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Guitar Ace..
A Tribute to Link Wray
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"If it hadn’t been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar."
- Pete Townshend, The Who

Quite simply, Link Wray invented the power chord, the major modus operandi of modern rock guitarists. GUITAR ACE – Link Wray Tribute features new versions of Link Wray classics like "Rumble," which was banned across the radio dial for being "too suggestive" and "promoting teenage gang warfare," "Jack the Ripper" and "Ace of Spades." The tribute also digs deep into Wray's vast and varied catalog of instro and vocal material from the ‘50s, ‘60s and even the more obscure early ‘70s years. GUITAR ACE is the ultimate Link Wray tribute, featuring 24 Linkster tunes performed by today's top rock 'n' roll crop: Calexico's Southwestern/Americana touch on "Fallin' Rain;" the Boss Martians' blue-eyed soul scorcher "Fire and Brimstone;" North Carolina's Southern Culture on the Skids blasting through with "I'm Branded;" the Gore Gore Girls' Mersey meets girl-group beat on "Baby Doll;" and The Fleshtones (yes, Peter Zaremba and company!) giving their garage rock 'n' roll party treatment to "Soul Train." Link Wray's legacy pre-dates rock 'n' roll, and his legend will survive it. Now re-interpreted and brought to vibrant new life by an impressive assembly of bands, the Linkster's classic hits and his obscure rarities explode once again. This compilation is proof that, once and for all, Link Wray is thee all-time GUITAR ACE!

ALBUM TRACKS

  1. RAW HIDE - Mystery Action
  2. AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU, BABE - Bleed
  3. THE SHADOW KNOWS - Spy-Fi (featuring Phantom Frank)
  4. THE OUTLAW - The Hellbenders
  5. I'M SO GLAD I'M SO PROUD - Throw Rag
  6. FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTY - The Ledgers
  7. SOUL TRAIN - The Fleshtones
  8. MUSTANG - The Space Cossacks
  9. ACE OF SPADES - Dave Wronski
  10. SLINKY - Fifty Foot Combo
  11. RUMBLE MAMBO - Hypnomen
  12. DEACON JONES - The Woggles
  13. FIRE AND BRIMSTONE - Boss Martians
  14. FALLIN' RAIN - Calexico
  15. GENOCIDE - The Downers
  16. I'M BRANDED - Southern Culture on the Skids
  17. BABY DOLL- Gore Gore Girls
  18. THE GIRL CAN'T DANCE - Evan Foster
  19. JACK THE RIPPER - Pollo Del Mar
  20. COMANCHE - The Volcanos
  21. RUN CHICKEN RUN - Jackie & The Cedrics
  22. RUN BOY RUN - Deke Dickerson & The Eccofonics
  23. RUMBLE - The Bambi Molesters
  24. ROUGHSHOD - Four Piece Suit