Here's a song that will show you that Link Wray is one of the most underappreciated musicians in history. Most people just know Link from his classic instrumentals like "Rumble," but Link was so much more multi-dimensional than that. This record came out in 1971, and I've worn out my copy over the years.
This was a classic family production recorded in a backyard 4 track studio.
Link sang and played guitars, bass and dobro, and was joined by his younger brother Doug playing the drums and doing some background vocals, his other brother Vernon Aubrey Wray (aka Vernon Wray & Ray Vernon) doing the engineering and producing, and rounded out with Bobby Howard, Steve Verroca, and Billy Hodges doing everything else.
I like every single song on this LP, so it was extremely difficult to choose just one, so listen to this one, and if you like it as much as I do, go and listen to the rest of the whole album on YouTube.
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