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Shawnee music pioneer inspired the greats
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2002 A petition is underway to have Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr., a 73-year-old] Shawnee man, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With such hits as "Rawhide" and "Jack the Ripper," Wray is better known as Link Wray. His heavy metal and punk sounds during the 1950s and 1960s were ground breaking and he inspired numerous waves of guitarists, including Neil Young and Pete Townsend of The Who. Wray grew up "Shawnee poor" in North Carolina during a very racist climate. His family sought help of local Cherokees to keep from Ku Klux Klan raids. Get the Story:
Indian pioneer of heavy-metal sound still rumble (AP 8/22) Relevant Links:
Link Wray's Net Shack - http://www.fullcirclepros.com/link
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