Duane Eddy


Duane Eddy is an American 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 Theyre Young. He had soldmillion records by 1963.

In the spring of 1994, Eddy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Eddys Rebel Rouser was featured that same year in Forrest Gump. Oliver Stones Natural Born Killers used The Trembler, a track written by Eddy and Ravi Shankar. Also in 1994, Eddy teamed up with Carl Perkins and The Mavericks to contribute Matchbox to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. Eddy was the lead guitarist on Foreigners 1995 hit Until the end of Time, which reached the top ten on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In 1996, Eddy played guitar on Hans Zimmers soundtrack for the film Broken Arrow.

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