“The sound of that guitar is the key of Link Wray,” notes music documentarian Martin Scorsese. “It’s interesting how much of the Native American element just filters through ...

It’s Charley Patton’s singing and guitar playing that seal ... They were native to him. Literally. Charley Patton was a Native American and he was emulating traditional Native American music.

What he's not as well known for is his Native American heritage ... including a reproduction of the Gibson Flying V guitar and the Fender Stratocaster guitar, which he played at the Monterey ...