Link Wray - Rumble

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1. The only instrumental track to be banned from radio . . ..

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Wray and his band, The Wraymen, produced a track so deeply entrenched with the midnight risks of adolescents that they didn’t need words to get themselves banned from the radio, they just needed their simple rhythm and Wray’s generation-defining guitar. But while there are no lyrics to speak of, the title of the track offered everything you needed to know.

Once described by Rolling Sone as sounding “like an invitation to a knife fight,” the track’s title, ‘Rumble’ struck fear into the hearts of parents across America in the 1950s as its mood filled the room of every place it was played. A fear perpetuated by the gang violence of popular entertainment like The Wild One, West Side Story and many others.

The name of the song originated from the stepdaughter of Archie Bleyer, the head of Cadence Records who was releasing the song after saying it reminded her of West Side Story. In truth, it was a song born out of impromptu artistry rather than blood-stained riots or raucous behaviour.

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https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/link-wray-rumble-only-instrumental-track-to-ever-be-banned/