The Worst Guitar Sound That Saved Rock and Roll

In 1961, a busted amplifier in a tiny London studio created the most copied guitar tone in rock history—and nobody wanted to release it. We dive into how Link Wray's 'Rumble' pioneered power chords through pure accident, got banned by radio stations for being too dangerous, and became the DNA of punk, metal, and garage rock decades before those genres had names. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.