I’M NOT SURE I’D WANT TO ARGUE WITH HIM. The Kinks’ Dave Davies: “I invented heavy rock because I never even heard of Link Wray til the 80s — his records weren’t hard rock — the Ventures were heavier than Link Wray…”
Although Jimmy Page was a big fan of Wray when starting out on his instrument – just watch him as he plays air guitar along with “Rumble,” as the frame capture below highlights: