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R.I.P.

Nov 21st, 2005 at 6:42 am by Susie

Legendary guitarist Link Wray is dead.

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5 Responses to “R.I.P.”

on 21 Nov 2005 at 9:51 am1John Emerson

As I remember, he rewired his guitar to get a different sound. A lot of music people are techie types.

As I also remember, he wasn’t a Shawnee exactly, but a member of one of the mixed-race peoples scattered through the South, who had a status between black and white. The Lumbee are the best known.

Because of Andrew Jackson, I think, the Carolinas and Georgia have the lowest proportion of native American population of any state.
on 21 Nov 2005 at 9:51 am2just john

Damn!

Tho he did have a good run. His version of “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” is my favorite loud Dylan cover.
on 21 Nov 2005 at 8:07 pm3Sean

Link Wray was the man. It was only this past July that i got the chance to stand on stage while link wray played. i shook his hand and he gave me a hug. his wife was there behind him fixing his ponytail and then later joined him on stage playing tambourine. that was an amazing experience. Link Wray Is A God, he now gets to join them!
on 21 Nov 2005 at 11:38 pm4Mare

Saw Link during what turned out to be his final tour at the Owl’s Nest in Emmaus, PA. A friend warned me against going, saying it could turn out to be a lousy “heavy metal Link” night. Boy, was he ever wrong - it was damn near godhead. So what if Link played some songs twice (like the Batman theme) - both he and the audience were having so much fun. Talked a lot from the stage, and was so appreciative. He even signed autographs for all after the gig. Link will be missed.
on 22 Nov 2005 at 12:10 am5DougC

Got turned on to Link Wray while stationed in Germany in the early seventies. Wished I went to see him play when I had the chance. Matter of fact, I think I have some of his old 8-track tapes somewhere. Maybe I’ll hook up the old player.

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