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Personal Data:
| Born: |
02.05.1929 |
(Fort Bragg, North Carolina,USA, as Frederick Lincoln Wray) |
| Died: |
05.11.2005 |
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Appearances:
Line-Up (1993):
Link Wray - voc,g
Jan Mols - g,voc
Carsten Egholm - bg
Kim Hyttel - kb
Erik Lodberg - ds
Flemming Nilsson - perc
Former Members:
Bobby Howard (voc, cca 1971)
Gordon Smith (steel g, cca 1976)
Archie Legget (bg, cca 1976); Jimmy Lowell (bg, cca 1980); Keith Lentin (bg, cca 1985)
Mordicai Jones (p,mand, cca 1973)
Billy Hodges (kb, cca 1971-cca 1973); Ruan O'Lochlainn (kb,sax, cca 1976)
Steve Verroca (ds, cca 1971-cca 1973); Freddie Smith (ds, cca 1976); Anton Fig (ds, cca 1980); Marty Feier (ds, cca 1985)
Doug Wray (sax,fl, cca 1971-cca 1973)
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | Link Wray | 7/1971 | Polydor | | | | | 2. | Rockin' & Handclappin'
(recorded 1959) | 1973 | Epic | | | | | 3. | Be What You Want To | 3/1973 | Polydor | | | | | 4. | There's Good Rockin' Tonite | 9/1973 | Union Pacific |  | | | | 5. | Beans And Fatback | 10/1973 | Virgin | | | | | 6. | The Link Wray Rumble | 10/1974 | Polydor | | | | | 7. | Interstate 10
(in France) | 4/1975 | Caroline | | | | | 8. | Stuck In Gear | 16.04.1976 | Virgin | | | | | 9. | Robert Gordon & Link Wray
& Robert Gordon
produced by: Richard Gottehrer | 8/1977 | Private Stock | | | | | 10. | Great Guitar Hits | 1978 | Vermillion | | | | | 11. | Sings & Plays | 1978 | Vermillion | | | | | 12. | Early Recordings | 3/1978 | Ace | | | | | 13. | Fresh Fish Special
& Robert Gordon | 10.03.1978 | Private Stock | | | | | 14. | Link Wray | 07.04.1978 | Chiswick | | | | | 15. | Yesterday & Today | 1979 | | | | | | 16. | Rock'n'Roll Rumble | 4/1979 | Charly | | | | | 17. | Bull Shot
produced by: Richard Gottehrer | 11.05.1979 | Visa | | | | | 18. | Live At The Paradiso | 10/1980 | Visa |  | | | | 19. | Live In '85 | 1/1986 | Big Beat | | | | | 20. | Born To Be Wild | 1987 | | | | | | 21. | Growling Guitar | 9/1987 | Big Beat | | | | | 22. | Rumble Man | 5/1989 | Ace | | | | | 23. | The Original Rumble Man | 11/1989 | Ace | | | | | 24. | Swan Demos '64 | 11/1989 | Hangman | | | | | 25. | Apache | 3/1990 | Ace | | | | | 26. | Wild Side Of The City Lights | 6/1990 | Ace | | | | | 27. | Hillbilly Wolf: Missing Links Vol. 1 | 9/1990 | Norton | | | | | 28. | Big City After Dark: Missing Links Vol. 2 | 9/1990 | Norton | | | | | 29. | Some Kinda Nut: Missing Links Vol. 3 | 9/1990 | Norton | | | | | 30. | Walking With Link | 5/1993 | Epic | | | | | 31. | Indian Child | 05.07.1993 | Creation | | | | | 32. | The Polygram Years | 9/1995 | Polydor | | | | | 33. | Shadowman | 1/1997 | Ace | | | | | 34. | Barbed Wire | 09.10.2000 | ACE/edel | | | | | 35. | Slinky! Epic Sessions '58-'60 | 29.01.2002 | Sundazed | | | | | 36. | Law Of The Jungle | 23.04.2002 | Ace | | | | | 37. | Guitar Legends | 27.05.2003 | Mi Plus | | | | | 38. | Rawhide | 16.09.2003 | Collectables | | | | | 39. | Wray's Three Track Shack | 12.07.2005 | Acadia | | | | | 40. | Law of the Jungle: The 64 Swan Demos | 13.12.2005 | Sundazed | | | | | 41. | Early Recordings | 27.06.2006 | Ace | | | | | 42. | King of the Wild Guitar | 26.06.2007 | Ace | | | | | 43. | Pathway Sessions | 18.09.2007 | Ace | | | | | 44. | Live Fast, Love Hard
& Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding | 22.09.2009 | Fuel 2000 | | | | | 45. | Definitive Edition | 01.11.2011 | Ais | | | | | 46. | Rumble & Roll | 07.05.2013 | | | | | | 47. | The King of Distortion Meets the Red Line Rebels | 21.05.2013 | Righteous | | | | | 48. | Rumbles Rawhides Jacks & Aces: 1956-1962 | 12.11.2013 | High Note | | | | | 49. | Big Box of Link Wray & More Kings of Distortion | 04.03.2014 | Floating World | | | | | 50. | Cleveland '78
& Robert Gordon | 16.09.2014 | Cleopatra | | | | | 51. | Ace of Spades | 16.12.2014 | Vip Vop | | | | | 52. | White Lightning: Lost Cadence Sessions '58 | 19.06.2015 | Sundazed | | | | | 53. | Link Wray and Friends: DC Rockers | 11.12.2015 | El Toro | | | | | 54. | Original 1959 Cadence Sessions
& His Wraymen | 26.08.2016 | | | | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | Branded / Hang On | 1965 | Swan | | | | 2. | Girl From North Country / You Hurt Me So | 1965 | Swan | | | | 3. | Ace Of Spades / The Fuzz | 1966 | Swan | | | | 4. | Batman Theme / Alone | 1966 | Swan | | | | 5. | Hidden Charms / Ace Of Spades | 1966 | Swan | | | | 6. | Let The Good Times Roll / Soul Train | 1967 | Swan | | | | 7. | Jack The Ripper / I'd Do Anything For You | 1967 | Swan | | | | 8. | Rumble '68 / Blow Your Mind | 1968 | Heavy | | | | 9. | Rumble '69 / Blow Your Mind | 1969 | Mr. G. | | | | 10. | Fire And Brimstone / Juke Box Mama | 9/1971 | Polydor | | | | 11. | Fallin' Rain / Juke Box Mama | 11/1971 | Polydor | | | | 12. | Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Shine The Light | 24.08.1973 | Polydor | | | | 13. | She's That Kind Of Woman / I Got To Rumble | 11/1973 | Polydor | | | | 14. | I'm So Glad I'm So Proud / Shawnee Tribe | 11/1973 | Virgin | | | | 15. | I Know You're Leaving Me Now / Quicksand | 26.03.1976 | Virgin | | | | 16. | Red Hot / Sweet Surrender
& Robert Gordon | 7/1977 | Private Stock | | 83 | | 17. | Endless Sleep / The Fool
& Robert Gordon
(v GB) | 12/1977 | Private Stock | | | | 18. | Fire / If This Is Wrong
& Robert Gordon
(v GB) | 3/1978 | Private Stock | | | | 19. | Batman / Hidden Charms | 3/1978 | Chiswick | | | | 20. | The Way I Walk / Sea Cruise
& Robert Gordon
(v GB) | 5/1978 | Private Stock | | | | 21. | Sea Cruise / It's In The Bottle
& Robert Gordon
(v USA) | 1978 | Private Stock | | | | 22. | Higher / If This Is Wrong
& Robert Gordon
(v USA) | 1978 | Private Stock | | | | 23. | It's All Over Now, Baby Blue / Just That Kind Of Switchblade | 5/1979 | Visa | | | | 24. | Rumble | 4/1980 | Revival | | | | 25. | Mr. Guitar EP
(Jack The Ripper / Ace Of Spades / Black Widow) | 10/1994 | Rollercoaster | | | | 26. | Pulp Fiction EP
(Rumble / Ace Of Spades) | 3/1995 | Rollercoaster | | | | 27. | Big City After Dark / Hold It / Dance Party
& The Raymen | 21.11.2012 | Sundazed | | | | 28. | Slinky / Rendezvous - RSD | 15.04.2014 | Sundazed | | |
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Press References:
| Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1973 | 34 | 25.08.1973 | 16 | New Singles | single review | | 1975 | 10 | 08.03.1975 | 36 | | profile | | 1975 | 19 | 03.05.1975 | 32 | | interview | | 1975 | 21 | 24.05.1975 | 5 | | | | 1975 | 24 | 14.06.1975 | 24 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1976 | 23 | 05.06.1976 | 20 | Albums | album review | | 1978 | 4 | 28.01.1978 | 19 | | interview | | 1978 | 6 | 11.02.1978 | 19 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1979 | 18 | 12.05.1979 | 4 | News | | | 1979 | 20 | 26.05.1979 | 27 | Singles | single review | | 1979 | 21 | 02.06.1979 | 28 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | 1979 | 23 | 23.06.1979 | 45 | Echoes | profile | | 1981 | 45 | 07.11.1981 | 16 | Albums | album review | | 1993 | 28 | 10.07.1993 | 10 | | | | 1993 | 29 | 17.07.1993 | 34 | Albums | album review | | 1996 | 16 | 20.04.1996 | 16 | Live | gig review | | New Musical Express | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1973 | 0 | 13.10.1973 | 31 | Albums | album review |
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