Link Wray

Real Name:
Fred Lincoln Wray, Jr.
Profile:
American rock guitarist born May 2, 1929 in Dunn, North Carolina. He relocated to Denmark in the early 1980s, and he died in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 5, 2005. Often described as an innovator for being one of the first guitarists to use power chords with distorted sounds and the Larsen effect.

Brother of Doug Wray and Vernon Wray.
Husband of Olive Wray.
Son of Fred Lincoln Wray, Sr. and Lillian Mae "Lillie" Wray (née Coats)
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LP 1925 Sings And Plays Guitar — Link Wray Link Wray Sings And Plays Guitar (Album) Vermillion Records (3) LP 1925 US 1964 Sell This Version
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LP 1929, RF-1929 Yesterday - Today — Link Wray Link Wray Yesterday - Today(LP, Album) Record Factory (2), Record Factory (2) LP 1929, RF-1929 US 1969 Sell This Version
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24-4064, 2425 067 Link Wray — Link Wray Link Wray Link Wray (Album) Polydor, Polydor 24-4064, 2425 067 Australia & New Zealand 1971 Sell This Version
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V2006 Beans And Fatback — Link Wray Link Wray Beans And Fatback (Album) Virgin V2006 UK 1973 Sell This Version
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2391 063 Be What You Want To — Link Wray Link Wray Be What You Want To (Album) Polydor, Polydor 2391 063 Germany 1973 Sell This Version
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PD 6025, 2391 128 The Link Wray Rumble — Link Wray Link Wray The Link Wray Rumble (Album) Polydor PD 6025, 2391 128 US 1974 Sell This Version
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27266XOT Stuck In Gear — Link Wray Link Wray Stuck In Gear (Album) Virgin 27266XOT Germany 1975 Sell This Version
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PS 2030 Robert Gordon With Link Wray — Link Wray Robert Gordon (2) With Link Wray Robert Gordon (2) With Link Wray - Robert Gordon With Link Wray (Album) Private Stock PS 2030 US 1977 Sell This Version
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8300-7008 H, 8300 7008 H Fresh Fish Special — Link Wray Robert Gordon (2) With Link Wray Robert Gordon (2) With Link Wray - Fresh Fish Special (Album) Private Stock 8300-7008 H, 8300 7008 H US 1978 Sell This Version
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PL 31455 Bullshot — Link Wray Link Wray Bullshot (Album) Visa Records PL 31455 Italy 1979 Sell This Version
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66.23 022 , OLLP 5019 Link Wray Live At The Paradiso — Link Wray Link Wray Link Wray Live At The Paradiso (Album) Instant Records (11), Passport Records 66.23 022 , OLLP 5019 Germany 1980 Sell This Version
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LLP 5187 Jack The Ripper — Link Wray Link Wray Jack The Ripper (Album) Line Records LLP 5187 Germany 1982 Sell This Version
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CH 69 Good Rockin' Tonight — Link Wray Link Wray Good Rockin' Tonight (Album, Comp) Ace CH 69 UK 1983 Sell This Version
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WIKM 42 Live In '85 — Link Wray Link Wray Live In '85(LP) Big Beat Records WIKM 42 UK & Europe 1986 Sell This Version
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HANG-31 UP The Swan Demo's '64 — Link Wray Link Wray The Swan Demo's '64 (Album) Hangman Records (2) HANG-31 UP UK 1989 Sell This Version
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LICD 9.00690 , LICD 9.00690 O Born To Be Wild Live In The USA 1987 — Link Wray Link Wray Born To Be Wild Live In The USA 1987 (Album) Line Records, Line Records LICD 9.00690 , LICD 9.00690 O Germany 1989 Sell This Version
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CH 266 Rumble Man — Link Wray Link Wray Rumble Man(LP, Album) Ace CH 266 Germany 1989 Sell This Version
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CH 286 Apache — Link Wray Link Wray Apache(LP, Album) Ace CH 286 UK 1990 Sell This Version
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CA-4006, CM3346 Brothers And Legends — Link Wray Link Wray / Joey Welz / Roy Buchanan Link Wray / Joey Welz / Roy Buchanan - Brothers And Legends(Cass, Album) Canadian American, Canadian American CA-4006, CM3346 US 1990 Sell This Version
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CH 296 Wild Side Of The City Lights — Link Wray Link Wray Wild Side Of The City Lights(LP, Album) Ace CH 296 Germany 1990 Sell This Version
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EPC 473100 2 Indian Child — Link Wray Link Wray Indian Child (Album) Epic, Epic EPC 473100 2 Germany 1993 Sell This Version
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HIPD-40069 Shadowman — Link Wray Link Wray Shadowman (Album) Ace HIPD-40069 US 1997 Sell This Version
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CLP 9989-2 Walking Down A Street Called Love — Link Wray Link Wray Walking Down A Street Called Love (Album) Visionary Communications CLP 9989-2 US 1997 Sell This Version
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CDCHD 770 Barbed Wire — Link Wray Link Wray Barbed Wire(CD, Album) Ace CDCHD 770 UK & Europe 2000 Sell This Version
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SC 11137 White Lightning: Lost Cadence Sessions ’58 — Link Wray Link Wray White Lightning: Lost Cadence Sessions ’58 (Comp) Sundazed Music SC 11137 US 2006 Sell This Version