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    "Rumble" by Link Wray is the "only instrumental song banned from the radio airwaves." Why was it banned?

    Question #119408. Asked by serpa. (Dec 18 10 9:20 AM)


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    		Soon after, Wray began concentrating on guitar, since an earlier bout with tuberculosis began to make singing increasingly difficult. He then developed his guitar style: a slow drag across distorted strings in a simple chord progression. This led to his recording of "Rumble," which cracked the U.S. top 20, despite being banned by some radio stations because its title connoted gang violence.

    http://www.rockabillyhall.com/LinkWray.html

    Dec 18 10, 10:21 AM

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