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Duane Eddy

Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938)[2] is an American rock and roll guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young".[3] He had sold 12 million records by 1963.[2]

Duane Eddy

(1938-04-26) April 26, 1938
Corning, New York, U.S.

Guitarist

1954–present

(m. 1961; div. 1968)

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994,[4] and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.[5]

Early life[edit]

Eddy was born in Corning, New York. He began playing the guitar at the age of five. In 1951, his family moved to Tucson, and then to Coolidge, Arizona.[2] At the age of 16 he formed a duo, Jimmy and Duane, with his friend Jimmy Delbridge (who later recorded as Jimmy Dell).[6]

Honors[edit]

In the spring of 1994, Eddy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


On April 5, 2000, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, the title "Titan of Twang" was bestowed upon Eddy by the mayor.


In 2004, Eddy was presented with the Guitar Player Magazine "Legend Award". Eddy was the second recipient of the award, the first being presented to Les Paul.

Number One World Musical Personality in the Poll (UK: 1960)

NME

Winner – Best Rock Instrumental – "Peter Gunn" (1986)

Grammy

Grammy Nomination – Best Country Instrumental – (Doc Watson album) (1992)

Member (1994)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Induction (1997)

Rockwalk

Presented with "Chetty" award by (2000)

Chet Atkins

Legend Award (2004)

Guitar Player Magazine

Musicians Hall of Fame Member (2008)

Icon Award (UK: 2010)

Mojo

(1960)

Because They're Young

(1961)

A Thunder of Drums

(1962)

The Wild Westerners

(1968)

The Savage Seven

(1968)[2]

Kona Coast

See also[edit]

The ' Have Guitar ' phrase was satirised in 1959 by 'The Stanley Johnson Orchestra ', who released the US lp ' Have Harp, can't Travel ', (Liberty Records LST7118).

Furek, Maxim, The Jordan Brothers: A Musical Biography of Rock's Fortunate Sons. Kimberley Press, 1986.

Hardy, Phil and Dave Laing, Encyclopedia of Rock, Schrimner Books, 1987.

Stambler, Irwin, The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul, St. Martin's, 1989.

Rees, Dafydd, and Luke Crampton, Rock Movers & Shakers, ABC-CLIO, 1991.

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll edited by Jon Pareles and Patr Romanowski, Rolling Stone Press/Summit Books, 1993.

Morritt, Bob, Rockin' in the Desert contains authorized biography, edited by Duane Eddy, Canaan-Star Publishing, 2012.

at AllMusic

Duane Eddy

at IMDb

Duane Eddy

Discography at Duane Eddy tribute page

Career overview radio interview

at NAMM Oral History Collection (2009)

Duane Eddy Interview