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"Rumble" is an instrumental by American group Link Wray & His Wray Men. Released in the United States on March 31, 1958, as a single (with "The Swag" as a B-side), "Rumble" utilized the techniques of distortion and tremolo, then largely unexplored in rock and roll.
It was the second instrumental single to hit number one in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts. [note 1] Later in 1962, Meek produced a vocal version, "Magic Star", sung by Kenny Hollywood. It was released as a single by Decca Records (cat. nr F11546), with "The Wonderful Story of Love" on the B-side, written by Geoff Goddard.
"Wipe Out" is a surf music instrumental composed by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson. Composed in the form of twelve-bar blues, [1] the tune was first performed and recorded by the Surfaris, who became famous with the single in 1963.
Instrumental rock was most popular from the mid-1950s to mid-1960s, with artists such as Bill Doggett Combo, The Fireballs, The Shadows, The Ventures, Johnny and the Hurricanes and The Spotnicks. Surf music had many instrumental songs. Many instrumental hits had roots from the R&B genre. The Allman Brothers Band feature several instrumentals.
Billy Vaughn's version was a No. 1 hit in Germany for 14 weeks in 1961, [24] and in Argentina for 3 weeks. In the US, it reached No. 28. The Dutch group The Jumping Jewels had a number-one hit single in the Netherlands with their version in 1961. [25] Johnny Duncan released a vocal version with lyrics by Johnny Flamingo in 1963. [26]
To date, it is the last instrumental to top the Hot Country Songs chart. [citation needed] "Buckaroo" was also performed live by The Byrds, and a version can be heard on their album Live at the Fillmore - February 1969. The piece has been covered by Leo Kottke, Danny Barnes, and others.
The Routers' first release in September 1962 was the guitar-driven instrumental "Let's Go (Pony)", [3] which reached #19 on the Billboard chart. Its infectious "clap clap clap-clap-clap clap-clap-clap-clap Let's Go!" chant became a favorite of cheerleaders and crowds worldwide. The songwriting credits are given to local singer Lanny Duncan and ...