Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy (* 26. April 1938 in Corning in the US state of New York ) is an American rock and pop guitarist.
biography
Duane Eddy in 1938 in Corning in the US state New York born and began at the age of five years, as its big Western Hero Gene Autry guitar. In 1951 he moved to Arizona with his family .
In 1963, when he was 25, he married Mirriam Johnson, a country singer by the stage name Jessi Colter . In their marriage of only six years, they also worked together in the artistic field and in 1967 released the single Guitar on My Mind . After their divorce, Jessi Colter married country singer Waylon Jennings the following year , while Duane Eddy married his second wife, Deed, with whom he still lives in Memphis , Tennessee .
Work and successes
Duane Eddy has been known for his instrumental music on the electric guitar since the late 1950s , with which he was regularly featured in the US and European charts for several years . Eddy's trademark is his guitar sound, known as " twang " . His best known piece is a version of the piece Peter Gunn by the composer Henry Mancini , for which he received a Grammy Award in 1987 . Duane Eddy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2008 . Duane Eddy's most famous instrumental titles include Peter Gunn (1959): Rebel Rouser (1958), Forty Miles of Bad Road (1959), A Londonderry Air (1961), Dance with the Guitar Man (1962) and Boss Guitar (1962) ). The 1960s were Eddy's most productive period with around twenty albums published; In 1965 alone six long-playing records appeared under his name. Duane Eddy was never able to achieve a No. 1 hit in the USA despite several gold records - the first of them in 1958; One of his pieces reached the highest chart position in 1960 with the title Because They're Young at number four. During the 1950s and 1960s, fifteen of Eddy's singles reached the top 40 on the US Billboard charts .
In the 1980s, Eddy recorded the song Peter Gunn in a modernized version with the British band Art of Noise , for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1987 . In 2004 he received the Guitar Player Magazine Legend Award - an award that had only been presented once before.
Duane Eddy's latest release dates back to 2011. In total, Eddy's recordings have sold more than 100 million records worldwide - making him the most successful rock 'n' roll instrumentalist of all time.
Guitar sound as a trademark
Eddy created the typical Duane Eddy twang by playing the lead melody on the bass strings of his electric guitar and working with a combination of the tremolo , echo and reverb sound effects that gave his guitar playing a deep, earthy sound. Likewise, the guitar sound on Eddy's recordings was influenced by the choice of his instrument. At the beginning of his career, Eddy first played a Gibson Les Paul . He later switched to the Gretsch Chet Atkins model , but in 1962 he switched to a special model from Guild , the Duane Eddy DE-500, developed according to his specifications . The Gretsch and Guild models are guitars with a hollow body and with a Bigsby vibrato unit that is indispensable for Eddy's typical sound .
The Rolling Stone listed Eddy 64th of the 100 best guitarists of all time .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 US
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| 1958 | Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel |
UK6 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1959 | Especially for you |
UK6 (8 weeks) UK |
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| The "Twangs" the "Thang" |
UK2 (25 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 1960 | Songs of Our Heritage |
UK13 (5 weeks) UK |
- | |
| $ 1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang |
UK5 (20 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 1962 | Twistin 'and Twangin' |
UK8 (12 weeks) UK |
- | |
| Twangy Guitar - Silky Strings |
UK13 (11 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 1963 | Dance with the Guitar Man |
UK14 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |
| "Twangin '" Up a Storm! |
- |
US93 (8 weeks) US |
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| 1964 | Lonely Guitar |
- |
US144 (2 weeks) US |
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More albums
- 1961: Girls! Girls! Girls!
- 1962: Twistin 'with Duane Eddy
- 1962: $ 1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang, Volume II
- 1963: Surfin '
- 1963: Duane Eddy & The Rebels - in person
- 1963: "Twang" a country song
- 1964: 16 greatest hits
- 1965: Water Skiing
- 1965: Twangin 'the Golden Hits
- 1965: Twangsville
- 1965: The Best of Duane Eddy
- 1965: Duane-a-Go-Go
- 1965: Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan
- 1966: The Biggest Twang of All
- 1967: The Roaring Twangies
- 1967: Tokyo Hits (only in Japan)
- 1975: The Vintage Years
- 1978: Pure Gold
- 1978: Twenty Terrific Twangies
- 1987: Duane Eddy
- 1991: Twangy Peaks
- 1993: Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology
- 1996: Ghostrider
- 2011: Road Trip
- 2013: Complete UK Hits: 1958–62
- 2016: Playlist - The Best of Duane Eddy
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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| 1958 | Moovin 'N' Groovin ' |
- | - |
US72 (3 weeks) US |
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| Rebel-'Rouser Have "Twangy" Guitar Will Travel |
- |
UK19 (10 weeks) UK |
US6 (8 weeks) US |
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| Ramrod Have "Twangy" Guitar Will Travel |
- | - |
US27 (8 weeks) US |
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| Cannonball Have "Twangy" Guitar Will Travel |
- |
UK22 (4 weeks) UK |
US15 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1959 | The Lonely One Have "Twangy" Guitar Will Travel |
- | - |
US23 (13 weeks) US |
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| Peter Gunn Especially for You |
- |
UK6 (11 weeks) UK |
US27 (9 weeks) US |
Chart entry in the USA only in 1960
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| Yep! Especially for you |
- | - |
US30 (9 weeks) US |
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| Forty Miles of Bad Road $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang |
- |
UK11 (9 weeks) UK |
US9 (15 weeks) US |
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| The Quiet Three $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang |
- | - |
US46 (8 weeks) US |
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| Some Kind-A Earthquake $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang |
- |
UK12 (5 weeks) UK |
US37 (8 weeks) US |
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| First Love, First Tears $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang |
- | - |
US59 (9 weeks) US |
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| 1960 | Bonnie Came Back $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang |
- |
UK12 (11 weeks) UK |
US26 (9 weeks) US |
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| Shazam! Duane Eddy's 16 Greatest Hits |
- |
UK4 (13 weeks) UK |
US45 (7 weeks) US |
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| Because They're Young $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang |
- |
UK2 (18 weeks) UK |
US4 (15 weeks) US |
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| Commotion $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang |
- |
UK13 (10 weeks) UK |
US78 (6 weeks) US |
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| 1961 | Pepe $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang, Volume II |
DE3 (8 weeks) DE |
UK2 (14 weeks) UK |
US18 (12 weeks) US |
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| Theme from Dixie $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang, Volume II |
- |
UK7 (10 weeks) UK |
US39 (7 weeks) US |
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| Ring of Fire |
- |
UK17 (10 weeks) UK |
US84 (3 weeks) US |
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| Drivin 'Home $ 1,000,000 Worth of Twang, Volume II |
- |
UK30 (4 weeks) UK |
US87 (2 weeks) US |
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| My Blue Heaven The "Twangs" the "Thang" |
- | - |
US50 (5 weeks) US |
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| Caravan |
- |
UK42 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1962 | Deep in the Heart of Texas The Best of Duane Eddy |
- |
UK19 (8 weeks) UK |
US78 (5 weeks) US |
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| The Ballad of Paladin The Best of Duane Eddy |
- |
UK10 (10 weeks) UK |
US33 (9 weeks) US |
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| (Dance With The) Guitar Man Dance with the Guitar Man |
- |
UK4 (16 weeks) UK |
US12 (16 weeks) US |
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| 1963 | Boss Guitar The Best of Duane Eddy |
- |
UK27 (8 weeks) UK |
US28 (9 weeks) US |
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| Lonely Boy, Lonely Guitar The Best of Duane Eddy |
- |
UK35 (4 weeks) UK |
US82 (5 weeks) US |
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| Your Baby's Gone Surfin The Best of Duane Eddy |
- |
UK49 (1 week) UK |
US93 (2 weeks) US |
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| 1964 | The Son of Rebel Rouser |
- | - |
US97 (2 weeks) US |
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| 1975 | Play Me Like You, Play Your Guitar |
- |
UK9 (9 weeks) UK |
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More singles
- 1955: I Want Some Lovin '
- 1961: Gidget Goes Hawaiian
- 1962: The Avenger
- 1962: The Battle
- 1962: Runaway Pony
- 1962: Moanin 'N' Twistin '
- 1964: Guitar Child
- 1964: Water Skiing
- 1964: Guitar Star
- 1965: Moon Shot
- 1965: Trash
- 1965: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
- 1966: El Rancho Grande
- 1966: Daydream
- 1967: Roarin '
- 1967: Guitar on My Mind
- 1968: There Is a Mountain
- 1968: The Satin Hours
- 1969: Break My Mind
- 1970: Freight Train
- 1970: Something
- 1972: Renegade
- 1975: The Man With The Gold Guitar
- 1975: Love Confusion
- 1976: You Are My Sunshine
- 1987: Spies
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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US
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| 1986 | Peter Gunn |
DE17 (12 weeks) DE |
AT10 (16 weeks) AT |
CH17 (8 weeks) CH |
UK8 (10 weeks) UK |
US50 (11 weeks) US |
with The Art of Noise
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| Kiss |
- | - | - |
UK5 (7 weeks) UK |
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with The Art of Noise and Tom Jones
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| Yebo |
- | - | - |
UK63 (3 weeks) UK |
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with The Art of Noise and Mahlatini
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literature
- Electric guitars ; Special issue of the magazine Guitar & Bass on the history of the electric guitar. MM-Musik-Media-Verlag, Ulm 2004. ISSN 0934-7674
- Barry Graves / Siegfried Schmidt-Joos: The New Rock Lexicon . Completely revised and expanded new edition. rororo Handbuch 6320, Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1990. ISBN 3-499-16321-7 .
Web links
- Sound carrier by Duane Eddy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Duane Eddy biography on "musicline.de"
- Duane Eddy in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Duane Eddy's biography on mtv.de ( Memento from March 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jessi Colter Homepage |
- ↑ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Duane Eddy in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- ↑ Das neue Rocklexikon , Vol. 1, p. 253 f.
- ↑ a b Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website
- ↑ George Gruhn, Walter Carter: Electric Guitars & Basses , p. 235. PPV Verlag, Bergkirchen 1999. ISBN 3-932275-04-7
- ↑ Stromgitarren , p. 140 f .: "Masters of Twang and Hillbilly". Test report on the model "Guild Duane Eddy".
- ↑ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 18, 2015, accessed August 8, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Eddy, Duane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock and pop guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Corning , New York |