After many decades of oversight, Legendary rock star Link Wray is finally headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Wray was announced as a posthumous inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2023, in the “Musical Influence” category, which was previously known as the “Early Influence” category.
Wray is known for the profound influence he had over all rock guitarists from the late ’50s, to the early ’60s British rock, to the ’70s punk music scene to 80s hard rock to ’90s grunge. He kicked so many doors and molded rock and roll into what it is today.
While he passed away on November 5, 2005, at the age of 76, his music lives on forever.
His signature song “Rumble,” which was released on March 31, 1958, is known for being the only instrumental in music history that was banned from radio, in fear that would incite juvenile violence at the time.
On February 10, 2019, “Rumble” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Link Wray has influenced such artists as The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, and Iggy Pop, among countless others.
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