Somehow, back in October, I missed notices of the passing of Robert Gordon. Back in my younger days, I was a big fan of Mr. Gordon, especially his work with Link Wray, who has been gone since 2005. I think I wore out a copy… Read More
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Flying Saucer Rock ‘n’ Roll
Remember rock ‘n’ roll? You don’t hear it much these days. Fred Lincoln Wray Jr. was born on this day in 1929. He was known as Link. Mr. Wray played the guitar like it was on fire. Rock ‘n’ roll just exploded out of him.… Read More
Red Hot
Here’s some Robert Gordon and Link Wray for a Saturday morning… The Way I Walk You don’t hear a lot of rock ‘n’ roll these days, do you? I remember buying my copy of their second record, Fresh Fish Special. That was in the late… Read More
Lonesome Train
I feel like listening to a little rockabilly tonight. Johnny Burnette only lived 30 years but was a rockabilly pioneer. Here he is on film performing Lonesome Train. Great tune… …and I love this version of Hound Dog Didn’t Robert Gordon record a version of… Read More
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