Today is Rock ‘N Roll guitarist Duane “The Titan of Twang” Eddy’s birthday!
(b. April 26,
1938 - Corning, New York)
The guitar image is Eddy’s Guild Guitar courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons (Claude Humbert) license, HERE.
Here are a few notable events in his musical life.
- Began playing guitar at 5 years old
- Formed a duo at 16 years old
- Met disc jockey Lee Hazlewood at radio station KCKY in Arizona - Hazlewood later produced and co-wrote some of Eddy’s songs
- Break through song Rebel-‘Rouser, reached No. 6 on Billboards’ Hot 100 Chart in 1958.
- Performed frequently on The Dick Clark Show
- Had short-lived acting career – appeared in two episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel and was in a the movies, A Thunder of Drums, The Wild Westerners, Kona Coast, and The Savage Seven
- Debut album in 1959: Have Twangy Guitar, Will Travel – remained on music charts for 82 weeks
- Married country western singer Jessi Colter in 1961 (1961-1968)
- Produced albums, collaborated, and performed as guest guitarist with many artists, including Phil Everly, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson
- Grammy Winner: 1986 - Best Rock Instrumental: Peter Gunn
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction 1994
Here are three music videos. The URLs are included in case the videos don’t show up on your device.
Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhVFK9tYu84
Duane Eddy - Ghost Riders in the Sky
https://youtu.be/UMz8XRGxZdY
Duane Eddy - Rebel-‘Rouser
https://youtu.be/gU43Vg8qg2A
Until next time,
Kaye Spencer
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Duane Eddy - New World Encyclopedia
Thank you for the most enjoyable blog about Duane Eddy. I only knew of a few of his songs, but I did like them very much, especially "Ghost Riders in the Sky."
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DeleteI learned about Duane Eddy for this article, too. I didn't know much about him beyond his twangy guitar and Rebel-'Rouser and that Rebel-'Rouser was used in the movie Forrest Gump. ;-)