[kj] Power Chord Pioneer Link Wray Dies at 76

[Alexander Smith]

Thanks, Fluw.....knew you had the knowledge to back this one up.

Alex in NYC


On Tuesday, November 22, 2005, at 11:04 AM, fluw wrote:

> geordie wasn't the first to play a chiming dissonant bell chord or 
> tune to D either but...
>
> of course, everything becomes relative to the era in which the 
> catalyst is analysed, as history forgets and neglects, then makes an 
> attempt to suffice as people merely invoke a common perfunctory 
> obligation of tribute...
> Reuter's Syndrome
>
> the key in this particular thread i think is, who was the dominant 
> catalyst for the usage of a particular sound or style of play:
>
> charlie christian - electric guitar
> ike turner - the wammy bar freak-out
> les paul - multi track - tape echo
> paul burlison - rock n roll amplifier distortion
> t bone walker - double stop bends  - single note blues bend style
> django reinhardt - lateral vibrato
> bb king - sustained vertical vibrato
> leo theremin - synthesizer - electronic music 
> palakiko frank ferera - bottle neck  (slide)
> bob dunn - electric slide lap steel
>
> and link wray did get the ball rolling on - power chords
>   
>
>
> Paul Rangecroft wrote:
>
> umm... i think you are wrong, alex! can you really invent a power 
> chord? it's the single most simple chord that can be made. it'd be 
> like inventing a scale or a drum roll. maybe they hadn't been used 
> much in music before he started, i don't know.
>
> On 11/22/05, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> STOP
> ME IF I'M FUCKIN' WRONG, but the man INVENTED the fucking power chord.
>
>
> Alex in NYC
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