One of the biggest drivers for guitar dominance during the rock and roll era were the guitarists who focused primarily on instrumental tracks.

Their impact was so strong that it literally changed the thought patterns of some teenagers, inspiring a large percentage of them to pick up a guitar of their own. Many guitar players and musicians from the ‘60s and ‘70s often point to the guitarists featured in this show for motivating them to become rock stars in their own right.

Featured tracks include:

Pipeline – Link Wray and Hank Marvin (of the Shadows)

Rumble – Link Wray and his Wraymen

Rawhide – Link Wray 

Fat Back – Link Wray 

Pancho Villa – Link Wray and his Wraymen

Jack the Ripper – Link Wray and his Wraymen

Movin’ and Groovin’ – Duane Eddy

Rebel Rouser – Duane Eddy

Ramrod – Duane Eddy

Forty Miles of Bad Road – Duane Eddy

Because They’re Young – Duane Eddy

Let’s Go Trippin’ – Dick Dale 

Miserlou – Dick Dale 

Surfbeat – Dick Dale 

Pipeline – Dick Dale and Stevie Ray Vaughan