Link Wray - The Rumble Man DVD Movie

Link Wray - The Rumble Man

List Price	$29.95 (You save $8.46)
Studio	Music Video Distributors
Orig Year	1996
DVD Encoding	Region 1
All Time Sales Rank	76237
CD Universe Part number	6712163
Discs	1
Release Date	May 20, 2003
Rating	Not Rated
Running Time	60 Minutes
Movie Details	Color; Digitally Processed

Link Wray - The Rumble Man Review

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