Duane Eddy
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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. At the age of 16 he obtained a Chet Atkins model Gretsch guitar, and formed a duo, Jimmy and Duane, with his friend Jimmy Delbridge (who later recorded as Jimmy Dell). While performing at local radio station KCKY they met disc jockey Lee Hazlewood, who produced the duo’s single, “Soda Fountain Girl”, recorded and released in 1955 in Phoenix. Hazlewood then produced Sanford Clark’s 1956 hit, “The Fool”, featuring guitarist Al Casey, while Eddy and Delbridge performed and appeared on radio stations in Phoenix before joining Buddy Long’s Western Melody Boys, playing country music in and around the city.
Eddy devised a technique of playing lead on his guitar’s bass strings to produce a low, reverberant “twangy” sound. In November 1957, Eddy recorded an instrumental, “Movin’ n’ Groovin’”, co-written by Eddy and Hazlewood. As the Phoenix studio had no echo chamber, Hazlewood bought a 2,000 gallon water storage tank which he used as an echo chamber to accentuate the “twangy” guitar sound.
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borntogeek
twangy might just be the best adjective ever. thank you duane eddy http://theozhiztoryblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/movin-and-groovin-with-duane-eddy-and.html
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oscar_green
Rebel Rouser :D
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freelance-fiend
Duane Eddy's new album "Road Trip" has gotten mostly good reviews, although the BBC bashed it. I haven't listened to it in its entirety yet, but what I have heard sounds awesome. Here's a fantastic 20 minute concert he performed live at EMI recently, some classics, some new ones. The second and third tracks are really cool, he's still got it I tell ya. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej8r4TEbiZM
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Txyafalowne
Awesome
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PThomasAnderson
esa guitarra tuang!
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shibibbadu
Forrest Gump :D
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Dizzmaux
The guitar man.
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whiteboy32386
his version of 'have love, will travel' is awesome! ... classic artist in general
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rudigerkurt
yahoooo i remember it with great memory
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Ishu_Liverpool
Movin N Grovin.
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mmmbrunommm
:)
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Pryde
Please vote for Elvis Presley in The American Rock League!!
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Lesscities
fantastic...
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Parade_
new album three days grace is like, but until then they had a better album ... Although all 3 discs, I really love ... In my opinion the best song Last to Know, Break, No More, The Good Life, Goin 'Down ... but the best song is Someone Who Cares .... and this ")" just a smiley =) .......... and Green Day, my life, my great love for music was born because of them ... listen to them in any mood, from the player does not delete their music ever =)
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dannysierra
He's also a great jazz guitarist. My all time favourites are Three-thirty Blues and Quiniela.
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marcelodylan
MITO
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Ganimi
He created Surf Rock with "Movin' and Trippin", even before Dick Dale!
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Lounge68
A capital D for Duane!
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Sapegas
it's simple music, but his twangy guitar really shines!
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JonasMur
This guitar is completely awesome!
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