No Link Wray, no rock and roll. Seriously, the man invented the power chord and pioneered distortion, and Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and James Brown all knew it, even when the history books left his name out. The Rock Prophet finally gives Link Wray his due, tracing the untold story of one of music's most foundational figures through the voices of rock legends who never forgot what he gave them. Dan Auerbach, Steve Van Zandt, John Waters, and Nils Lofgren all show up to testify. If you think you know rock history, this doc has a chapter you're missing.

Why This Film Matters: Link Wray was a Shawnee Native American making music that white-dominated radio banned outright, and yet his sound became the foundation of rock as we know it. His erasure from mainstream music history is not accidental; it's a pattern. The Rock Prophet is about who gets credit and who gets written out, a question as alive in music today as it was in the 1950s. As conversations about Indigenous representation, cultural appropriation, and who benefits from borrowed traditions continue to reshape how we talk about art, Link Wray's story is essential context, and long overdue recognition.