Guitar legend Link Wray died on November 5th 2005 due to heart failure. Famous for his instrumental songs "Rumble" and "Jack the Ripper", Link Wray is known for being the first musician to experiment with the sounds that pioneered rock and roll and punk styles. Link virtually invented fuzz tone by deliberately punching holes in his amplifier speakers. He was also a true pioneer of the use of distortion on instrumental rock recordings. Additionally, Link Wray developed the "power chord" style of rythym/lead guitar years before Pete Townshend utilized it in early Who recordings.
Go to Link's official site: here
