Link Wray "Trail of the Lonesome Pine"

[OrvilleNuzzo076]

You can get the audio-mp3 of this song at grabtubesnow doht cohm.

[Satchmoeddie]

Man dig that crazy Dan Electro. Link and his off the wall budget guitars and his wild style just blows my hair back about as much as anything other than sex. I love his use of 60s Yamahas, Supro Dualtone guitar and I strongly suspect the amp too with the fuzz he got in his recordings, both live and studio. I have seen him with Gibsons and Fenders, but the cheapies like this and his "Resoglass" Supro, and mid 60s Yammie are just as cool as can be.

[franko11t]

I have 2 old original guitarlins and a longhorn bass. Used to have an old longhorn 6 string bass/baritone too but sold it like a dummy. Coolest looking guitars ever, especially when Link was playing one (his first album is the first time I saw one.)

Saw Link play the Whiskey around 1980. Sunglasses and black leather jacket. The epitome of cool and sounded fantastic! One of my heros.

[fireblade95]

pity he couldnt write for toffee...

[roberto48882]

esto es oro!!

[planetrocker1]

A great song that Clayton McMichen's Georgia Wildcats recorded back in the 30's.

[batrama310]

It is always awesome to watch footage from way back, but when Link Wray is the star...it gets better.

[bluesol59]

"Link Wray was playin' on a juke box I was payin..." the lyric from song 'Sign Language ' by Bob Dylan.

[imtheboyfromnowhere]

@bluesol59 Link is so great!! I'm so glad I got to see him live. Link was an amazing performer right up to the end of his life. The A-bones would have made a fantastic backing / touring band for Link. Thanks so much for puttin' this up!

[arkologist]

To me, Link was THE GREATEST rock and roll guitarist ever. He got more tone out of that 31 fret Danelectro Guitarlin than anyone before or since. Only Dexter Romweber (Flat Duo Jets) comes close!

[TaylorConrad8098]

danelectro longhorn

[4321Blastoff]

Gotta love those lipsticks. I have a Silvertone with those.

[labambawatusi]

This is like a transmission being picked up light years away from Earth, and I'm the alien groovin on it for the first time....zowie

[BackToTheBlues]

Nice image!

[voidforpurpose]

The Ramones's god and father.

King of Raw Rock and all Punk.

Lousy song; great guitarist.

[rstavenhagen]

true americana!

[slothman001]

wow, that was pretty cool! any Link footage is worth viewing, and from way back then? Wow. What a find.

[thecondylomas]

very cool!

[I967]

thats one hell of a danelectro longhorn guitar there!! great to see my favourite instrumentalist plucking it live! thanks for the post

[northlight1908]

He's playing a Danelectro "longhorn" model -- I believe it's called a Guitarlin.

[pmbear]

I wonder what kind of guitar he is playing...

[michaelmassara]

DANELECTRO They used to make Lightning jet fighters too. They released the guitar again a few years ago. I used to have a bass copy by Hondo (played well)

[chuckdee121]

Never saw an old clip of Link and it was Fantastic!! He was the man!!!

[notube41]

Does anyone know where I can find Bobby Howard, aka. "Morticai Jones" etc.? His son is looking for him and would love to meet him if he's still rockin'....thanks!!!

[julias84]

thx for posting! xox

[liketodriverealyfast]

Yes thanks for the video!

No the video and sound wasnt` the best..but i`m sure we all can agree that it was good!

Thanks,

-Fred

[jefftherealdrunk]

Olive sucks.

[jefftherealdrunk]

Link rules... he is missed very much by his friends & true family. What an incredible loss.

[philjac2002]

I completely agree. And she's also a bitch.

[blacktomato75]

THose of you spouting off about his wife, WTF? Do you think that honors him? She was his choice. If you can't say anything nice, shut the fuck up.

[jefftherealdrunk]

no. you shut the fuck up, and go kiss her fat ass.

[blacktomato75]

Such a charmer you are!

[Bietel]

Genius at work!! This is real funny: Link is clearly 'miming' without a backing band or even a guitar cord, and -on purpose?- he even drops his guitar pick, picks it up, goes on 'playing'. I knew Link, it'd be something he would love to do - just to show it wasn't a live recording! Great guy, sadly missed!

[WraysShack3Tracks]

Thanks much! I wish I could find a better copy...

[seablue]

wow! this is great. thanks for posting this! by the way, i'm the guy who translated link's danish obituary for you.