Link Wray
A Shawnee rock and roll guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist, Link Wray became popular in the late 1950s. In 2013 and 2017, Wray was a nominee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While he began his career in country music, his musical style went on to consist mostly of rock and roll, rockabilly, and instrumental rock. In 1958, Wray released the thrilling and ominous “Rumble”. This track was one of the only instrumentals to ever be banned from radio play out of dear that it might incite gang violence. The way Link created the distorted, overdriven sound, he stabbed his amplifier’s speaker cone with a pencil.
Link Wray
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. His solo career and bands have a combined sales of over 35 million albums. In fact, Stills became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Neil Young praised him greatly, saying, “He’s a musical genius” Aside from writing a lot of his band’s songs, he played bass, guitar, and keyboards on their debut album. The album ended up selling over four million copies. Not to mention it won the three band members a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Stephen is considered to be one of rock’s most underrated guitarists.
Stephen Stills
