Wray, Link

Full name Frederick Lincoln Wray. Born 1930 in Dunn, N.C. Brother of Doug and Vernon Wray.

References:
   Wray's Shack 3 Tracks with discography
   Article in issue 148 (1995) of Now Dig This.
   Article in issue 157 (1996) of Now Dig This.
   Feature article and discography in issue 67 (1998) of Rockin' Fifties.
   Article in issue 268 (2005) of Now Dig This.
   Article in issue 274 (2006) of Now Dig This.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
	Kay 3690		I Sez [!!] Baby {e,f,y, G} Johnny Bom Bonny {e,f, G} When You Cross Your Heart Walk, Walk, Walkin' Blues	1 1 2 2	45-698 45-698 45-697 45-697
1958/Mar. 31 Bb pop rev.	Cadence 1347		The Swag  [instr.] {o,p, E} Rumble  [instr.] {p,r,t, H,I}	3 3	J9OW-1457 J9OW-1456
1959/Jan. 12 Bb pop rev.	Epic 5-9300		Raw-Hide  [instr.] {b,d,i,n,p,x, B,D} Dixie-Doodle  [instr.] {n,p}	4 4	JZSP 45486 JZSP 45485
1959/June 15 Bb pop rev.	Epic 5-9321		Comanche  [instr.] {q} Lillian  [instr.]	4 4	JZSP 47299 JZSP 47300
1959/Oct. (Bb est.)	Epic 5-9343		Slinky  [instr.] {n} Rendezvous  [instr.]	4 4	JZSP 48853 JZSP 48854
1960/Mar. 7 Bb pop rev.	Epic 5-9361		Trail Of The Lonesome Pine  [instr.] Golden Strings (Based On A Chopin Etude)  [instr.]	4 4	JZSP 49511 JZSP 49512
1960/Oct. 24 Bb pop rev.	Epic 5-9419		Ain't That Lovin' You Babe {c,m,n,p} Mary Ann {b,d,i,n}	4 4	ZSP 51768
1961/July 31 Bb pop rev.	Rumble 1000		The Stranger  [instr.] Jack The Ripper  [instr.] {p}	5 5	ZTSP 69127
1961/Aug. 21 Bb pop rev.	Epic 5-9454		Tijuana  [instr.] El Toro  [instr.]	1 1	ZSP 54597 ZSP 54596
1962/Mar. or earlier (Bb est.)	Trans Atlas M687		Big City Stomp  [instr.] {j} Poppin' Popeye  [instr.]	1 1	62-WA-24 62-WA-23
1963/Mar. 16 Bb pop rev.	Okeh 4-7166		Rumble Mambo {n} Hambone	4 6	ZSP 59258 ZSP 59257
1963/Apr. 6 Bb pop rev.	Swan S-4137		The Black Widow  [instr.] {p} Jack The Ripper  [instr.] {r, K}	3 3	T J
1963/Sept. 21 Bb pop rev.	Swan S-4154		Turnpike U.S.A.  [instr.] {r,s} Week End  [instr.] {r}	7 7	T W
1963/Dec. (Bb est.)	Swan S-4163		Run Chicken Run  [instr.] {a,p,r,u, J} The Sweeper  [instr.] {r}	7 7	R T
1964/Mar. (Bb est.)	Swan S-4171		The Shadow Knows  [instr.] {p,r} My Alberta {r}	11	T M
1964/July (Bb est.)	Swan S-4187		Deuces Wild {p,r} Summer Dream	7 7	D S
1965/Feb. 13 Bb pop rev.	Swan S-4201		Good Rockin' Tonight {r,v} I'll Do Anything For You {r}	1 1	G I
1960/Feb. 29 Bb Aud.	Epic LN-3661		Link Wray And The Wraymen  [monaural] Caroline Slinky Right Turn  [instr.] {n} Rendezvous Dixie-Doodle Ramble  [instr.] {n,p} Hand Clapper {c,m,n} Raw-Hide Lillian  [instr.] {n} Radar  [instr.] {n} Comanche  [instr.] {n} Studio Blues  [instr.] {n}	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
	Swan SLP-510		Jack The Ripper  [monaural] Mr. Guitar {r} My Beth Deacon Jones {r} Steel Trap Cross Ties {r} Jack The Ripper Fatback {g,h,l, O} Run Chicken Run Dinosaur Big Ben Mash Potato Party {r} Rumble
	Guest Star G 1444		Country Jubilee Of Stars  [monaural] Teen Age Cutie Turn Me Loose TV Baby Stolen Love I Sez Baby Sentenced By A Court Of Love I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine Sweet Violets Wabash Cannonball Take Me Back South	1 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 10 10	A A A A A B B B B B
	Vermillion 1924		Great Guitar Hits By Link Wray And His Raymen  [monaural] Rumble Rawhide The Swag Lillian {w, M} Run Chicken Run Alone The Black Widow Pancho Villa Dance Contest {j} The Outlaw {j} Jack The Ripper Ace Of Spades
	Vermillion 1925		Link Wray Sings & Plays Guitar  [monaural] Baby Doll Run Boy Run I Wanta' Get Married Mashed Potato Party Walkin' Down The Street Called Love Remember The Twist I Need Someone Like You Young Hearts Blue Eyes (Don't Run Away) Love Me Forever I'll Do Anything For You If This Is Wrong
Additional Tracks on Comps
1960	Epic unissued		Ain't That Lovin' You Babe [alt. vers.] {n, F} Comanche [alt. vers.]  [instr.] {n} Dance Contest  [instr.] {n} Guitar Cha-Cha  [instr.] {n} New Studio Blues  [instr.] {n, A,C} Oh Babe Be Mine {n} Walkin' With Link  [instr.] {n}
	[need info]		Begin The Beguine {r} Bo Diddley {r} Drag Race {z} Frenchy {r} Heartbreak Hotel {r} Honky Tonk {r} Hound Dog {r} I Gotta Go Get My Baby {r} Law Of The Jungle {r} Mustang {r} Oh What A Price {r} Peggy Sue {r} Please Please Me {k,r, N} Ruby Baby {r} Run Boy Run {L} Sorrento {r} Stop And Listen To Me {r} That'll Be The Day {r}	8           8

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Single-artist compilations included selectively

Acknowledgments:   CMF Library, Stéphane Chatain, Michel Coste, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Will Derrington, Udo Frank, Marc Grobman, Penny Hall, Bernd Hermoneit, Kurt Krauter, Gerd Miller, Dean Craige Morris, R&B Indies, Don Stilton, Adriaan Sturm, Perica Sucevic, Gilles Vignal, Bjorn Witlox