(via Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86 - The New York Times)

Mr. Eddy in a publicity photo from 1958, the year his rollicking “Cannonball” charted in both the United States and Britain.

Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant, staccato style of guitar playing that became known as twang, died on Tuesday in Franklin, Tenn. He was 86.

RIP Duane Eddy

April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024

RIP Duane Eddy. The titan of twang.

Duane Eddy and George Harrison. Photo by Tom Bert.

In memoriam: Duane Eddy. Sincere condolences to his loved ones.

George played slide guitar on “Theme For Something Important” (and inadvertently suggested the title), and likewise, came up with the title “The Trembler” for the Duane Eddy/Ravi Shankar co-write... both of which were recorded during the time George was working on Cloud Nine. “George was very sweet. [...] [Jeff Lynne said] ‘Well I mentioned it to George and George said he wanted to put his album on hold and do a couple tracks with you.’ (laughter) I said, ‘Okay! I’m there!’ So I went over to England and we did it and it was just great. George was a prince and a wonderful guy. Had a lot of laughs and a lot of good meals and a lot of fun and some good music." - Duane Eddy, interview with Robert Silverstein, 2007  “Ran into Jeff Lynne, and he said, ‘I know you’re going to be doing an album after this hit.’ He said, ‘If you want me to produce or write or play, anything you want,’ he says, ‘I’m there for you.’ I said, ‘Well, thanks, Jeff, that’s really nice to know.’ So he gave me his number, and, sure enough, I got the deal, and got the album with Capitol EMI. And I called him up, and he says, ‘Well, I’m sorry, Duane,’ he says, ‘but I’m right in the middle of a project now,’ he says, ‘I’m producing George Harrison.’ I said, ‘Oh, I understand, no problem. It was just a shot in the dark anyway, I just thought I’d check because I told you I would.’ And so we hung up. And ten minutes later, the phone rang, and it was Jeff again. And he says, ‘Well, I told George,’ he says, ‘about our conversation and everything. He wants to put his album on hold and do yours.’ So he says, ‘When can you come over?’ So I says, ‘How’s next week?’ And he said, ‘That’s great.’ So I went over and did that. […] [‘The Trembler,’ the Duane Eddy and Ravi Shankar co-write] was through George Harrison. You know, George, he hummed this little melody for me, and he says, ‘Ravi showed me this.’ And he says, ‘I think it’s,’ he says, ‘that one note is the greatest note I’ve ever heard.’ (Chuckles) You know, the weird note. (Hums) That last note, George says, ‘The greatest note I ever heard.’ He just loved it. And he loved the idea of putting two of his heroes together, Ravi and me. Sweet, sweet man.” - Duane Eddy, BBC Radio Somerset, April 21, 2018 (x)

“Rock and Roll Guitar God” Duane Eddy Dies at 86

Duane Eddy, whose string of instrumental hits in the 1950s and ’60s had an “incalculable” impact on the music that followed has died, the Arizona Republic reported.

The guitarist, 86, died April 30 in Tennessee of unspecified causes.

“Rest in peace, Duane Eddy,” Joe Bonamossa said. “A true pioneer and bonafide legend.”

Mick Fleetwood called Eddy a “very understated, sweet man who had talents way more than most ever knew,” while former Mac guitarist Rick Vito called Eddy “my friend and guitar hero.”

“Thanks for your influence on the world and for providing us with so much joy and inspiration,” Vito wrote on social media.

“Well done, Duane.”

Eddy scored more than 15 top-40 singles, most notably “Peter Gunn” and “Rabble Rouser.” He was a “rock and roll guitar god who invented twang,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said in an online eulogy.

“Eddy was one of the musicians most responsible for popularizing the electric guitar in America, and his impact on artists like the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Bruce Springsteen is incalculable,” the Rock Hall said.

The Country Music Hall of Fame also cited Eddy’s influence in remembering the guitarist.

“His style inspired thousands of hillbilly cats and downtown rockers … to learn how to rumble and move people to their core,” it said in a statement. “The Duane Eddy sound will forever be stitched into the fabric of country and rock and roll.”

Said Slash: “RIP, Duane Eddy.”

5/1/24

RIP Duane

Another one bites the dust.

He was a pioneer in the world of rock'n'roll guitar, inspiring people like George Harrison to Bruce Springsteen.

Duane Eddy, RIP

Duane Eddy - Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel (1958)

1. Lonesome Road

2. I Almost Lost My Mind

3. Rebel Rouser

4. Three-30-Blues

5. Cannonball

6. The Lonely One

7. Detour

8. Stalkin'

9. Ramrod

10. Anytime

11. Moovin' 'N' Groovin'

12. Loving You

Source: Internet Archive

Duane Eddy one of the pioneers of the electric guitar passed away this week.

(via 1962 HITS ARCHIVE: The Ballad Of Paladin - Duane Eddy)

Duane Eddy *April 26, 1938

Duane Eddy and His 'Twangy' Guitar - Rebel-'Rouser (1958) Duane Eddy / Lee Hazlewood from: "Rebel-'Rouser" / "Stalkin'" (Single) "Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel" (Album) "The Backbeat of Rock and Roll 1948 - 1962: Seminal Sounds from the Instrumental Epoch" (2012 Compilation Box Set | CD1)

Instrumental | Instrumental Rock | Rockabilly

Mono: JukeHostUK (left click = play) (320)

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Personnel: Duane Eddy: Electric Lead Guitar Donnie Owens: Rhythm Guitar Corki Casey O’Dell: Rhythm Guitar Al Casey: Piano Gil Bernal: Saxophone Buddy Wheeler: Electric "Click" Bass Jimmy Simmons: Acoustic Bass Bob Taylor: Drums

The Sharps: Backing Vocals / Rebel Yells / Handclaps

Produced by Lee Hazlewood / Lester Sill

Recorded: @ Ramsey Recorders (AKA Audio Recorders) in Phoenix, Arizona USA March, 1958

Single Released: May 1958 Jamie Records

Album Released: on January 9, 1958 Jamie Records

Box Set Released: on December 11, 2012 Famous Flames Records

“Rebel ‘Rouser” by Duane Eddy, who died last week, age 86, is one of those monumental late-‘50s/early-‘60s guitar-driven instrumental hits that, like “Rumble” and “Walk Don’t Run,” got a ton of kids dancing and a bunch of others picking up guitars and starting bands.

Eddy is cited by a stack of big-name artists as a formative influence. His sound craved even by such pop outsiders as Art of Noise, who teamed with him for a revision of his hit “Peter Gunn.”

A video that owes not a little to the “Girl Hunt Ballet” in 1953’s The Band Wagon.

Eddy’s twangy guitar is likely to continue impelling guitarists to crank the reverb up on their amps.

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King Of A One Horse Town by Dan Auerbach from the album Waiting On a Song - Directed by Aaron Hymes

... sound of rebellion ...