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Link Wray

1929 - 2005

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Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. His 1958 instrumental single "Rumble", reached the top 20 in the United States; and was one of the earliest songs in rock music to utilize distortion and tremolo. Rolling Stone ranked Wray at No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Link Wray is the 757th most popular musician (up from 922nd in 2019), the 4,165th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,510th in 2019) and the 239th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Link Wray ranks 757 out of 3,175. Before him are Chrissie Hynde, Jack Sherman, Ahmad Jamal, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Tom Araya, and Danko Jones. After him are Deadmau5, Kenny Clarke, Adrien-François Servais, Klaus Tennstedt, Ilaiyaraaja, and Peter Machajdík.

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Among people born in 1929, Link Wray ranks 217. Before him are Adrienne Rich, Edison Denisov, Andrew Bertie, François Cheng, Karl Koller, and Christoph von Dohnányi. After him are Eric Carle, Luigi Taveri, Lee Hazlewood, Ronald Golias, Ronnie Biggs, and Hal Ashby. Among people deceased in 2005, Link Wray ranks 120. Before him are Tonino Delli Colli, Sandra Dee, Alain Bombard, Tilly Fleischer, Polina Astakhova, and Edward Bunker. After him are George Mikan, Jef Raskin, Leo Sternbach, Ronald Golias, Suzanne Flon, and Zurab Zhvania.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Link Wray ranks 4,165 out of 20,380. Before him are Dan Blocker (1928), Lucretia Mott (1793), Patty Duke (1946), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961), Eric Betzig (1960), and Jeralean Talley (1899). After him are Jerry Siegel (1914), Juliette Lewis (1973), Gloria Grahame (1923), Henry Armstrong (1912), Samuel Jones (1880), and Eric Carle (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Link Wray ranks 239. Before him are Johnny Horton (1925), Steve Gadd (1945), McCoy Tyner (1938), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Jack Sherman (1956), and Ahmad Jamal (1930). After him are Kenny Clarke (1914), Todd Rundgren (1948), Sly Stone (1943), Milt Jackson (1923), Walter Donaldson (1893), and Joe Walsh (1947).

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