He may not have been the greatest guitar player, technically speaking, but Link Wray’s talent as an innovator makes him one of rock’s most influential figures.
Dick Dale's surf-guitar provided the memorable title theme for Tarantino's 1994 smash, and overall this is a eclectic bunch of terrific songs. Where else are you going to find Chuck Berry, The Statler Brothers, & Kool & the Gang all on one album?
Legendary drummer Ginger Baker was in a trio with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce. But would it be sacrilege to suggest that perhaps that outfit was the not the, ahem, cream of the crop when it comes his career's musical threesomes?