Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin paid homage to guitarist Link Wray and inducted him posthumously into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by performing his 1958 hit “Rumble” during the induction ceremony.

In an effort to help Link Wary get elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach has just released the guitar pioneer's never-before-heard track "Son of Rumble" via his ...

Link Wray, whose 1958 signature hit “Rumble” gave birth to hard rock, punk and metal, wasn’t voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Born in North Carolina as Fred Lincoln Wray Jr., the legendary ...

Credited with inventing the power chord on his 1958 hit “Rumble,” Link Wray stands alongside Dick Dale as one of only a few truly legendary guitar figures of early rock and roll still hitting the ...

Throughout the entire event, Link Wray’s music was played in the background in this noteworthy record store, that was filled with a wide collection of vinyl and classic records, cassettes and CDs.

Link Wray in 1974 promoting “The Link Wray Rumble” LP in California. Courtesy of LinkWray.com This story was originally published in The News & Observer Nov. 23, 2013. On May 3, 2023, the Rock & Roll ...

Guitar master Link Wray, the father of the power chord in rock ‘n’ roll who inspired Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Pete Townshend, died Nov. 5 in Copenhagen. He was 76. Wray, who played in his ...

This story was originally published in The News & Observer Nov. 23, 2013. On May 3, 2023, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Link Wray would be inducted in the Class of 2023 in a ceremony on Nov.