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Cooper Owen will pay tribute to the genius of the late Link Wray.
Link Wray, a native American Indian was a founder of Electric Sound who influenced many artists as well as the late Jimi Hendrix.
Scotty Moore, Pete Townsend, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Sir Paul McCartney, Dave Stuart, Andy Summers, David Gilmore and Sir Richard Branson were all close friends of Link & family who respected the man and his sound, God Bless you Link.
Link Wray's prototype Gibson sg estimated at £70,000
Link Wray's prototype Gibson sg was made especially for Link because he had very small Hands and given
to him by Gibson in 1957. This guitar cost Wray $4-$5000 back in good old 1957. He wrote and performed the hit song 'Rumble' with
this guitar, which was featured in the hit 'Pulp Fiction' this guitar has a cult following and is regarded as very special.
Links famous 'Screaming Red' estimate £50,000.
This guitar was Links predecessor from his
beloved Gibson sg from 1969 onwards. He bought the 'Screaming Red' from England, an english writer named the guitar 'Screaming Red' and link kept the name ever since
Quote Link Wray as writing in reference to these two guitars as being "very well known in the Music World in the USA, and also in Europe- I also played on them here in Denmark with Jepp
Rypurt who has past away in 1989 and Peter Dansturp (bass) he plays jazz now but when he played with me he played Loud Rock and Roll untill he went back to jazz.
Also Kin Daugard from Shoo Be Doo A also played with me on some gigs, he's a great bass player and a real nice guy. I sure had fun playing with him, Jeppe and Peter they played
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