I believe it all started with Wray! Powerful in his simplicity. Passionate to the core. In my mind, as important as Hendrix was in his time. Long live the sound of Wray!
There's no source because it was never banned. It's just hearsay, It reached #16 on Billboard's hot 100. That's a monster hit. Dick Clark played it daily on American Bandstand for weeks, Link even made an appearance on Dick Clark's Saturday evening show and played it to a national audience. So the ban is just urban legend. IT NEVER HAPPENED PERIOD
The Cramps should have been the first band inducted, as henry rollins says "its a crime that the very first band into the rock n roll hall of fame wasn't the cramps, there is nothing more rock n roll than the cramps" completely agree!!!!
I was fortunate to see Wray in concert and even as an old person he still acted like a "crazy Shawnee!" (Links own words shouted at concerts: "I TOLD YOU I'M A CRAZY SHAWNEE!"). Rest in power, Link 🎸🎶
Was lucky enough to see Link play at some dive bar in DC back in the early 60's, with his drummer and bass. Put on quite a show for me, my friend, and about 15 other people in the bar.
NICE! I swear this is very familiar to me, though I heard this was banned & I was born in ‘64. Do you know if it was ever allowed to be used in a movie?? (Just found out Bobby Howard (protege of Link Wray) was my biological father in 2/2020. I know nothing much about his family & wish I had inherited his talent, only have his hair & vibrato, not his singing voice or range, though. It was quite a shock to find this out!).
@@juliereminiec4937Too easy: Dsus•E ×2; Dsus•A; Dsus•E; Dsus•B7 (strike root then arpeggio); E pentatonic scale down starting at G on first string(12 notes with a long bend at G on sixth string) - repeat. Occasional frill at 12 fret on first and second with third string on 13 fret (every three or four rounds).
Ginger Bread Folks were listening to Doo-Wop and Candy Pop, Elvis had just released his first album two years prior. Rock and Roll was a novelty, still.
That's because Vernon Wray was still recording with an upright bass at this time. He later switched to the electric bass due to the size of the studio they were recording in (which was a converted chicken coop.) There was just no space for a doghouse bass.
This film clip is from the movie The Delicate Delinquent starring Jerry Lewis. The three hoods you see (in order) are Robert Ivers, Joe Corey (white t shirt) and Richard Bakalyan.
@@SgtRock57 G'day Sgt, i just wanted to let you know i was able to find the movie on the computer and what a movie it was :) All stemming from that tune * Rumble. i thank you again for getting the title of the movie for me also. Its quite the older movie in which i did enjoy. Jerry acting the goof ball in alot of the movie. Mostly, i ADORE the older American cars, the punks and of coarse it being a feel good story with Monk coming along at the end saving the day, all in all a good movie. Thank you again Sgt, please take care and be good and again, thanks
I saw the man play live in Berlin. He comes out on stage, mirrored sunglasses, leather coat almost down to the floor, mumbles "hello Hamburg" and starts the Rumble. Cool as fuck.
Link Wray's all-time great instrumental "Rumble"(1958) An influence on many guitarists, including me!This scene is amazingly...from a Jerry Lewis movie! "The Delicate Delinquent" (1957)Included in the cast, Darren McGavin (old man Parker in "Christmas Story" 1983)and undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano.The bass knuckles hoodlum in the black leather jacket, and with the curl hanging over is face,is Richard Bakalyan. He made a Hollywood career playing bad guys in movie, after movie.The law finally caught up with him in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965)He gets nailed to the cross, as the "good thief", next to Jesus.
@@diomedestydeus3298 thanks! I knew I’d recognized this music, though it was banned & I was born in ‘64! I just asked another commenter if it was used in a movie...not really catching the connection with Jerry Lewis! Thanks for your comment!
@@footcandy Because rumble is a slang term for a gang street fight, and authorities were concerned about juvenile delinquency. A definite overreaction, however, I was a juvenile delinquent, and I turned out all right.
This tune has something special...is capable of touching the soul deep inside with a mixture of feelings...violence,melancholy,angst...Link Wray...few musicians have the power to stop time and change your perception....no surprise Rumble was banned in airplay,this tune brought people a strong vibe of subversion and a somewhat altered state of consciousness only through music.That is an achievement.
Just learn of him in the 2024 Hall of Fame. Freaking awesome !!! sorry young people but this is good. Dancing music. This is the kind of beat you're looking for on the dance floor when you're 50 plus or other places. So sorry it took me this long to find such great rhythm
This is the first time people were ever presented with what we call "heaviness" . There's a snarl to this that people had never heard before, even in the extremely early days of rock n roll.
I remember being a small boy in the sixties and seeing hoods like this at local pool hall, I would walk by there real quick! I'm sure they were inspired by this music.
So did I. a few practices on the chords - the picked out B7 and downward pentatonic scale and to make it sound more like the original, playing the strings as low down to the bottom as you can
do you ever go to the music store and just smash it out like link with all the distotion? kids these days would stand there with their mouths open wondering wtf is this
@@fredserver3706 D/D/E then again again to B7....ya got the rumble..simple is best when it's a catchy Melody line...slide to the 12th fret n get the lead....
Power-chord type things weren't unknown at the time; recalling the mighty Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar, who also had a couple of hits around this time
Hard to believe Link Wray isnt in the R&R Hall of Fame......if not for him we would all be listening to the Archies........Tells you how bad and full of BS the Hall of Fame is......Grand Funk isnt there either. The best garage band ever.
Yup. Incredible. Guess it says more about R&RHoF than Link Wray & those who shouldn't be there but is. He invented, or at least popularized the power chord. Shouldn't that be enough? Odd that he died in Copenhagen, Denmark and is buried there, in a crypt. He relocated to Denmark in the early 80s. Wonder what ties he had to Denmark? (which borders Sweden where I live, northern Europe). Maybe no especial ties at all, maybe only love the country...and sure, it's a nice place. Been there many times myself. Most people are easy going.
fuckin who cares about some hall of fame bullshit... it doesn't mean shit if other people recognize what you do. Just enjoy the song regardless of its critical acclaim.
All Hail Link Wray. Only a Shawnee Warrior would come up with such a battle cry! He'd make his guitar sound like the sound of Native Warriors "Whooping" calling in others to join the fight! N that's what this song did and still does . "Neahw" Link "Neahw"
The tune way head of its time the 1950s had Pioneer's of music 🎵🎶 even pioneers in the 1940s . Buddy Holly 👓 Eddie Cochran,Chuck Berry these legend's wrote there own songs. From a Teddy Boy 🎼🎶📻🎼
" Rumble " reminds me, Neal Fry and Charlie Schatz with Mike Wing on " Our Lady Gate of Heaven's Play Ground " Shooting Hoops and Making "Trick" Basketball Shots Behind my Back in Detroit, 27, Michigan "BEWARE" You're Entering Zone 27 "!" Sincerely Truthfully Your's, Neal Patrick Fry from Detroit, Michigan U.S.A.
I play in bands, now with my kids playing too; every time we play in front of people, we open with Rumble. We close with Rumble. Every single time.
Legend
😊😊😊😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Neat!
Link Wray is finally in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Loonnngggg overdue!
🎶🎵🎸🎸👍. Now they need to add Johnny Rivers......💯%💤
Link Wray doesn't need the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, as much as they need Link Wray
I believe it all started with Wray! Powerful in his simplicity. Passionate to the core. In my mind, as important as Hendrix was in his time. Long live the sound of Wray!
Don't forget Ritchie Valens
No argument here!
Try Johnny guitar Watson. I
t'll really blow your mind and
is older than this.1954 Space Music.
It was banned because old people heard it, and it had the same effect on them as it did the kids. It works today, and will work 500 years from now.
Rumble was banned for another reason
Link Wray was 1/2 Shawnee
@@juliereminiec4937 That's bullshit and you know it
There's no source because it was never banned. It's just hearsay, It reached #16 on Billboard's hot 100. That's a monster hit. Dick Clark played it daily on American Bandstand for weeks, Link even made an appearance on Dick Clark's Saturday evening show and played it to a national audience. So the ban is just urban legend. IT NEVER HAPPENED PERIOD
@@jonnychingas5757 Watch Rumble : the Indians that rocked the world
Rumble was banned Because Link wray was 1/2 Shawnee
Here's all you need to know about the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame: Bon Jovi is in it, and Link Wray isn't. What a crime.
U gotta be kidding me!!
I wouldn't have known..Thanks for sharing...This is one of the most iconic pieces of Rock and roll.
or motley crue
The Cramps should have been the first band inducted, as henry rollins says "its a crime that the very first band into the rock n roll hall of fame wasn't the cramps, there is nothing more rock n roll than the cramps" completely agree!!!!
Link Wray is too metal for that
I was fortunate to see Wray in concert and even as an old person he still acted like a "crazy Shawnee!" (Links own words shouted at concerts: "I TOLD YOU I'M A CRAZY SHAWNEE!"). Rest in power, Link 🎸🎶
Without both Ritchie Valens ( Yaqui) ^& Link Wray ( Shawnee) There wouldn't be any Heavy Metal Music
LYRICS
Gruaaang gruaaaang gruaaaang
Gruaaang gruaaaang gruaaaang
Gruaaang gruaaaang gruoooong
Gruaaang gruaaaang gruaaaang
Gruaaang gruaaaang ton-grueeeng
Teen-ton-teen-tan-teen-ton-tan tooowwn-ton
Haahaha
Further information ist helt in shit eardrums
XD
Stamatis Stabos Thanks! The lyrics are very profound!
lyrics by
- Robert Zimmerman
Was lucky enough to see Link play at some dive bar in DC back in the early 60's, with his drummer and bass. Put on quite a show for me, my friend, and about 15 other people in the bar.
NICE! I swear this is very familiar to me, though I heard this was banned & I was born in ‘64. Do you know if it was ever allowed to be used in a movie?? (Just found out Bobby Howard (protege of Link Wray) was my biological father in 2/2020. I know nothing much about his family & wish I had inherited his talent, only have his hair & vibrato, not his singing voice or range, though. It was quite a shock to find this out!).
@@cynthiaennis3107 Bobby Howard was ur biological father 2/2020? I don't get that figure? Care to explain pls?
Do you know where I can find the sheetmusic for Rumble?
@@juliereminiec4937Too easy: Dsus•E ×2; Dsus•A; Dsus•E; Dsus•B7 (strike root then arpeggio); E pentatonic scale down starting at G on first string(12 notes with a long bend at G on sixth string) - repeat. Occasional frill at 12 fret on first and second with third string on 13 fret (every three or four rounds).
DC was his stomping ground around that time, but for what reasons I don't know
This is so heavy for its time
Heavy for ANY time
@@MENFUSSMIKE can heavy metal be traced back to Ritchie Valens& Link Wray?
its the only instrumental to ever get banned from radio airplay for attempting to incite violence, and he didnt even sing a word./
no just right cool man
Ginger Bread Folks were listening to Doo-Wop and Candy Pop, Elvis had just released his first album two years prior. Rock and Roll was a novelty, still.
This version has the best bass line of all the versions
That's because Vernon Wray was still recording with an upright bass at this time. He later switched to the electric bass due to the size of the studio they were recording in (which was a converted chicken coop.) There was just no space for a doghouse bass.
I don't think there could have been anything in the world cooler than this at this exact moment 1958!!
Possibly the single most iconic, influential, unique, atmospheric, and stunningly brilliant 2m 36 ever recorded.
This film clip is from the movie The Delicate Delinquent starring Jerry Lewis. The three hoods you see (in order) are Robert Ivers, Joe Corey (white t shirt) and Richard Bakalyan.
Thanks
The Delicate delinquent
Thanks!
Although you gotta say rumble is better than the original soundtrack for this part of the film lol
Is BAkalyan the one with the Brass Knuckles ?
Such a simple riff yet so iconic. Love the film footage!
G'day Deedee, do you have any idea of the name of the movie ? would love to see it
@@davidtyler751 The Delicate Delinquent , starring Jerry Lewis. The first character you see is called “Monk”,
@@SgtRock57 G'day Sgt, i just wanted to let you know i was able to find the movie on the computer and what a movie it was :)
All stemming from that tune * Rumble.
i thank you again for getting the title of the movie for me also.
Its quite the older movie in which i did enjoy. Jerry acting the goof ball in alot of the movie. Mostly, i ADORE the older American cars, the punks and of coarse it being a feel good story with Monk coming along at the end saving the day, all in all a good movie. Thank you again Sgt, please take care and be good and again, thanks
Pretty powerful
Link Wray invented the power chords, thus paving the way for modern rock ,metal and punk..
This is awesome! Light years ahead of it's time.
TheLeen61 absolutely!!! Truly amazing gifting from God
No, this is pure 50s and nothing is better, in this case "ahead of its time" is an insult.
Um ... a light-year is a unit of distance, not time...
"it sounded like the soundtrack to a knife fight" - iggy pop
Yeah, the video fit right in all right.
The final 2 seconds "JERRY LEWIS IN..." really takes the edge off a masterpiece of music.
I saw the man play live in Berlin. He comes out on stage, mirrored sunglasses, leather coat almost down to the floor, mumbles "hello Hamburg" and starts the Rumble. Cool as fuck.
How old r u
@@ELTABULLOI am so sorry.
The Documentary Rumble is FANTASTIC! A must see!!!!
fuck yeh, medicine for the people (pirate it if you must)
I own the Dvd
This is the perfect visuals for this track
Link Wray's all-time great instrumental "Rumble"(1958) An influence on many guitarists, including me!This scene is amazingly...from a Jerry Lewis movie! "The Delicate Delinquent" (1957)Included in the cast, Darren McGavin (old man Parker in "Christmas Story" 1983)and undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano.The bass knuckles hoodlum in the black leather jacket, and with the curl hanging over is face,is Richard Bakalyan. He made a Hollywood career playing bad guys in movie, after movie.The law finally caught up with him in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965)He gets nailed to the cross, as the "good thief", next to Jesus.
Thanks for intel
You are very welcome!
Cheers. Jack the Ripper and Ace of Spades for the win. Now, i'm back to my Buffalo Springfield lol
Jeff, how would this sound if it was played on three guitars?
JEFF GREEN Will watch the movie coming out?
Great instrumental guitar tune. It strikes a elemental chord, in your brain as well.
OMFG! This is one of the best guitar records ever! It's sexy and I love it. Always have.
possibly the coolest track ever and it's from when my dad was only 14
I played this to my dog...now we both are in a gang!!
This guitar-gem should've been in a James Dean movie. It has "him" written all over it. #Legend
It's from "The Delicate Delinquent" > Jerry Lewis, 1957. His first movie w/o Dean Martin. A comedy, of course.
@@diomedestydeus3298 thanks! I knew I’d recognized this music, though it was banned & I was born in ‘64! I just asked another commenter if it was used in a movie...not really catching the connection with Jerry Lewis! Thanks for your comment!
Only instrumental song to ever be banned on U.S. airwaves I believe
That's because the us sucks.....
They thought it would get in people’s minds and incite violence
i think "god bless the conspiracy' by McKendree Spring was also a banned instrumental
Are you serious? WTF.. whyyyyyyyy?
@@footcandy Because rumble is a slang term for a gang street fight, and authorities were concerned about juvenile delinquency. A definite overreaction, however, I was a juvenile delinquent, and I turned out all right.
For 1958 this song was f'ing punk rock...
This tune has something special...is capable of touching the soul deep inside with a mixture of feelings...violence,melancholy,angst...Link Wray...few musicians have the power to stop time and change your perception....no surprise Rumble was banned in airplay,this tune brought people a strong vibe of subversion and a somewhat altered state of consciousness only through music.That is an achievement.
FIRST Heavy Metal Hit of all time ! Before fuzz boxes and everything !
Just learn of him in the 2024 Hall of Fame. Freaking awesome !!! sorry young people but this is good. Dancing music. This is the kind of beat you're looking for on the dance floor when you're 50 plus or other places. So sorry it took me this long to find such great rhythm
This is the first time people were ever presented with what we call "heaviness" . There's a snarl to this that people had never heard before, even in the extremely early days of rock n roll.
2:15 - that switchblade syncs up so perfectly with the riff
I remember being a small boy in the sixties and seeing hoods like this at local pool hall, I would walk by there real quick! I'm sure they were inspired by this music.
the early sound of heavy metal guitar
Good stuff
More like Garagerock/punkrock guitar
R.I.P., Link........you and the Wraymen made ear splitting volume and distortion cool for all of us.........turn it up to "11" !
The 2nd tune I learned on my guitar..... "Honky-Tonk" being the first.
R.I.P. Link Wray🎸
Greatest guitarist ever.
My mom was born in late 1958, and grew up on a farm. Hard to believe this was earlier in the year... way too cool
a beat em up game with a tone and setting like this would be amazing.
the soundtrack our lives... rock n roll yeah
SURF ROCK AWESOME
Gem,beyond diamond 💎.
The video just contextualizes it so perfectly.
This was a great tune! Still is.
„I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.“
This song was released on "Cadence Records" a month after "Lollipop" by The Chordettes. Feel the difference
I just learned how to play this on my guitar
So did I. a few practices on the chords - the picked out B7 and downward pentatonic scale and to make it sound more like the original, playing the strings as low down to the bottom as you can
do you ever go to the music store and just smash it out like link with all the distotion? kids these days would stand there with their mouths open wondering wtf is this
@@samuelbaldwin3531 I am 13 and I HATE the music that my kids listen to today! I love your generation of music! Rock ON!
@@fredserver3706 D/D/E then again again to B7....ya got the rumble..simple is best when it's a catchy Melody line...slide to the 12th fret n get the lead....
It's not D
If you like, it's a D with the first string open
Link Wray, inventor de los acordes de quinta, o power chords, a los que tanto deben el rock, el punk y el heavy metal.
Sehr guter Kommentar! Danke.
I love this song and clip by Link Wray from back in 1958 ALOT ! 🙄😏
What a riff lethal 👌🏼
This is the greatest thang I've ever seen and heard.
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Link Ray needs to be in the hall of fame without a doubt .
Link Wray....!!!
Creator of the "Power Chord" for R&R....!!!!
Cheers...!!!
I’d love to hear Jr. Brown play this
The sound is the HEART beat and walking PROUD... Movies turned into something else...
Power-chord type things weren't unknown at the time; recalling the mighty Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar, who also had a couple of hits around this time
Dick dale was 1963.. LInk Wray 1958
A heart that we should never forget even when we grow up.
June 2017 -- I knew that I remembered this as the music bed for the new Ford TV commercial!
Hard to believe Link Wray isnt in the R&R Hall of Fame......if not for him we would all be listening to the Archies........Tells you how bad and full of BS the Hall of Fame is......Grand Funk isnt there either. The best garage band ever.
if you start googling who's not in the retarded club..it's mind boggling & then again not,since it has nothing to do with anything.
Yup. Incredible. Guess it says more about R&RHoF than Link Wray & those who shouldn't be there but is. He invented, or at least popularized the power chord. Shouldn't that be enough? Odd that he died in Copenhagen, Denmark and is buried there, in a crypt. He relocated to Denmark in the early 80s. Wonder what ties he had to Denmark? (which borders Sweden where I live, northern Europe). Maybe no especial ties at all, maybe only love the country...and sure, it's a nice place. Been there many times myself. Most people are easy going.
fuckin who cares about some hall of fame bullshit... it doesn't mean shit if other people recognize what you do. Just enjoy the song regardless of its critical acclaim.
The power chord was invented long before link wray, you need to listen to some delta blues
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The music video fits the song so perfectly. Love this instrumental song.
"He's got a knife... That's not a knife, this is a knife!"
When man were men and fought with hands,brass knuckles,chains.
Badass guitar.
Most Bad-assed song I've ever heard.
The only song banned on the radio in the late '50s -- it was the title, not the music!!!
Rumble,one cool song!!!
This is one of those songs you can't play loud enough
Great music. The one with the Latin or caribbean drums. Also great...
All Hail Link Wray. Only a Shawnee Warrior would come up with such a battle cry! He'd make his guitar sound like the sound of Native Warriors "Whooping" calling in others to join the fight! N that's what this song did and still does . "Neahw" Link "Neahw"
Perfect 🎶🎸❤
I want to play something like this with shuffle dance speed.
The absolute goodness here!
This will always be the coolest instrumental of all time.
Badass.
Brings to my mind Mink DeVille, Duane Eddy, etc.
This songs playing in the background when I look at my ex😆
A fabulous racket.
The tune way head of its time the 1950s had Pioneer's of music 🎵🎶 even pioneers in the 1940s . Buddy Holly 👓 Eddie Cochran,Chuck Berry these legend's wrote there own songs. From a Teddy Boy 🎼🎶📻🎼
Great chords (DSus2, E, A, and B7) spoilt by shocking sound quality.
The ultimate prowling tune
love the swag
Thats not swag Dude.
another swag expert heard from
Swagger.
Assuming Rumble was not the original soundtrack to this scene, great job matching them up!
The birth of hard rock
A simple music video to a simple song. Everything was simpler back then
" Rumble " reminds me, Neal Fry
and Charlie Schatz with Mike Wing
on " Our Lady Gate of Heaven's
Play Ground " Shooting Hoops and
Making "Trick" Basketball Shots
Behind my Back in Detroit, 27, Michigan
"BEWARE" You're Entering Zone 27 "!"
Sincerely Truthfully Your's,
Neal Patrick Fry from Detroit, Michigan U.S.A.
Beautiful!!
Awesome tune
puro rock!!!
I keep waiting for them to break into some West Side Story dance moves lol. That doesn't happen till '61.
I was 7 years old when I first heard this. Wanted to go and rob a liquor store.
I wondered what this music was ever since Pulp Fiction.
It's also in Independence Day, when Randy Quaid walks into the diner after cropdusting the wrong field and two of the patrons mock him.
5 dollar milkshake. Hearing it again on that scene after many years made me want to learn to play it. So I did.
Roots …. Great ❤
Only one of those guys had a boxers nose
I still love these old scenes
Proper naughty 😂❤️
One of Sir Page’s favourites. That says it all!
Yeah when a rock legend plays air guitar to your song, you have gone and done something really special.
Very well done 👍👍👍
What a great clip for the song
assume song in the 50's
I m here bcoz Jimmy Page 😍
Ya, me too :)
I'm here because of Spread Eagle Cross The Block
Love this combo. Thanks for the post.
The Riff that launched a thousand songs.