This was recorded just a few months after I left Links show and moved onto Nashville.......i worked with Link for about a year when we were based out of Tucson, Arizona.......one of the greatest experiences I've had in my career.....Learned a hell of a lot from him and I'll always be grateful.......
@@glenfiddich2433 Link was a great guy...and always very supportive... I'm blessed to have known and worked with him.....glad you finally "found" him....
I saw Link Wray at Winterland , I'm thinking around 1975 or 76. I'd never heard of him, and one of my highschool friends goaded us to go with her. Glad I went !
@@TerryJohnson-yt6fw Pretty neat ! My highschool friend knew a lot about Link Wray's history and said that we should all go together. I think there was probably six of us that went. It was a great show. I don't remember what other bands played that night. We lived down in the south bay at the time.
This brings me back. In the 50's, 60's and early 70's bands would play at a lot of small venues. I remember Steppenwolf playing on a dirt stage in my hometown, the Cars playing in a small town park, bands would book gigs at fraternity parties just for free beers and help setting up. There was so much good inexpensive live music. When the stadium tours started tickets were 5 to 10, in the range of three to six hours wages at minimum wage to see three huge bands. Now an hour and a half of live music can cost $250. I feel bad for the young people. Not only does there music suck but they pay so much to hear it.
Hahaha! 'Not only does their music suck...' Hahaha. Yeah, saw Stevie Ray Vaughan at a college for $10. Saw Robert Gordon with Link Ray for free on a field at a college.
Never heard of him❓❓ Not sure how that happened. Just watch rumble and midnight lover wicked awesome. Ok I’m on board . Am a lover of music go out and listen to bunches and bunches of stuff can’t believe I’ve missed this ! That’s why I’m always searching for anything music to listen to. Definitely hit my soul 🔥
I consider Link Wray the true " King" of rock and roll, the essence of cool, and a Beautiful Indigenous man!!! Inventor of the Power Cord...Rumble!!! Oh yeah, did I mention he was the King!!!
There is/was no "King of rock 'n' roll"...that is/was pure hype designed to sell records/make money and is contrary to the true nature of rock 'n' roll which is a collective that thrived because of the combined talents of such people as Elvis, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran, Link Wray, Richie Valens, EverlyBrothers, etc., including even the one-hit wonders that left us with great, memorable songs that provide enjoyment and inspiration for people and musicians today.
Thank'you for posting . I'm on a bus heading to hospital to x-ray an aching ankle that swell and gives no love just good pain. I drink whyskey as an anestetic , It work but since switching on youtube and connecting to this Universal Link Wray tunes my leg is ok.
I remember he played a lot of the clubs in the East Village NYC in the early to mid 70's before the punk rock wave, you can see and hear how he influenced us.
He kept playing those bars even after the advent of 'Punk Rock' when he joined with Robert Gordon in the 'Tiny Tuff Darts' who played Max's Kansas City and CBGB's on the Bowery quite often. ua-cam.com/video/FHQZuUCYN1o/v-deo.htmlsi=aXdA6XUmnacrHb5N
John Cipollina (August 24, 1943 - May 29, 1989) was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the prominent San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. After leaving Quicksilver he formed the band Copperhead, was a member of the San Francisco All Stars and later played with numerous other bands. Cipollina had a unique guitar sound, mixing solid state and vacuum-tube (valve) amplifiers as early as 1965. He is considered one of the fathers of the San Francisco sound, a form of psychedelic rock. "I like the rapid punch of solid-state for the bottom, and the rodent-gnawing distortion of the tubes on top." To create his distinctive guitar sound, Cipollina developed a one-of-a-kind amplifier stack. His Gibson SG guitars had two pickups, one for bass and one for treble. The bass pickup fed into two Standel bass amps on the bottom of the stack, each equipped with two 15-inch speakers. The treble pickups fed two Fender amps: a Fender Twin Reverb and a Fender Dual Showman that drove six Wurlitzer horns. - Cipollina died on May 29, 1989, at age 45. His cause of death was alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which he suffered from most of his life and which is exacerbated by smoking. Quicksilver Messenger Service fans paid tribute to him the following month in San Francisco at an all-star concert at the Fillmore Auditorium which featured Nicky Hopkins, Pete Sears, David Freiberg, and John's brother Mario, an original member of Huey Lewis and the News. Cipollina's one of a kind massive amplifier stack was donated, along with one of his customized Gibson SG guitars, and effects pedals, for display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 1995. - In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Cipollina 32nd on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. The Bay Area psychedelic rock audience that heard him play steadily in ideal club conditions ranks him much higher.
Train train was actually written by Shorty Medlock the singer and guitarist of Blackfoot Ricky Medlock's grandfather. So it's very possible the he was inspired by mystery train. It's right around the same era.
Listen to Happy Trails album by Quicksilver Messenger Service- with two lead guitarists one being John C. It's a laid back long jam of sorts......iconic album.not frenetic as here.
Saw John Cipollina play with the Dinosaurs County Joe and I forgot the rest it was at thre old Fillmore second ave and six st they were have a special with IRON BUTTERFLY one night the CHAMBER BROTHERS and then JOE and JOHN they put on a good show it was around the end of the 80s. I guess that was the last show of that era. Long LIVE ROCK
I'm sorry to say I'd never heard of John Cipollina before watching this but that SOUND! so exciting, somehow Link Wray isn't the coolest thing in this video.
Terrific footage! But, what's with the staged stuff at the beginning of the video where the guy comes on stage and hands something to Link? Guitar picks?
Well classic but pretty basic. Just blues. Link looks like he's a bit up himself but hey he's the man. Interesting how far back the old SG goes. I wonder if those were too neck weighted as well?
This was recorded just a few months after I left Links show and moved onto Nashville.......i worked with Link for about a year when we were based out of Tucson, Arizona.......one of the greatest experiences I've had in my career.....Learned a hell of a lot from him and I'll always be grateful.......
I'm grateful to You..! after more than half a century You're still bringing joy & happy memories to a world that sorely needs both! ~ j.
+Craig Backstrom cool as!!!
lucky man - I played drums with Link in NYC for awhile - respect the Master ! Sesu Coleman
Wow I have just discovered Link Wray.....its taken me 57 years to hear this for the first time..
@@glenfiddich2433 Link was a great guy...and always very supportive... I'm blessed to have known and worked with him.....glad you finally "found" him....
Nov. 18th 2023 still rockin'
Link Wray was my neighbor in Copenhagen, he was a nice humble dude.
I saw Link Wray at Winterland , I'm thinking around 1975 or 76. I'd never heard of him, and one of my highschool friends goaded us to go with her. Glad I went !
I was at that show !!! I had never heard of him either ... how about that !! I enjoyed it !!
@@TerryJohnson-yt6fw Pretty neat ! My highschool friend knew a lot about Link Wray's history and said that we should all go together. I think there was probably six of us that went. It was a great show. I don't remember what other bands played that night. We lived down in the south bay at the time.
Link Wray's voice reminds me of Alvin Lee, A REAL "rock and roll voice"!
This brings me back.
In the 50's, 60's and early 70's bands would play at a lot of small venues. I remember Steppenwolf playing on a dirt stage in my hometown, the Cars playing in a small town park, bands would book gigs at fraternity parties just for free beers and help setting up. There was so much good inexpensive live music. When the stadium tours started tickets were 5 to 10, in the range of three to six hours wages at minimum wage to see three huge bands. Now an hour and a half of live music can cost $250. I feel bad for the young people. Not only does there music suck but they pay so much to hear it.
Hahaha! 'Not only does their music suck...' Hahaha.
Yeah, saw Stevie Ray Vaughan at a college for $10. Saw Robert Gordon with Link Ray for free on a field at a college.
Saw him live in the early 70s in Nyc Ny. I was very lucky….
Wow, Link Wray with John Cipollina! That is quite a combo of two iconic guitarists!
Yes, a real treat!
Yes indeed. Love Quicksilver. And he and Link are great together.
i know people love clapton and the stones, i respect that. but i'd rather listen to link wray any day of the week. so much cooler in my book.
Never heard of him❓❓ Not sure how that happened. Just watch rumble and midnight lover wicked awesome. Ok I’m on board . Am a lover of music go out and listen to bunches and bunches of stuff can’t believe I’ve missed this ! That’s why I’m always searching for anything music to listen to. Definitely hit my soul 🔥
@@johnconroy8323 - Thought same thing. Found the missing Link, as some call him.
I feel very fortunate to have seen John Cipollina play. A vastly underrated guitar player.
Loved him in Quicksilver Messenger Service with that vibrato lead. 2:05
yes i am new but saw what you did
Cipollina is not underated, he is, unfortunately, unknown and ignored. This is our world😢
@@Vasile-BugarinAlexandruGCristi OK, how about under appreciated.
He’s not in the end hall of fame? Wtf. The gogos are?
Yeah , that's what I say , Link Wray AND John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service.) doing "Mystery Train" . Thanks for posting !
What a treat to see John Cipollina in this!
I consider Link Wray the true
" King" of rock and roll, the essence of cool, and a Beautiful Indigenous man!!! Inventor of the Power Cord...Rumble!!!
Oh yeah, did I mention he was the King!!!
Yup, Elvis was a B- Al Jolson compared to Link.
There is/was no "King of rock 'n' roll"...that is/was pure hype designed to sell records/make money and is contrary to the true nature of rock 'n' roll which is a collective that thrived because of the combined talents of such people as Elvis, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran, Link Wray, Richie Valens, EverlyBrothers, etc., including even the one-hit wonders that left us with great, memorable songs that provide enjoyment and inspiration for people and musicians today.
Thank'you for posting .
I'm on a bus heading to hospital to x-ray an aching ankle that swell and gives no love just good pain.
I drink whyskey as an anestetic ,
It work but since switching on youtube and connecting to this
Universal Link Wray tunes my leg is ok.
Great Spirit, what A surprise and treat to see Link Ray and one of my all time favorite guitarist John Ciplolina mixing it up together.
Wray, not Ray
I saw Link Wray live at winterland 75 or 76 he was a blast great these videos are pop_n up lots of fun ... thanks ...
I remember he played a lot of the clubs in the East Village NYC in the early to mid 70's before the punk rock wave, you can see and hear how he influenced us.
He kept playing those bars even after the advent of 'Punk Rock' when he joined with Robert Gordon in the 'Tiny Tuff Darts' who played Max's Kansas City and CBGB's on the Bowery quite often. ua-cam.com/video/FHQZuUCYN1o/v-deo.htmlsi=aXdA6XUmnacrHb5N
Hey that guy at 0:22 is the same one who was helping out at Led Zeppelin's concert in MSG.
John Cipollina (August 24, 1943 - May 29, 1989) was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the prominent San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. After leaving Quicksilver he formed the band Copperhead, was a member of the San Francisco All Stars and later played with numerous other bands. Cipollina had a unique guitar sound, mixing solid state and vacuum-tube (valve) amplifiers as early as 1965. He is considered one of the fathers of the San Francisco sound, a form of psychedelic rock.
"I like the rapid punch of solid-state for the bottom, and the rodent-gnawing distortion of the tubes on top."
To create his distinctive guitar sound, Cipollina developed a one-of-a-kind amplifier stack. His Gibson SG guitars had two pickups, one for bass and one for treble. The bass pickup fed into two Standel bass amps on the bottom of the stack, each equipped with two 15-inch speakers. The treble pickups fed two Fender amps: a Fender Twin Reverb and a Fender Dual Showman that drove six Wurlitzer horns. -
Cipollina died on May 29, 1989, at age 45. His cause of death was alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which he suffered from most of his life and which is exacerbated by smoking.
Quicksilver Messenger Service fans paid tribute to him the following month in San Francisco at an all-star concert at the Fillmore Auditorium which featured Nicky Hopkins, Pete Sears, David Freiberg, and John's brother Mario, an original member of Huey Lewis and the News. Cipollina's one of a kind massive amplifier stack was donated, along with one of his customized Gibson SG guitars, and effects pedals, for display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 1995. - In 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Cipollina 32nd on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. The Bay Area psychedelic rock audience that heard him play steadily in ideal club conditions ranks him much higher.
thank you so much for the information, just opened for myself a new cool guitarist now💪🏻
One of the best
True Legend!
I'm 56 year old never heard of this guy been missing out for years excellent
I love Link Wray. It doesn't matter what he plays, he tears it up. The energy is explosive.
Rumble was the first song I ever learned to play
great Link Wray with John Cipollina.
That rhythm section is fantastic!
This reminds me of Blackfoot, Trian Train. Wouldn't be surprised if they were inspired
Train train was actually written by Shorty Medlock the singer and guitarist of Blackfoot Ricky Medlock's grandfather. So it's very possible the he was inspired by mystery train. It's right around the same era.
Link was so awesome that he brought the other musicians up beyond their best.
I like this John guys solos on this, he makes his guitar sound like a harmonica
Listen to Happy Trails album by Quicksilver Messenger Service- with two lead guitarists one being John C. It's a laid back long jam of sorts......iconic album.not frenetic as here.
Iconic is right. Cipollina was one of the unheralded greats.@@reedbender1179
Saw John Cipollina play with the Dinosaurs County Joe and I forgot the rest it was at thre old Fillmore second ave and six st they were have a special with IRON BUTTERFLY one night the CHAMBER BROTHERS and then JOE and JOHN they put on a good show it was around the end of the 80s. I guess that was the last show of that era. Long LIVE ROCK
Love Iron Butterly and Quicksilver Messenger Service!
So good!
Just awesome. Can’t listen to this just once. Sings great for a guy who has one lung.
Lost that lung because he was injured fighting in the Korean War. Most people don't realize he was a combat vet.
Aye to both! You got your facts straight! A true pioneer rocker and a patriot!
I like how gave Johnny c the spotlight
Wow another great performance from Link and company.
This cat is as cool as they come. He DGAF what anybody thinks 🤘
Any more footage from this show?
That was amazing, Link sings very well!
Fellow in Russia with taste.. my.mail.ru/mail/yang.75/video/685/45613.html
With only one lung, no less.
Loved you Link ! ❤. Native brother.. you were the Best..
This guy has music in every single bone
Link was all time fabulous!
Wow! the technician who goes on stage with the B.O.C. t-shirt !!!
Cipolina!
An appropriate tribute to the King.
Just the best and puts a spark in the soul...
wow. beautiful black and white! Sounds good too.. thanks!
I was 16 when this came out.
Link wrote the book.
Pure badass.
Hey Jim, great find.......Thank You....
The price of Dunn, NC!
What a great performance - thank you so much for uploading. Pure joy ... !!!
***** ((-: ~j.
@unviciouscircle Yes.. yet another fine example from the platinum age of music.
I'm sorry to say I'd never heard of John Cipollina before watching this but that SOUND! so exciting, somehow Link Wray isn't the coolest thing in this video.
Me neither. What a cool cat though.
*_I will happily be Damned in Hell if that ain't John Cipollina on SG!! ... lawdy me..._*
Rock On.
Nice video, but B&W in 1974? Kind of odd
9 comments? this should have thousands...
There are 2 of the top ten greatest guitarists in Rock History here on the same stage, Link Wray and John Cippolina.
Mate,this is fucking great,thank you..
What's cippolina from quicksilver messagender service doing here? Jamming out Being cool.thats why.
John Cipollina always mentioned Link Wray as one of his main influences, so it must have been quite an honor to play with him.
This guys great!
What a guitar!
Terrific footage! But, what's with the staged stuff at the beginning of the video where the guy comes on stage and hands something to Link? Guitar picks?
Great!!!!
Well classic but pretty basic. Just blues. Link looks like he's a bit up himself but hey he's the man. Interesting how far back the old SG goes. I wonder if those were too neck weighted as well?
Roadie and gaffa tape never seperated. Don't know why he came on stage but seemed to do the trick.
roadie in a blue oyster cult tshirt
First Nations people have soul, dammsure.
First Nations people are not defined by the concepts of other cultures...
Can anyone name either of those guitars please?
I guess link's guitar could be named Joan, and John's guitar could be named Arlene.
How's that, pal?
@@fantasticmoist4803 lol. You got me
Link is playing his Yamaha,'Screamin Red'.
smokin
Frikkin" Aye !
What kind of guitar is that?
Hey Link Wray expatriated to Denmark...
HMMMM .. I wonder why? ... maybe the treats you find in Amsterdam?
His wife and kid.
www.westword.com/music/the-missing-link-5057574
00:19 Earl Hickey?
The Mandela effect has began
Si, Mandelbrot! A glimpse NTu the mind of God!i!
need help! is this a tune from a Tarantino movie? ua-cam.com/video/1MRMuGqzeVo/v-deo.html maybe by another band?
Mess