Native American, an immigrants son playing an Elvis song that he "borrowed" the style of from black boogie woogie. The indian is chewing bubble gum. This is America, so strange that people don't see the beauty in it. May the lady liberty never loose a spangle.
Loved Loved John Cipollina...Link could not have had a better friend while we lived in San Mateo, Cal. Best of friends....great musician..Link had the highest respect for him
+Sharon Wray Wow, you were married to Link...I can't believe I just found out about him and I've studied and listened to every kind of rock there was and I'm 52. Nobody I know knows of him and yet he was born in 29'. As I've come to hear his music and become acquainted with who he was I realize what a treasure he was and is. 1st king of cool (forget James Dean), 1st punk rocker (sorry Ray Davies), 1st rock artist, 1st Native American rocker and probably entertainer.....how the hell I missed him I don't know. Incredible talent and raw energy.
Link Wray was one the best and the rock n roll hall of fame isn't fit to tie his shoes. I was blessed to catch his act here locally in the early 2000's and the crazy thing is that I was totally unaware that he was in town that night and thank God I made one of my routine stops at the 5 Points Music Hall that night because I might have missed it! He's sorely missed every time I see one of his performances or interviews on video.
I saw John Cipollina playing with Link Wray in Copenhagen 1980 I think it was. They played Who do you love for about 40 minutes. Awsome,wonderful,amazing. I still remember with joy.
I'm so jealous! I never saw John, my favourite guitar player. Even though I saw QMS in Toronto, John wasn't with them. I don't even know who the lead guitarist was.
John Cipollina and I were good friends...through John, I met Link...there will never be another Link Wray!!! John use to say, Link was his idol. I got to jam Rumble with him on drums and he became mine.
Yes , and lets not forget that Link lost a lung in the 50s from a bout of Tuberculosis and still had a hell of a voice, plus his use of natural reverb on his guitar track on the original Jack The Ripper, which he recorded in a stair well was innovative as hell back then. Were glad to have had them both, also the great Carl Perkins, they were the men ... thanks and keep on rockin..
He set in my living room and sang I was always amazed at his voice my aunt was his daughter Beth I know he's famous for guitar and rightly so but his voice was so good 👍.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS EPIC FOOTAGE EXISTS!!! John Cipollina with his signature whammy bar driven fingerpicked leads and one his major influences, Link Wray, on the same stage! Thanks for posting!!
@@furtherdefinitions1 I dig Link but every rock guitarist was also inspired by Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf and Huber Sumlin and many more...including...dare I say it...the abusive Ike T, who everyone ripped off but it is uncouth to speak his name so rockers get away with ripping him off with no acknowledgement that Ike influenced them. And btw, Hendrix dug the eff out of great country players like Buck Owens and Roy Clark. He was a connoisseur of all music, but we only got to experience 3-4 years of his initial creativity.
quicksilver.. 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.
wOW great quality! This was just 20 years on from the birth of rock & roll and not only was he a link from blues to the 60's guitar gods but he's layin' down the template for tight & snarly punky power pop that would break in the second half of the 70's
Exactly. This is like early punk. I've never heard Link get credit for his contribution in this regard. Yes, always recognised as a pioneer of distortion but not as a punk wayfinder.
Part Navajo here. Once in a while I get called Elvis cause I rock some sideburns, but I always forget to correct them and say "that's Link Wray to you, bitch!"
Check out side 2 of Happy Trails by Quicksilver. The crowning achievement of SF psychedelia. Incredible playing by John Cippolina. If the feedback drenched 'Calvary' puts you off at first, give it a few more listens when your in a reflective mood. It's actually a stunning composition from beginning to end.
Wow! I wish I had seen these two playing together. But I did see them each separately, which is about as much good fortune as anyone could reasonably wish for.
I love John's psychedelic guitar tone I just love psychedelia but this band kicks ass but to be honest I never knew about Link Wray till today wow I've been in another planet I guess, but this shit is really good so good!
Damn, this is brilliant. Thanks so much for posting this. EVERY guitar player, singer/songwriter should be required to study these masters. They were true craftsmen. I'm still blown away.
Thanks. This is great. The Rumble Story as I understand it is. The speaker amp got damaged. He played. Said Um, then cut a few slits in it and so on. The dirty sound was born.
Isnt there some sort of Star Trek Federation code against these 2 playing on the same stage? "No Cap'n she (Earth) cant withstand the tonal vibrations, you have got to stop them!" What a sound!
In the mid-60s, my cousin drummed for We The People, a New Bedford, MA full tilt boogie rock group. They recorded "Always Lies" (online at a garage band site) in a Providence, RI studio . Link Wray also recorded there. He may have met Link. And I believe that Wray wrote the B side. When I find it in my home, I'll post again. This has been my brush w/greatness. At one point years later, three members of the group worked on the same fishing boat. Even later, the rhythm guitarist was captain. The keyboardist/singer was later asked to join the cast of "Hair " on Bwy. The night before rehearsals, he got busted. Years later he returned to NYC and his hotel was the same building as the 1960s jail. He asked for his old room back. This has been a '60s flashback. You will be returned to your own time. Wait, theres more. My sales boss in LA was an Apache. She lived next to the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank. But now Im in the hard land of the winter. With the LA blues again.
Awesome footage , been a Link Wray fan since the days of Jack the Ripper and Swan Records, Still have the original 45 somewhere. The man is a Rock icon and shows his class by not burning up John on lead. I have never had any luck finding out who made that guitar Link played a lot ? any one have a clue ? Thanks for the great clip here.
Native American, an immigrants son playing an Elvis song that he "borrowed" the style of from black boogie woogie. The indian is chewing bubble gum. This is America, so strange that people don't see the beauty in it. May the lady liberty never loose a spangle.
Hm...glazba je univerzalna... sve ostalo je sjebano u USA....
Link Wray and John Cipollina playing Elvis in 1974. I think the earth stopped moving for a minute there.
Stopped for 17:58, to be precise.
I know Im quite off topic but does anyone know of a good website to watch new movies online?
@Trey Brayden I use flixzone. You can find it on google :)
@@stephantelm4922 precisely
Loved Loved John Cipollina...Link could not have had a better friend while we lived in San Mateo, Cal. Best of friends....great musician..Link had the highest respect for him
+Sharon Wray
Wow, you were married to Link...I can't believe I just found out about him and I've studied and listened to every kind of rock there was and I'm 52. Nobody I know knows of him and yet he was born in 29'. As I've come to hear his music and become acquainted with who he was I realize what a treasure he was and is. 1st king of cool (forget James Dean), 1st punk rocker (sorry Ray Davies), 1st rock artist, 1st Native American rocker and probably entertainer.....how the hell I missed him I don't know. Incredible talent and raw energy.
Sharon I’m from San Mateo also. Born and raised Where about did you live. I lived in Shorview. Just curious
Link Wray was one the best and the rock n roll hall of fame isn't fit to tie his shoes. I was blessed to catch his act here locally in the early 2000's and the crazy thing is that I was totally unaware that he was in town that night and thank God I made one of my routine stops at the 5 Points Music Hall that night because I might have missed it! He's sorely missed every time I see one of his performances or interviews on video.
@@krusty6246 san mateo is a great place to live
Much blessings for ya I don't know whut I did wrong not to have heard this music more.. shezez..
Guy only had one lung but was so badass he could still sing and he embraced young talented players like John that's why he is a legend
I saw John Cipollina playing with Link Wray in Copenhagen 1980 I think it was. They played Who do you love for about 40 minutes. Awsome,wonderful,amazing. I still remember with joy.
I'm so jealous! I never saw John, my favourite guitar player. Even though I saw QMS in Toronto, John wasn't with them. I don't even know who the lead guitarist was.
Cip, you are my one time favourite for all times. Thank you for all and hope you play in heaven!
WICKED, man . .what a TREASURE Recording . . THANK You
🎸🎸🚀🚀🪐🎶🛸 7.9.'23
Bonus points for his flawless hair and iconic side burns … 🎯👏💈
At a time when Cipolina's hair was more the done thing.
A few years later Link’s hair was down to his belt.
@@woodybowen5362
Yeah. I think that was a compensation for thinning on top. I don't think it was a good look.
@@mesolithicman164 Iconic not Good lol
John Cipollina and I were good friends...through John, I met Link...there will never be another Link Wray!!! John use to say, Link was his idol. I got to jam Rumble with him on drums and he became mine.
really, thats outstanding great memory Tony...
@@unclekennymusic HAVE ANOTHER HIT.............. AMAZING MUSIC!!!!!
*_Thanx for sharing the GOLD ... priceless memories!! ..._*
Yes , and lets not forget that Link lost a lung in the 50s from a bout of Tuberculosis and still had a hell of a voice, plus his use of natural reverb on his guitar track on the original Jack The Ripper, which he recorded in a stair well was innovative as hell back then. Were glad to have had them both, also the great Carl Perkins, they were the men ... thanks and keep on rockin..
And he was told by the doctors that he would never sing again, wrong!
And J Cippolina died of lung disease. He never quit smoking even after his lung cancer dx
He set in my living room and sang I was always amazed at his voice my aunt was his daughter Beth I know he's famous for guitar and rightly so but his voice was so good 👍.
This is absolutely fantastic... I was there at Winterland that nite....a place I'll never forget! And Link Wray an John Cippolina..... Priceless!!
When music was good and two friends entertained us.
this is a rare an valuable post. thanks for letting us enjoy it
Love that this shit was real, tuning up on stage!!! Real shit!!!! Love it.
As great as Elvis was even on his best day he couldn't play like Link Wray on his worst day .
Come on man dont get those mean woman blues..link gave due respect..dont be this way Elvis was the King
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS EPIC FOOTAGE EXISTS!!! John Cipollina with his signature whammy bar driven fingerpicked leads and one his major influences, Link Wray, on the same stage! Thanks for posting!!
I can see where Hendrix was inspired. Link’s tone is raw and nasty ❤️🤘🎵
hendrix was not into country music.
every rock guitarist was inspired by Link.
@@furtherdefinitions1 I dig Link but every rock guitarist was also inspired by Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf and Huber Sumlin and many more...including...dare I say it...the abusive Ike T, who everyone ripped off but it is uncouth to speak his name so rockers get away with ripping him off with no acknowledgement that Ike influenced them. And btw, Hendrix dug the eff out of great country players like Buck Owens and Roy Clark. He was a connoisseur of all music, but we only got to experience 3-4 years of his initial creativity.
Jimmy Page✌️
@@rashard4 Yes. Thank you. And thanks for mentioning Ike T.
quicksilver..
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.
Thanks for the post 🙌
Link Wray and John Cipollina what a great pairing who would of thought it wow
If I didn’t know better, I thought Alvin Lee was singing…wow!
Love Link Wrays voice!! Think Jimmy Page is a huge fan. What a heavy jam…Grooovy!!
...or tiny Elvis.
This is solid heaven
Was having a blue day but cured it watching and listening to Cippo and Wray.
This is historic, The precious artifact.
saw john many times n think of him as embodying "western guitar" like no other could!
Man did you hear Link play them leads unbelievable
Brother didn't know he was punk. Respect.
No one...NO ONE...could work treble like John Cippolina!
Jeff Back
Beck
love John C. so much partied with those guys years ago...what a class act ..they are both so missed such brilliance...
wOW great quality! This was just 20 years on from the birth of rock & roll and not only was he a link from blues to the 60's guitar gods but he's layin' down the template for tight & snarly punky power pop that would break in the second half of the 70's
Exactly. This is like early punk. I've never heard Link get credit for his contribution in this regard. Yes, always recognised as a pioneer of distortion but not as a punk wayfinder.
Link really kills it. Great band too. Drummer is excellent.
Bass player was pretty hot too!!!
Whole band is locked UP Tight!
Part Navajo here. Once in a while I get called Elvis cause I rock some sideburns, but I always forget to correct them and say "that's Link Wray to you, bitch!"
❤love the music of Rumble.
Cip and Wray? This is the coolest shit.
Link Wray and Robert Gordon played at a small club in New Jersey in late 1970's which I saw. It was a good show.
Wow. Link Wray out Ramones the Ramones on Be What You Want To and they didn't have a hit until 2 years after this was recorded.
Happy Trails is still an album favorite , QMS !
Link & John, miss our music!
Be what you want to is punk with skills.....
John and Link both had ill lungs but could breathe fire 🔥 on the guitar 🎸
Long Live Rock& Roll!
Thank you Link Wray & John
This is awesome. And everyone loved Elvis.
Link Wray - true Americana.
Can't believe I'm 60 and just now learning about these 2 artists
Check out side 2 of Happy Trails by Quicksilver. The crowning achievement of SF psychedelia. Incredible playing by John Cippolina. If the feedback drenched 'Calvary' puts you off at first, give it a few more listens when your in a reflective mood. It's actually a stunning composition from beginning to end.
Storia del rock. Miti senza tempo.
Absolute great love it
Cheers for putting up this version of Be What You Want To. Easily the best version of this song.
What a treat! Thank you for this.
John's sister used to sew his shirts! Just a little tidbit for the fans.
Thanks for sharing 🙌
Antonia Cipollina Rocks !! Get Piano and Keyboard Lessons from her in Mill Valley California.
Wow! I wish I had seen these two playing together. But I did see them each separately, which is about as much good fortune as anyone could reasonably wish for.
I love John's psychedelic guitar tone I just love psychedelia but this band kicks ass but to be honest I never knew about Link Wray till today wow I've been in another planet I guess, but this shit is really good so good!
Absolutely amazing... Undisputed splendor.
Ah yes, brings back memories of sneaking out of the house to watch Link and friends play in the Bay area. True Rock and Roll right here!
Link is a legend.
Damn, this is brilliant. Thanks so much for posting this. EVERY guitar player, singer/songwriter should be required to study these masters. They were true craftsmen. I'm still blown away.
Quick silver, awesome band from my youth
Nice post !!!
Wray & Cipollina together !
A splendid idea !!
Thanks for that !
From deep south of France ,
C.& Chelsea the Dog .
🐉🔬🐲
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This is where Dan Akroyd came up with the Elwood Blues character
What? This is awesome, period.
I have never seen this footage, this is GOOD STUFF!
Beautiful!!Thank you for posting.
Yeah! That’s what I’m talking about.
Holy sh*t! More, please!!
Thanks. This is great. The Rumble Story as I understand it is. The speaker amp got damaged. He played. Said Um, then cut a few slits in it and so on. The dirty sound was born.
Isnt there some sort of Star Trek Federation code against these 2 playing on the same stage? "No Cap'n she (Earth) cant withstand the tonal vibrations, you have got to stop them!" What a sound!
HEE HAW !! From John Cipollina's Crew.
2 Legends & 2 of my favotites.
Thanks of sharing, this is brillant!
This is god tier talent
DAMN! It doesn't get better ... unless there's more ...
great post.....live music is the answer to everything....
What a treat.
Precious
a fantastic find - thanks - two of my very fave guitarists, i didn't know they knew each other... this is priceless! Met Link, never met John sadly
WoW ! Quicksilver and Link. Does it get better Rock n Roll than this ? Excellent !
More UA-cam Gold!
This is fuckin' great!
Two super Legends
I already know this is good an i haven't even heard it mash the like button seventeen times
Wonderful! Many thanks!
In the mid-60s, my cousin drummed for We The People, a New Bedford, MA full tilt boogie rock group. They recorded "Always Lies" (online at a garage band site) in a Providence, RI studio . Link Wray also recorded there. He may have met Link. And I believe that Wray wrote the B side. When I find it in my home, I'll post again. This has been my brush w/greatness. At one point years later, three members of the group worked on the same fishing boat. Even later, the rhythm guitarist was captain. The keyboardist/singer was later asked to join the cast of "Hair " on Bwy. The night before rehearsals, he got busted. Years later he returned to NYC and his hotel was the same building as the 1960s jail. He asked for his old room back. This has been a '60s flashback. You will be returned to your own time. Wait, theres more. My sales boss in LA was an Apache. She lived next to the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank. But now Im in the hard land of the winter. With the LA blues again.
LEGEND!
Great stuff! Thanks for posting this!
Incredible footage 👍❤️👍
I love this.
Acaaa está la inspiración de tantos rockers de los 60 y 70 .Es el eslabón perdido.
Wow had no idea these 2 geniuses were friends. Just makes them both even cooler. Got to see cippolina play in the 80s. Wish I'd seen LR too
Mesmerizing.
thanks for this post!
Just plain wow...
Speechless
What a gift.🍉
Nice post. Garcias🙏
WOW! WOW! WOW!
Wow just Wow
Awesome footage , been a Link Wray fan since the days of Jack the Ripper and Swan Records, Still have the original 45 somewhere. The man is a Rock icon and shows his class by not burning up John on lead. I have never had any luck finding out who made that guitar Link played a lot ? any one have a clue ? Thanks for the great clip here.
It is a Yamaha SG-2
@@JS-pd7lg "Big Red!"
Dig the roadie with the BOC shirt!
Thanks!
Who’s the drummer and bass player?? The bass sounds absolutely wicked,,,love it!!
How did I miss this one, Cass hit me in the head! Good one!
What ever happened to John's Batman SG? ICONIC!
It’s under glass in Cleveland.
R&R hall of fame
@@danjoseph9731I want to go there so bad, bucket list 🎉