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Idiots at the Rock Hall think Janet Jackson is more deserving of nomination than Johnny Winter, Link Wray, and Rory Gallagher

October 13, 2018by the newt 2 Comments

By Steve Newton The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2019 were announced recently and, as expected, Jann Wenner and the other dimwits in charge […]

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Link Wray loses to Bon Jovi as the Rock Hall’s uncanny ineptness soars

December 13, 2017by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton If you’re a fan of real rock ‘n’ roll you’ve probably already heard the bad news: Link Wray has been snubbed yet again by the Rock and […]

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That time Link Wray told me why he became a rocker

August 11, 2017by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton A little over 20 years ago I did my one and only interview with guitar legend Link Wray, and man was that cool. He’s always been one […]

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That time I asked Link Wray if he’d sign the Ear of Newt guitar

June 24, 2017by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon and I’m not quite up to mowing the lawn yet, so I figure I’ll just post another audio excerpt from my one-and-only […]

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That time Link Wray told me about “Rumble” being banned in the States

March 25, 2017by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton Back in ’97 when I did my one-and-only interview with guitar legend Link Wray–who the bozos down at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame still refuse […]

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That time I called Link Wray up in Texas and he raved about his “fantastic gig” the night before

February 5, 2017by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Few guitar players in history are more deserving of recognition than Link Wray, the inventor of the raunchy riff, but you wouldn’t know it from the actions […]

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Rock Hall boneheads once again choose Chic over Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, and Link Wray

October 18, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame apparently believes that Depeche Mode outrocks Johnny Winter, that Chic blows Rory Gallagher away, and that Joan Baez is more rock […]

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Rock Hall proves worthless yet again, overlooks Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, and Link Wray

October 8, 2015by the newt 7 Comments

By Steve Newton The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated 15 artists for induction today, but neither Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, nor Link Wray were among them. Instead, Jan […]

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Newt’s Rock Hall inducts Deep Purple, Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, Iron Maiden, and Link Wray

June 9, 2015by the newt 29 Comments

By Steve Newton Okay, it has finally come to this. After years of slagging the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for its inconceivable ignorance of the best rock music […]

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Link Wray licks led to Los Straitjackets’ Supersonic Guitars in 3-D

March 24, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 18, 2003 By Steve Newton Guitarist Eddie Angel was playing at a Nashville club in 1986, opening up for underrated roots-twang merchants Webb […]

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Rock Hall proves itself slag-worthy again snubbing Johnny Winter, Link Wray, and Rory

November 19, 2014by the newt 8 Comments

charles campbell photo By Steve Newton I finally got around to checking out the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s class of 2015 and, lemme tell ya, that […]

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Southern Culture on the Skids’ Rick Miller loves Link Wray and Danelectros

November 14, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, FEB. 8, 2001 By Steve Newton True to its name, Southern Culture on the Skids has always endeavoured to promote the stereotypical lifestyles of […]

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Freaky ponytail action and ’60s rave-ups at Link Wray’s Vancouver riff-o-rama

June 30, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 10, 1997 By Steve Newton When I heard that legendary instro-rock guitarist Link Wray was performing a few tunes and signing autographs at […]

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Link Wray: my one and only interview with the inventor of the raunchy riff

June 29, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 3, 1997 By Steve Newton There’s been a missing Link on the North American music scene for a long time, but now he’s […]

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Rock Hall snubs Link Wray, inducts Cat Stevens. Let the slagging begin

December 17, 2013by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has done it again, proving once more that it has its head so far up its ass that it isn’t […]

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Braindead twats at the Rock Hall nominate Whitney Houston, spurn Rory, Link, and Johnny

October 16, 2019by the newt 7 Comments

By Steve Newton I’ve been lobbying for years to get the three most deserving rockers I can think of–Rory Gallagher, Link Wray, and Johnny Winter–inducted into the Rock and Roll […]

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Rock Hall finally inducts Deep Purple; could Rory, Link, Johnny, and Maiden be far behind?

December 17, 2015by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton Well, those bozos down at the highly slaggable Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally came to their senses. Twenty-two years after it first became eligible for induction, […]

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That time I asked Tommy Aldridge to name the most talented guitarist he ever played with

December 8, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Drum legend Tommy Aldridge has played with some of the greatest rock guitarists of all time: Gary Moore, Steve Vai, Randy Rhoads, Pat Travers, Tony MacAlpine, Scott […]

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That time I asked Poison Ivy what inspired the Cramps’ “Bikini Girls with Machine Guns”

November 30, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Back in April of 1990 I did my first interview with Cramps guitarist Poison Ivy Rorschach, in advance of a show at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. […]

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That time Tommy Aldridge told me why Black Oak Arkansas wasn’t mentioned in his bio

November 26, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton When it came to hard rock drummers in the ’70s, there were a couple who particularly turned my crank. One was Cozy Powell, mainly for his work […]

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Eric Clapton stopped the car when he heard Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar solo on “Let’s Dance”

November 23, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Where were you when you first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan‘s killer guitar playing on David Bowie’s 1983 hit single, “Let’s Dance”? It was definitely the type of […]

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That time Buddy Guy told me about Muddy Waters bringing him sandwiches when he was hungry

November 1, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Here’s an interesting tidbit from the first interview I did with Buddy Guy, back in 1991. At one point in the conversation I asked Buddy about this […]

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That time Poison Ivy of the Cramps told me that she liked violent-sounding guitar

August 6, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton If you look up “badass female guitarist” in the dictionary, you might see a picture of Poison Ivy from the Cramps. Way before the “Me Too” movement […]

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That time Warren Haynes told me that his Allman Brothers song “Soulshine” was inspired by his dad

March 27, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton There some tunes that just grab you by the heart with their simple beauty and honesty and, if you’re lucky, maybe a wailing Les Paul guitar. “Soulshine” […]

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Newt’s Rock Hall inducts Mountain, the Cramps, Roy Buchanan, Nazareth, the Georgia Satellites, the New York Dolls, and the Tragically Hip

December 14, 2018by the newt Leave a comment

  By Steve Newton As you may have already heard, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2019 a couple of days ago. It includes: Stevie […]

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Rory Gallagher’s longtime bassist thinks Rory’s “uniqueness” makes him worthy of Rock Hall induction

December 9, 2018by the newt 3 Comments

By Steve Newton If you’ve been reading this blog much over the last few years, you’ve surely figured out that I’m not a big fan of the Rock and Roll […]

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Newt’s Rock Hall inducts Motörhead, T. Rex, Free, the MC5, Humble Pie, and the J. Geils Band

December 14, 2017by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton In yesterday’s blog denouncing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s continued refusal to induct Link Wray, I mentioned that today I planned to induct six acts […]

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