Dam! this dude is still with us and looks great!. My sisters bought his records back in the fifties and I listened to him as a little boy and loved it. Great memories from this guy - so glad to see him still playing
As a kid, Because They’re Young, 40 Miles of Bad Road and Rebel Rouser were among the greatest music on the radio. Today, I’m a little older kid (as my grandchildren will attest) and this same music is among the greatest music on my iPod. You will never know the impact you have had on millions of us. Thanks Duane.
Destined for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; recognition, tribute and praise he earned by being absolutely unique, innovative, popular, highly entertaining, and unforgettable! Duane Eddy's music is NOT piped into elevators!
I still have some of his albums from the 60's. As a young guitar player starting out, Duane Eddy was an influence, along with Chuck Berry, The Ventures, Chet Adkins, Charlie Byrd, Link Wray, Buddy Merrill.
Duane graciously gave of his time to interview him for my book THE PHOENIX SOUND of which he was a BIG part of. A big thrill for me was one Saturday morning about 3 years ago he called me up at home and we had a nice hour long chat about his career and the music business. He still lives in Nashville today and occasionally does some concerts. Last summer he played the London Palladium as he is still BIG IN THE U.K....
Because of the album $1,000,000 worth of Twang by Duane Eddy and a Ventures album, I decided in 1960 that I had to get a guitar. Ain't been without one of some kind since. Thank you Mr. Eddy.
AMAZING CLIP WITH THAT GIANT OF ROCK GUITAR,DUANE EDDY. LOVE THAT BIT ABOUT THE WATER TANK & HAVING BARNEY KESSEL & SHELLEY MANNE IN THE STUDIO---WOW,WHAT A BUZZ THAT MUST HAVE BEEN WELL DONE
Mr. Eddy, I grew up with your music and I loved the fact that you kept it simple and rhythmic. I have often said that if a person wants to know what rock-n-roll is play Komotion by you and Tall Cool Woman in a Black Dress by the Hollies. Among the best recordings ever.
@ 12 my Aunt bought me Twangin in the Gold back in 64. It was my first album and a major influence on my playing. I began playing in 1966 Mostly Rock and Blues. But Raunchy was always on the set list in the 1960's along with the Ventures, Beatles Stones and Hendrix. Anyhow Thanks Duane! You'll always be the man!
What a treat! Its funny that I grew up in the 80s and 90s but I would rather hear Duane Eddy than any shredder. Taste always wins over flash. It's Duane and Link Wray for me!
Guys like Duane understand how to get guitar to work very well with a full band, feel rhythm and harmony beat flash. Shredder's don't get it for the most part.
I started playing in 1961 at age 11 and I can remember after learning some basics that a couple of the first songs I tried to figure out was Boss Guitar by Duane Eddy, and Walk Don't Run by the Ventures. Kept me occupied for quite awhile. Rebel Rouser was one I tried later but frustrated me when it modulated and kept changing key....
A man of great talent & great character...qas impressed that he honored his previous commitment, though it paid less. They don't make them like him anymore!
I am a Metal Head, heard Movin and Groovin on the 60s channel on the way home from work and loved it! I love good music , jazz without singing. Bought the record 12 mins ago
In 1965, I was 12 years old & was already convinced that I wanted to be a REAL guitar player. On my birthday Dec 24th, my favorite ( and most influential) birthday present was the album "Duane Eddy Twangin' The Golden Oldies. The cover shows him posing with his Guild D-500 signature model guitar --A natural finish single cutaway hollow body guitar with a Gibson style headstock & a gold Bigsby tailpiece--The epitomy of COOL in those days. Rebel Rouser was the first song I learned to play on guitar....I'm not sure of the chronology of Duane Eddy's association with both Guild & Gretsch, but I still own & use Guild & Gretschs to this day..
desde los doce años segui a duane eddy el fue el que invento el sonido twang y para mi era y sera el mejor guitarrista del mundo los que siguieron sus pasos fueron george harrison,hank marvin,eric clapton,brian may,y muchos mas nada mas oyendo dance with the guitar man,boss guitar,peter gunn bueno hay muchas
From my home town of Coolidge, AZ. I remember Ben Arnold Jr. lol If my memory serves me right Mr. Eddy was married to a friend of mine's sister in his early years. He is one of the best.
The guy who told Duane "you'll never work in this town again" was the son of the Coolidge Mayor. I told my Dad this story before he passed a few years ago, who used to have Duane in a Coolidge High School class. Dad said, sounds like something the Mayor's son would say (Ben Arnold Jr.)... he said he (the Mayor's son) was a real "jackass"
My father went to high school on Bristol, TN with poor young Ernie Ford. He could not get a job at the only radio station in town and the manager told him " son, you'll never amount to much plus you can't sing ... "
someone asked recently what was the first record you ever bought? mine was Pepe, I loved it so much that I proudly took it to school and my teacher played it to the music class on her Dansette record player (which of course was all valve/tube/lampe technology), I remember blushing in that company at the raunchy sax solo, this was 1960/61 and I was 12 years old and the world was different then, but nowadays I try to play guitar just like that sax. I'll never be able to emulate the subtle touch of this gentleman ...
Saw Duane Live last year.Absolutely top show and he signed my album after the show.Really nice genuine guy. Would definately go and see him again. Don't understand why he calls Instrumentals songs though ? Surely a song has a vocalist and words unless it's a reference to Mendelsohn's 'Songs Without Words' which I suppose could apply to his lyrical melodies.
Duanne was one of the last people to spend some time with Eddie Cochran in England before Ed was killed in the car crash. Imagine the mutual appreciation jam session between those two greats!
This Man is WHY I play guitar today. The 1st time I heard one of hi 'Twangy' songs on the car radio, sometime in the late 1950's, I said to myself - 'I WANT TO DO THAT!'
As a DJ in CA I loved Swinging Shepherd Blues and played it often on my air time. Why can't I find it now? What album was it on? FYI I was born next door (Ithaca) from you in January of 38 and I have followed your career because I was sure we were related. My mother was a singer who sang with Johnny Johnson. Wish I could connect with you for some reminiscing. L O L
My original guitar hero in 1958 prior to discovering Chet Atkins a couple of years later and then of course Jerry Reed. Duane got a fabulous recorded sound even in the late 50's. In other interviews Duane said he took "a few" lessons from jazz guitarist Jimmy Wyble. I think if Duane hadn't met Lee Hazlewood, who was instrumental (sorry), in molding Duane's sound, song writing and career, he may have languished in Phoenix playing in country bands instead of becoming an international recording star and "teen idol". Duane is, in my humble little opinion a true guitar legend.
The first album I ever bought was "Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel". I met Duane in Burlington, Vermont in the mid 60's. I recall he had a new Lincoln Continental, and the day after his concert I'm sure I saw him passing through Burlington, again. There weren't that many white Lincoln's in Burlington, or Vermont for that matter. ALWAYS one of my very favorite recording artists, I loved everything Duane did. "Boss Guitar" was, I think, his first release on RCA. "Because They're Young" was one of the earliest rock and roll songs to use that orchestra he mentioned here. I heard/read he had moved to Europe. But, I continued to see Lee Hazlewood's name on other recordings, like "These Boots Are Made For Walking" and "Summer Wine" by Nancy Sinatra. I always thought Lee and Duane were inseparable. Thank you, Duane, for this posting on UA-cam.
Just Awesome, what a gentleman, wish I had been into country music as a teen, but in London it was Beatles and Stones ( which aint bad) and the Shadows were the main guitar group, but being a young twat I didn't realize that Hank B Marvin was just channeling Mr. Eddy
Duane didn't play country music professionally in the 1950's, however his informative years learning the trade was playing country. The Beatles and Stones didn't exist when he started releasing material. He was a Rock n Roll star playing the instrumental offshoot of Rock n Roll that would develop into Surf Music. The shadows was mirroring the Surf scene that had exploded on the west coast of the states, sure Duane must had a big influence, but it was the surf scene they were into, and they were labelled as surf when their material was released in the states. The 1950's threw up a lot of instro bands that would later become surf. Check The Rockbuster tune, Tough Chick, and Link Wray , Rumble to see the sort of things that was going on in the late 50's that influenced the shadows.
Take aways, 1. Do what you love. 2. Have integrity. 3. Associate with like minded people. 4. Thank your parents who supported you. 5. Your musical journey is not necessarily tied to where you come from. 6. You don't have to play so many notes if you allow each note to speak. 7. Gretch makes a fine instrument.
great video :) surely Duane bumped into Marty Robbins back then. at least known who each other was :) they both started in the Phoenix area post ww2. i think Marty may have had a few years on him, but cant be too many.
I had a Christmas gift given to me ( age 10 ), and I bet my parents wished they'd gotten me a microscope instead. It was Duane's first album. I played that thing until not just my parents, but the neighbors, hated it too. Didn't like Segovia THEN, just TOO Many notes to try and figure out ( That was 60 years ago, and I'm still tryin" ). Hope he's still "tickin'".
Duane I was bborn the same year as you I was also self taught started with a harmonica then a teachest bass then agolden Hofner guitar,I spell my name eddy because of you that sounds like the title of a tune Why arn't you listed in the top 100 guitarists of all time ,
Dam! this dude is still with us and looks great!. My sisters bought his records back in the fifties and I listened to him as a little boy and loved it. Great memories from this guy - so glad to see him still playing
Thank you, Gretsch! One of the best sit-down and talk sessions I've ever seen. omg Eddy is great! Lucid and gracious.
Legend.
As a kid, Because They’re Young, 40 Miles of Bad Road and Rebel Rouser were among the greatest music on the radio. Today, I’m a little older kid (as my grandchildren will attest) and this same music is among the greatest music on my iPod. You will never know the impact you have had on millions of us. Thanks Duane.
What a wonderful story. I love hearing the background story of legends. They went thru all those starter steps too.
A true legend and a gentleman - thanks for uploading this!
Destined for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; recognition, tribute and praise he earned by being absolutely unique, innovative, popular, highly entertaining, and unforgettable! Duane Eddy's music is NOT piped into elevators!
I could listen to these stories forever
What a class act. A true legend.
It's cool to me that Steve Howe is such a Duane Eddy fan and lists him as such an early influence. Real music transcends so many boundaries.
Duane was THE man that got me interested in guitar as a kid. I grew up listening to all his early LPs and EPs on the Jamie label.
I still have some of his albums from the 60's. As a young guitar player starting out, Duane Eddy was an influence, along with Chuck Berry, The Ventures, Chet Adkins, Charlie Byrd, Link Wray, Buddy Merrill.
Thanks for all the great music, Duane.
WOW ! Just stumbled onto this. Still here, me too. Duane came slightly before me and was way more successful. One of the artists that got me started.
Don't ever stop twangin'! If we are still in love with playing, I believe we will always be "successful"!
“Get your own style, do it with authority and let it all hang out.” Great wisdom to rock by.
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Love Gretsch there Aint Nothing Like A Gretsch Guitar.
I remember some of his music morphed into surf music. As a kid in the 50s we all love Duane Eddy.
Thank you Gretch for this contribution to music anthology.
Duane graciously gave of his time to interview him for my book THE PHOENIX SOUND of which he was a BIG part of. A big thrill for me was one Saturday morning about 3 years ago he called me up at home and we had a nice hour long chat about his career and the music business. He still lives in Nashville today and occasionally does some concerts. Last summer he played the London Palladium as he is still BIG IN THE U.K....
Duane is GOD of the reverb sounds. No other guitar player can duplicate his sound. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. mos60
Get your own style, do it with authority and let it all hang out. Love it !!! My new mission statement!!
80 dislikes? Hard to believe that anyone who ever picked up a guitar or listened to early rock and roll could give this a thumbs down. Great stuff.
Those 50 are fools.
"From him I learned:
Get your own style
Do it with authority, and
Let it all hang out"
I'm a pornstar and that has influenced me as well.
@@NoOne-kr4jc😂 Me too!
Because of the album $1,000,000 worth of Twang by Duane Eddy and a Ventures album, I decided in 1960 that I had to get a guitar. Ain't been without one of some kind since. Thank you Mr. Eddy.
NORMALIZATION OF IGNORANCE Chet Atkins and jerry reed
Kerry reed
Jerry reed
Chet Atkins And Jerry reed
UA-camplay Chet Arjun’s an Jerry reed
ahhh. he's amazzzinng!!! loved this interview!
what a sweet, soft spoken genius.
Amazing to watch an listen to a legend an his early years. A man born to entertain us with his guitar!
I love the bit in Moovin' 'n' Groovin' where Duane's left hand comes in and operates the Bigsby. What a nice man.
AMAZING CLIP WITH THAT GIANT OF ROCK GUITAR,DUANE EDDY.
LOVE THAT BIT ABOUT THE WATER TANK & HAVING BARNEY KESSEL & SHELLEY MANNE IN THE STUDIO---WOW,WHAT A BUZZ THAT MUST HAVE BEEN
WELL DONE
Mr. Eddy, I grew up with your music and I loved the fact that you kept it simple and rhythmic. I have often said that if a person wants to know what rock-n-roll is play Komotion by you and Tall Cool Woman in a Black Dress by the Hollies. Among the best recordings ever.
Duane Eddy was why I started playing the guitar 52 years ago. Think it was on American Bandstand. Thanks for the post.
@ 12 my Aunt bought me Twangin in the Gold back in 64. It was my first album and a major influence on my playing. I began playing in 1966 Mostly Rock and Blues. But Raunchy was always on the set list in the 1960's along with the Ventures, Beatles Stones and Hendrix. Anyhow Thanks Duane! You'll always be the man!
What a treat! Its funny that I grew up in the 80s and 90s but I would rather hear Duane Eddy than any shredder. Taste always wins over flash. It's Duane and Link Wray for me!
Agreed.
Because... shredders try to substitute raw energy for music and it just doesn't cut it.
I too would rather listen to Duane Eddy than any of the flashy, modern shredder types.
Guys like Duane understand how to get guitar to work very well with a full band, feel rhythm and harmony beat flash. Shredder's don't get it for the most part.
saw you in person....sometime 50's....great memory! Thank you Mr. Eddy!
Mr.Eddy... Legend.. in my lifetime.. thanks
Awesome!!! The greatest ledgend on the 612o !!! Love it ...
I started playing in 1961 at age 11 and I can remember after learning some basics that a couple of the first songs I tried to figure out was Boss Guitar by Duane Eddy, and Walk Don't Run by the Ventures. Kept me occupied for quite awhile. Rebel Rouser was one I tried later but frustrated me when it modulated and kept changing key....
Absolute legend, thanks for sharing this wonderful insight into Duane Eddy.
Duane Eddy, and the Gretsch, the soundtrack of my youth! (such as it was)
Love Duane Eddy
Saw him in concert in 1963 I think it was with Fabian. Jimmy Clanton Chattanooga Tn. Awesome concert
A man of great talent & great character...qas impressed that he honored his previous commitment, though it paid less. They don't make them like him anymore!
I had no idea this guy was still alive...he must keep a low profile. very cool.
You think that is crazy then check out Fats Domino
that man is 88 years old
You think that’s crazy?! Check out the original, the KILLER, Jerry Lee Lewis. Still alive and kickin!
Genuine. That is the word that best describes Duane Eddy.
my favorite guitarist of all time
I am a Metal Head, heard Movin and Groovin on the 60s channel on the way home from work and loved it! I love good music , jazz without singing. Bought the record 12 mins ago
In 1965, I was 12 years old & was already convinced that I wanted to be a REAL guitar player. On my birthday Dec 24th, my favorite ( and most influential) birthday present was the album "Duane Eddy Twangin' The Golden Oldies. The cover shows him posing with his Guild D-500 signature model guitar --A natural finish single cutaway hollow body guitar with a Gibson style headstock & a gold Bigsby tailpiece--The epitomy of COOL in those days. Rebel Rouser was the first song I learned to play on guitar....I'm not sure of the chronology of Duane Eddy's association with both Guild & Gretsch, but I still own & use Guild & Gretschs to this day..
desde los doce años segui a duane eddy el fue el que invento el sonido twang y para mi era y sera el mejor guitarrista del mundo los que siguieron sus pasos fueron george harrison,hank marvin,eric clapton,brian may,y muchos mas nada mas oyendo dance with the guitar man,boss guitar,peter gunn bueno hay muchas
Love hrearing the humble origins of a great guitar playin' man. makes the rest of us hope the Big Hope.
From my home town of Coolidge, AZ. I remember Ben Arnold Jr. lol If my memory serves me right Mr. Eddy was married to a friend of mine's sister in his early years. He is one of the best.
Some great memories from a great guitarist!
The guy who told Duane "you'll never work in this town again" was the son of the Coolidge Mayor. I told my Dad this story before he passed a few years ago, who used to have Duane in a Coolidge High School class. Dad said, sounds like something the Mayor's son would say (Ben Arnold Jr.)... he said he (the Mayor's son) was a real "jackass"
My father went to high school on Bristol, TN with poor young Ernie Ford. He could not get a job at the only radio station in town and the manager told him " son, you'll never amount to much plus you can't sing ... "
And then Duane met Lee Hazelwood. Nuff said.
someone asked recently what was the first record you ever bought? mine was Pepe, I loved it so much that I proudly took it to school and my teacher played it to the music class on her Dansette record player (which of course was all valve/tube/lampe technology), I remember blushing in that company at the raunchy sax solo, this was 1960/61 and I was 12 years old and the world was different then, but nowadays I try to play guitar just like that sax. I'll never be able to emulate the subtle touch of this gentleman ...
Duane is a American treasure. You hear his records in mixed all over the world and there's an instant recognition as the American sound...
I've always admired the way "Because They're Young" grooved out at the end with the guitar and the drums. Shelley Manne. Son of a gun.
Shelley Mannequins was Henry Mancini's drummer
Saw Duane Live last year.Absolutely top show and he signed my album after the show.Really nice genuine guy. Would definately go and see him again.
Don't understand why he calls Instrumentals songs though ? Surely a song has a vocalist and words unless it's a reference to Mendelsohn's 'Songs Without Words' which I suppose could apply to his lyrical melodies.
Duanne was one of the last people to spend some time with Eddie Cochran in England before Ed was killed in the car crash. Imagine the mutual appreciation jam session between those two greats!
This guy would make a good Traveling Wilbury
I could listen to him all day.
OG Satriani this was my dads jam when he wore ducktails blue jeans and a leather jacket in the 50s/60s. Legend.
Because They're Young, was one of the first records I bought!
It says a lot about his character when he turned down a higher-paying gig because he already had agreed to play that same night for less money.
He's a great guy full of integrity
WOW I just subscribed to Gretsch!!! Considering that I have loved gretsch for the past five years!!!
Love my Eddy vinyl ~~ sound that makes any room happy
Saw. Duane at Finsbury Park Empire in 1962 never forget the great audience reaction
and how old are you now
Thanks, what an artist
Loved his guitar playing. Wore out a few 45’s.
Whenever you're sad, whenever you're blue, whenever your troubles are many. ........ I pick up my guitar ...... and play ..... just like Eddy.
Barney Kessell was from Muskogee Oklahoma, got his break with Chico Marx's Band, my father knew him.
My first ever album was one of your's Duane - 'Songs of our heritage'. Still have it.
One of the greats. Seems very humble also.
So great!
i agree
brilliant clip of a giant of rock
This Man is WHY I play guitar today. The 1st time I heard one of hi 'Twangy' songs on the car radio, sometime in the late 1950's, I said to myself - 'I WANT TO DO THAT!'
Yes,Duane Eddy and Hank Marvin started it all for me!
They don't make them like this anymore. A true original!!!
What tremolo was Dwayne usi66in this video? Sounds great
The real guitar man. The macho man of guitar players.
Anyone know what kind of amp that is?
As a DJ in CA I loved Swinging Shepherd Blues and played it often on my air time. Why can't I find it now? What album was it on? FYI I was born next door (Ithaca) from you in January of 38 and I have followed your career because I was sure we were related. My mother was a singer who sang with Johnny Johnson. Wish I could connect with you for some reminiscing. L O L
I think he's great, the first record I heard was Shazam! That was something totaly new, and what a sympathic guy it is
My original guitar hero in 1958 prior to discovering Chet Atkins a couple of years later and then of course Jerry Reed. Duane got a fabulous recorded sound even in the late 50's. In other interviews Duane said he took "a few" lessons from jazz guitarist Jimmy Wyble.
I think if Duane hadn't met Lee Hazlewood, who was instrumental (sorry), in molding Duane's sound, song writing and career, he may have languished in Phoenix playing in country bands instead of becoming an international recording star and "teen idol". Duane is, in my humble little opinion a true guitar legend.
I met Duane eddy at a Mandy Barnett show in Franklin Tn
VERY FEW GUYS WHO MAKE IT AND ARE COMPLETELY DOWN TO EARTH. THIS DUDE IS ONE OF THEM. HE'S JUST AN AVERAGE JOE LIKE ALL THE REST OF US.
2.5 ?
Thnx for representing AZ
Man i want that guitar i love it.
The first album I ever bought was "Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel". I met Duane in Burlington, Vermont in the mid 60's. I recall he had a new Lincoln Continental, and the day after his concert I'm sure I saw him passing through Burlington, again. There weren't that many white Lincoln's in Burlington, or Vermont for that matter. ALWAYS one of my very favorite recording artists, I loved everything Duane did. "Boss Guitar" was, I think, his first release on RCA. "Because They're Young" was one of the earliest rock and roll songs to use that orchestra he mentioned here.
I heard/read he had moved to Europe. But, I continued to see Lee Hazlewood's name on other recordings, like "These Boots Are Made For Walking" and "Summer Wine" by Nancy Sinatra. I always thought Lee and Duane were inseparable. Thank you, Duane, for this posting on UA-cam.
Dune is never mentioned when it comes to great guitar players,,but he should be up there with the best.
Just Awesome, what a gentleman, wish I had been into country music as a teen, but in London it was Beatles and Stones ( which aint bad) and the Shadows were the main guitar group, but being a young twat I didn't realize that Hank B Marvin was just channeling Mr. Eddy
Duane didn't play country music professionally in the 1950's, however his informative years learning the trade was playing country. The Beatles and Stones didn't exist when he started releasing material. He was a Rock n Roll star playing the instrumental offshoot of Rock n Roll that would develop into Surf Music. The shadows was mirroring the Surf scene that had exploded on the west coast of the states, sure Duane must had a big influence, but it was the surf scene they were into, and they were labelled as surf when their material was released in the states. The 1950's threw up a lot of instro bands that would later become surf. Check The Rockbuster tune, Tough Chick, and Link Wray , Rumble to see the sort of things that was going on in the late 50's that influenced the shadows.
I learned to play listening to his albums - still have lots of them - worth about a penny each here in barbaric Montreal
Thanks, I enjoyed that.
Take aways, 1. Do what you love. 2. Have integrity. 3. Associate with like minded people. 4. Thank your parents who supported you. 5. Your musical journey is not necessarily tied to where you come from. 6. You don't have to play so many notes if you allow each note to speak. 7. Gretch makes a fine instrument.
get your own style. do it with authority. let it all hang out.
sure hope that works for me :P
The man’s a marvel ,,,,,just awesome guitar
great video :) surely Duane bumped into Marty Robbins back then. at least known who each other was :) they both started in the Phoenix area post ww2. i think Marty may have had a few years on him, but cant be too many.
wow read this. www.doney.net/aroundaz/celebrity/eddy_duane.htm
www.thephoenixsound.com/about-1.html
I had a Christmas gift given to me ( age 10 ), and I bet my parents wished they'd gotten me a microscope instead. It was Duane's first album. I played that thing until not just my parents, but the neighbors, hated it too. Didn't like Segovia THEN, just TOO Many notes to try and figure out ( That was 60 years ago, and I'm still tryin" ). Hope he's still "tickin'".
Awesome.
I'm more of a Guild man myself, but great stories from a legend!
i always thought Duane Eddy played a Guild
just checked out american bandstand he's playing a Guild
Me too! 1960 Starfire III, Still have it! Duane Eddy, Link Wray, Chuck Berry...all influences!
Gretsch, Guild, Gretsch.
notice this one has the black top humbuckers not the TV jones everyone is so excited about now
R.I.P.
Duane Eddy
1938-2024
Duane I was bborn the same year as you I was also self taught started with a harmonica then a teachest bass then agolden Hofner guitar,I spell my name eddy because of you that sounds like the title of a tune Why arn't you listed in the top 100 guitarists of all time ,
Duane Eddy, there is one thats him, everyone can play like, but not how he play. Coz he is the King of Twangy Guitar!