Editing Link Wray (section)

{{short description|American guitarist (1929–2005)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Link Wray
| image             = Link Wray in Seattle 2005 (1).jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Wray performing in July 2005
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Fred Lincoln Wray Jr.
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1929|05|2}}
| birth_place       = [[Dunn, North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2005|11|5|1929|05|2}}
| death_place       = [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
| origin            = [[Portsmouth, Virginia]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Rock and roll]]|[[Country music|country]]|[[rockabilly]]|[[Surf music|surf]]|[[garage rock]]|[[country rock]]|[[swamp rock]]|[[hard rock]]|[[Instrumental rock]]}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
*Musician
*songwriter
}}
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
*Guitar
*vocals
*[[steel guitar]]
*bass guitar
}}
| years_active      = 1955–2005
| label             = 
| associated_acts   = [[Robert Gordon (singer)|Robert Gordon]]
| website           = {{URL|http://www.linkwray.com/}}
}}

'''Fred Lincoln''' "'''Link'''" '''Wray Jr.''' (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. His 1958 [[Instrumental rock|instrumental]] single "[[Rumble (instrumental)|Rumble]]", reached the top 20 in the United States; and was one of the earliest songs in rock music to utilize [[Distortion (guitar)|distortion]] and [[tremolo]].

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Wray at No. 45 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.<ref name="GreatGuitar">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-guitarists-153675/link-wray-149776/ |title=100 Greatest Guitarists - 45. Link Wray|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2021-12-06}}</ref> He received two nominations for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], prior to being inducted in the Musical Influence category in 2023.<ref name="rollingstone.com">[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-kiss-hall-and-oates-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-73378/ "Nirvana, Kiss, Hall and Oates Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902070929/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nirvana-kiss-hall-and-oates-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20131016 |date=September 2, 2016 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. October 16, 2013; retrieved October 16, 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, and Rage Against the Machine Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kate-bush-missy-elliott-rage-against-the-machine-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-class-of-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=pitchfork.com|date=3 May 2023 }}</ref>