'The following is a conversation with legendary guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service in the infamous Haight-Ashbury home of my good friends Joanie Levin and photographer Alan Blaustein, in San Francisco, California, USA, on June 30, 1985 at 2 AM, PDT.

I had the pleasure of knowing John Cipollina during his last years while I was living in San Francisco. We always had a mutual affinity for 1950's pioneer guitar legend Link Wray.

Just a few weeks before his death, and a few years after I conducted this informal interview,

I had the opportunity of playing drums with John at a friends wedding in San Anselmo, California, at which John, an ordained Minister, performed the wedding ceremony. We of course performed the classic Link Wray song "Rumble."

I thought it would be nice to share this with the world at large. Enjoy!
- David Gross:"

"The Only Instrumental Banned On American Radio

Rumble is one of those songs that hit at the right place in the right time, and it influenced some of the most legendary rock musicians out there. It's is one of the best riffs ever written, and it was truly a pivotal moment in rock and roll history."

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