings

  1. Doug Wray
  2. Vernon Wray

Parents

  1. Fred L. Wray Sr.

Recordings by (383)

  1. Rumble ?:?? (1969)
  2. The Swag ?:?? (1969)
  3. Rawhide ?:?? (1969)
  4. Ace Of Spades ?:?? (1969)
  5. Run Chicken Run ?:?? (1969)
  6. The Black Widow ?:?? (1969)
  7. Jack The Ripper ?:?? (1969)
  8. Climbing a High Wall ?:?? (1969)
  9. Genocide ?:?? (1969)
  10. The Earth Is Crying ?:?? (1969)
  11. Growlin' Guts ?:?? (1969)
  12. Hungry ?:?? (1969)
  13. La De Da 4:03 (1971)
  14. Take Me Home Jesus 3:20 (1971)
  15. Juke Box Mama 4:28 (1971)
  16. Rise and Fall of Jimmy Stokes 4:02 (1971)
  17. Fire and Brimstone 4:20 (1971)
  18. Ice People 3:03 (1971)
  19. God Out West 3:53 (1971)
  20. Crowbar 4:47 (1971)
  21. Black River Swamp 3:58 (1971)
  22. Tail Dragger 4:30 (1971)
  23. Fallin’ Rain 3:45 (1971)
  24. Be What You Want To 5:57 (1973)
  25. All Cried Out 3:48 (1973)
  26. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:41 (1973)
  27. Tucson, Arizona 4:18 (1973)
  28. All the Love in My Life 4:05 (1973)
  29. You Really Got a Hold on Me 4:04 (1973)
  30. Shine the Light 4:43 (1973)
  31. Beans and Fatback 1:36 (1973)
  32. I'm So Glad 6:21 (1973)
  33. Shawnee Tribe 3:27 (1973)
  34. Hobo Man 3:53 (1973)
  35. Georgia Pines 2:54 (1973)
  36. Alabama Electric Circus 3:59 (1973)
  37. Water Boy 6:12 (1973)
  38. From Tulsa to North Caroline 4:30 (1973)
  39. Right or Wrong (You Lose) 2:58 (1973)
  40. In the Pines 7:09 (1973)
  41. Take My Hand (Precious Lord) 3:38 (1973)
  42. River Bend 2:40 (1973)
  43. You Walked By 3:17 (1973)
  44. Walk Easy, Walk Slow 5:20 (1973)
  45. Morning 2:02 (1973)
  46. Trail Dragger ?:?? (1973)
  47. Let It Rain ?:?? (1973)
  48. Good Time Joe 4:01 (1974)
  49. Backwoods Preacher Man 4:02 (1974)
  50. Step This Way 3:45 (1974)
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On Recordings (36)

Performer

  1. Fire 2:39 Robert Gordon with Link Wray (1978)
  2. Red Hot 2:21 Robert Gordon (1982)
  3. Heartbreak Hotel 3:26 Robert Gordon duet with Bruce Springsteen (2007)

Instruments

  1. Dixie-Doodle 2:09 Link Wray & His Raymen (1960) guitar
  2. Ramble 2:15 Link Wray & His Raymen (1960) guitar
  3. Raw‐Hide 2:06 Link Wray & His Raymen (1960) guitar
  4. Switchblade 3:12 Link Wray (1979) guitar
  5. Ain't That Lovin You Baby 2:47 Link Wray (1981) guitar
  6. Deuces Wild 2:20 Link Wray (1986) guitar
  7. Big City After Dark 2:52 Link Wray (1990) guitar
  8. Hang On 2:27 Link Wray (1991) guitar
  9. Jack the Ripper (live) 4:45 Link Wray (18 May 1993) guitar
  10. Que n’ai‐je 3:56 Alain Bashung (1994) guitar family
  11. L’Apiculteur 4:38 Alain Bashung (1994) guitar family
  12. J’passe pour une caravane 3:43 Alain Bashung (1994) guitar family
  13. Elvire 4:20 Alain Bashung (1994) guitar family
  14. I Sure Miss You 3:20 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  15. Mystery Train 2:54 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  16. Baby What You Want Me to Do 2:49 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  17. Baby Let's Play House 1:49 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  18. Summertime Blues 2:19 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  19. My Baby Left Me 1:59 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  20. Rock Therapy 2:33 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  21. Fire 2:54 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  22. The Fool 2:33 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  23. Band Introduction 0:35 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  24. Hot Dog! That Made Her Mad 2:56 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  25. Lonesome Train 1:52 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  26. Rumble 4:00 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  27. Sea Cruise 2:16 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  28. Twenty Flight Rock 2:18 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  29. Wild Wild Women 3:28 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  30. Red Hot 1:46 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar
  31. The Way I Walk 2:42 Robert Gordon & Link Wray (2002) guitar

Vocals

  1. Ain't That Lovin You Baby 2:47 Link Wray (1981)

Produced

  1. Jack the Ripper (live) 4:45 Link Wray (18 May 1993)

Credited as (14)

  1. Link Wray
  2. Robert Gordon & Link Wray
  3. Robert Gordon with Link Wray
  4. Lucky Wray with Link and Doug Wray
  5. Robert Gordon With Link Wray
  6. Lucky Wray with Link & Doug Wray
  7. Vernon, Doug & Link Wray
  8. Robert Gordon with Link Wray & Chris Spedding
  9. Robert Gordon ft. Link Wray
  10. Link Wray / Alone
  11. Lucky Wray, Link Wray & Doug Wray
  12. Link Wray, Link Wray & Doug Wray
  13. Robert Gordon feat. Link Wray
  14. Lucky Wray with Link Wray and Doug Wray

Works (38)

Wrote

  1. Comanche
  2. Bat Car
  3. Hobo Man
  4. Lillian
  5. The Shadow Knows
  6. Comanche
  7. Sunglasses After Dark
  8. Moped Baby

Composed

  1. Radar
  2. Dixie-Doodle
  3. Fat Back
  4. Hang On
  5. I'm Branded
  6. Jack the Ripper
  7. Climbing a High Wall
  8. Switchblade
  9. The Swag
  10. The Black Widow
  11. Gimme Good Loving
  12. Preacher Man
  13. Fallin’ Rain
  14. Big City After Dark
  15. Fire and Brimstone
  16. Deuces Wild
  17. Rumble
  18. Run Chicken Run
  19. Caroline
  20. Slinky
  21. Right Turn
  22. Ramble
  23. Ace of Spades
  24. Hand Clapper
  25. Raw Hide

Lyrics

  1. Fallin’ Rain
  2. Fire and Brimstone
  3. Gimme Good Loving
  4. Climbing a High Wall

Published

  1. Bat Car

Events (5)

Main Performer At

  1. 1977‐12‐01: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City, NY, USA
  2. 1977‐12‐02: Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York City, NY, USA

Guest Performer At

  1. Volunteer Jam V
  2. 1988‐07‐25: Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
  3. 1981‐06‐02: Wembley Arena, London, England, UK

Links (12)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.rollercoasterrecords.com/link_wray.htm

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/link-wray

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Link%20Wray

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/246644

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000240311

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942052/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/24788866

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252248

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2vQavlZtDA660mnZotYIto
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/10461

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/5325084

Biographies

  1. https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/link_wray.htm