Celebrating Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938), an American guitarist from Corning, NY. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records which were noted for their “twangy” sound, including “Rebel Rouser” and “Peter Gunn”. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
I'm an expatriate Memphis musician and an instructor at a private music college in Minnesota. I find a greater clarity in my appreciation for music from Memphis and the Mississippi Delta region, now that I've lived away from it for decades, than when I was growing up in the midst of it.
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