Rock Legend News

05/11/2023

Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005). Link Wray, performing “Rumble” in 1974; the only instrumental song banned from the radio. In the 1950s when it was released, it was censored. It became the most banned song in history. It had no lyrics.

His 1958 instrumental single "Rumble," reached the top 20 in the United States, and was one of the earliest songs in rock music to utilize distortion and tremolo.

Rolling Stone ranked Wray at No. 45 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. He received two nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, prior to being inducted in the Musical Influence category in 2023.

Link Wray - RumbleRecorded Live: 11/19/1974 - Winterland - San Francisco, CAMore Link Wray at Wolfgang's https://www.wolfgangs.com/live-music-streaming/

12/02/2023

Studiocam - The Pat Travers Band live on the radio, in the Rockline studio with Bob Coburn, 2009, Hollywood, CA. That studio is no longer in existence, unfo...

25/11/2022

The Marcus King Trio covers the Grand Funk Railroad song "Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother" live at Carter Vintage Guitars. Marcus is playing a 1960 Gibson Les Pau...

19/11/2022

Marcus King is best known as the frontman, lead singer and guitarist for The Marcus King Band. His 2020 album El Dorado received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

https://www.marcuskingofficial.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_KingMar

Official Audio 'It’s Too Late:' https://mk.lnk.to/itstoolate New Album, "Young Blood" Out Now: https://mk.lnk.to/youngblood On tour now, get tickets here: ht...

21/08/2022

Rock Legend News October 2022 Special Edition Issue features "Lynyrd Skynyrd The Early Years." It’s the 45th year anniversary of Ronnie Van Zant’s premonition of dying with his boots on before age 30 came true on October 20, 1977 at age 29.

Published August 21, 2022 Anniversary of Knebworth Concert

Free to view online here: https://issuu.com/rocklegendnews/docs/lynyrd_skynyrd_the_early_years

21/08/2022

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Live At Knebworth August 21, 1976

On August 21, 1976, Lynyrd Skynyrd took the stage at Knebworth as part of a daylong festival which also included Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, 10cc and The Rolling Stones. The show has gone down in Lynyrd Skynyrd history as one of the band’s greatest performances. The 1976 Knebworth show features Ronnie Van Zant’s iconic vocals and their famed triple guitar attack of Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Steve Gaines in front of a crowd estimated between 150,000 and 200,000.

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05/07/2022

FUN FACT! "The Capitol Studios feature echo chambers that were designed by legendary guitarist and recording innovator Les Paul. The echo chambers are subterranean concrete bunkers that are located 30 feet underground. They can provide reverb that lasts up to five seconds—the effect is perhaps most famously heard on The Beach Boys classic, Good Vibrations.”

30/05/2022

Johnny Depp (Hollywood Vampires) - Heroes - Rome (08/07/2018)

30/05/2022

Recorded at the City Hall in Sheffield (UK) on the 29th May 2022

Recorded at the City Hall in Sheffield (UK) on the 29th May 2022.