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Rumble by Link Wray & His Wraymen
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"Rumble" Is An Instrumental By American Group Link Wray & His Wray Men. Released In The United States On March 31 1958 As A Single With "The Swag" As A B-Side "Rumble" Utilized The Techniques Of Distortion And Tremolo Then Largely Unexplored In Rock And Roll. In 2018 The Song Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In A New Category For Singles. History
At A Live Gig In Fredericksburg Virginia In Early 1958 While Attempting To Work Up A Backing For The Diamonds' "The Stroll" Link Wray & His Ray Men Came Up With The Instrumental "Rumble" Which They Originally Called "Oddball". It Was An Instant Hit With The Audience Which Demanded Four Repeats That Night. The Host Of The Sock Hop Disc Jockey Milt Grant Paid For The Song To Be Recorded And Released As A Single In Turn Grant Would Receive Songwriting Credit. Eventually The Instrumental Came To The Attention Of Record Producer Archie Bleyer Of Cadence Records Who Hated It Particularly After Wray Poked A Pencil Through The Speaker Cone Of His Amplifier To Make The Recording Sound More Like The Live Version.But Bleyer's Stepdaughter Loved It So He Released It Despite His Misgivings. Phil Everly Heard It And Suggested The Title "Rumble" As It Had A Rough Sound And Said It Sounded Like A Street Fight. It Was Banned In Several US Radio Markets Because The Term 'rumble' Was A Slang Term For A Gang Fight And It Was Feared That The Piece's Harsh Sound Glorified Juvenile Delinquency. The Record Is The Only Instrumental Single Ever Banned From Radio In The United States
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"Rumble" is an instrumental by American group Link Wray & His Wray Men. Released in the United States on March 31, 1958, as a single (with "The Swag" as a B-side), "Rumble" utilized the techniques of distortion and tremolo, then largely unexplored in rock and roll.
In 2018, the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a new category for singles.
History
At a live gig in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in early 1958, while attempting to work up a backing for The Diamonds' "The Stroll", Link Wray & His Ray Men came up with the instrumental "Rumble", which they originally called "Oddball". It was an instant hit with the audience, which demanded four repeats that night. The host of the sock hop, disc jockey Milt Grant, paid for the song to be recorded and released as a single; in turn, Grant would receive songwriting credit.
Eventually the instrumental came to the attention of record producer Archie Bleyer of Cadence Records, who hated it, particularly after Wray poked a pencil through the speaker cone of his amplifier to make the recording sound more like the live version.But Bleyer's stepdaughter loved it, so he released it despite his misgivings. Phil Everly heard it and suggested the title "Rumble", as it had a rough sound and said it sounded like a street fight.
It was banned in several US radio markets, because the term 'rumble' was a slang term for a gang fight, and it was feared that the piece's harsh sound glorified juvenile delinquency. The record is the only instrumental single ever banned from radio in the United States Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.