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Duane Eddy

Duane Eddy is the original rock 'n' roll guitar hero. His 1950s guitar instrumentals like Rebel Rouser and Forty Miles Of Bad Road inspired countless kids to start playing the guitar, and many of rock music's icons list him as a major influence. His style is instantly recognizable, a bold statement of tone and attitude, a Spaghetti Western movie set to music.

 It is virtually impossible to overstate Duane's influence in the history of the electric guitar. The entire genre of 'guitar instrumentals' virtually began with, and was certainly defined by, Duane's oeuvre of instrumental hits. It's not hyperbole to say that if there were a Mount Rushmore for rock 'n' roll guitar players, Duane Eddy would be George Washington. This collection compiles Duane's best-known songs, along with a few surprises, for an album that truly 'rocks.'

Duane Eddy was born on the East Coast of America, in Corning, New York, on April 26, 1938. His childhood was spent in Corning and other upstate New York towns like Bath and Penn Yan, before his family moved to Tucson, Arizona, in 1951. A year later, the family moved to the small town of Coolidge, Arizona.

Duane fooled around with music from the age of five, when his father showed him a few chords on the guitar. When Duane was nine years old, his aunt bought him a lap steel guitar. After the move to Arizona, Duane continued to play both lap steel and the standard guitar. Country music was the biggest thing in Duane's musical world, and like many other up and coming guitar players, he loved the thumbpick-and-fingers style playing of Chet Atkins and Merle Travis.

Duane's father managed the local Safeway grocery store in Coolidge, having transferred there from a similar job in Tucson. A local disc jockey got into a conversation with Duane's father one day and learned that Duane was an aspiring guitarist, so the disc jockey offered to record Duane at the station, which the jock played on the radio and announced as being by local boy Duane Eddy.

When Duane's rendition of Chet Atkins' Spinning Wheel aired on the station one Monday morning, a young man Duane's age named Jimmy Delbridge (aka Jimmy Dell) came running up to Duane at school, and asked him to come over and play some music with him later in the afternoon, after school.

Duane joined Delbridge (and his brother Bill Delbridge on banjo, and Duane's friend Ed Myers on rhythm guitar) and began playing local dances a few weeks later as Jimmy & Duane, The Coolidge Kids.

Ed Myers, rhythm guitarist in the group, had an interest in becoming a radio disc jockey, so he went around to the local station WCKY looking for advice on how to break into the business. In doing so, Myers met a disc jockey named Lee Hazlewood, then an up-and-coming disc jockey fresh from broadcasting school in California.

The beginning of Duane Eddy's musical career is irrevocably intertwined with that of Lee Hazlewood. The Oklahoma-born Hazlewood was nine years older than Duane, and after studying broadcasting in California had come to Arizona to disc jockey on radio station KCKY. Hazlewood was a minor celebrity of sorts in Coolidge, known for his on-air personality Eb X. Preston, a character he used to exchange on-air banter with himself while announcing records.

After Myers met Hazlewood and introduced Duane to him, Lee and Duane became friends, and Hazlewood became the informal manager of Jimmy & Duane. Hazlewood soon thereafter drove Jimmy and Duane up to Phoenix to be on a talent show there that Ray Odom presented on Saturday nights at the Madison Square Garden, a boxing venue in Phoenix. A year later, Hazlewood took a disc jockey gig on KRUX in Phoenix, and later KTYL. Phoenix was a major metropolitan area, especially compared to sleepy Coolidge, and offered many more opportunities.


After the Phoenix show proved successful, Jimmy and Duane realized that Phoenix offered much greater opportunities than Coolidge. Soon thereafter Hazlewood took Jimmy & Duane into a studio in Phoenix called Ambassador Recording, and cut two Lee Hazlewood-penned songs with the group, Soda Fountain Girl andI Want Some Lovin' Baby. Duane recalls that the studio was a tiny studio in the back of somebody's house, and that Lee hired Buddy Long and his Melody Boys to be on the session.

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Twangin' From Phoenix To L.A. (5-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Duane Eddy: Twangin' From Phoenix To L.A. (5-CD Deluxe Box... Art-Nr.: BCD15778

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5-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 84-page hardcover book, 148 tracks. Playing time approx 358 mns. A truly epic 5-CD boxed set containing Duane Eddy's complete recordings for the Jamie label. This is one colossal hit-laden collection with 20...
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Duane Eddy - Rocks
Duane Eddy: Duane Eddy - Rocks Art-Nr.: BCD17249

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1-CD Digipak with 56-page booklet, 32 tracks. Playing time: 72:12. The instantly identifiable 'King of Rock 'n' Roll Guitarists' with all Duane Eddy big hits and the other potent rockin' tracks which influenced generations of guitar...
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Deep In The Heart Of Twangsville (6-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Duane Eddy: Deep In The Heart Of Twangsville (6-CD Deluxe... Art-Nr.: BCD16271

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6-CD box (LP-size) with 70-page hardcover book, 157 tracks. Playing time approx. 406 mns. Duane Eddy is the best-selling rock instrumentalist of all time. The recent resurgence of interest in his RCA Victor recordings has paved the way...
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The 'Twangs' The 'Thang' (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Duane Eddy: The 'Twangs' The 'Thang' (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LP772150

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(Waxtime) 14 tracks - Re-issue of the original 1959 'Jamie' album plus two bonus tracks
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Jumpin' With Jamie!! (Poster, 28.5x43 cm, Color)
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Especially For You (LP, 180g Vinyl)
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(Waxtime) 14 tracks - Re-issue of the original 1961 'Jamie' plus two bonus tracks
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The Twang's The Thang - Duane Eddy Plays Songs Of Our Heritage (CD)
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(Bear Family Records) 23 tracks (57:04) with 24 page booklet. Rare first issue with 15x22 cm poster (folded) Two more original Jamie LPs, lovingly remastered from the original tapes. Titles include Cripple Creek, Song Of John Henry,...
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Guitar Star - The Complete RCA Singles A's and B's (CD)
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(2017/Real Gone) 22 tracks, All 22 Original Mono Singles Sides Compiled for the First Time Ever, with Notes, Featuring Quotes from Duane Eddy Himself!
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Girls! Girls! Girls! (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Duane Eddy: Girls! Girls! Girls! (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LP772195

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(Waxtime) 14 tracks - Re-issue of the original 1961 'Jamie' album plus two bonus tracks
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Songs Of Our Heritage (LP, 180g Vinyl, Ltd.)
Duane Eddy: Songs Of Our Heritage (LP, 180g Vinyl, Ltd.) Art-Nr.: LP408726

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(WaxTime) 12 Tracks, Includes 1 bonus track. After the success of Eddy's first three albums, he decided to delve into America's rich musical past for the LP Songs of Our Heritage. Originally released by Jamie Label in 1960, it was not...
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Especially For You - Girls, Girls, Girls (CD)
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(Bear Family Records) 25 tracks 1960-1961 with 16 page booklet. Two original Jamie LPs, lovingly remastered from the original tapes. Titles include Peter Gunn, Fuzz, Yep, Trouble In Mind, Tuxedo Junction, Along Came Linda, Sioux City...
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The "Twangs" The "Thang" (CD)
Duane Eddy: The "Twangs" The "Thang" (CD) Art-Nr.: CDJAMIE4016

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(Jamie Guyden) 18 tracks, 5 unreleased (46:19) Stereo - the original album plus 6 bonus tracks. The Original Master Tapes remixed in Stereo in 'The Mix Rom' by Tom Molton.
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Twenty Terrific Twangies - Water Skiing (CD)
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(BGO) 32 tracks - One RCA material compilation from 1980 plus one 1964 original album on one CD! Without Duane Eddy's groundbreaking guitar style in the late 1950s, popular music would be very different. Many artists credit him with...
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Duane Eddy's 16 Greatest Hits (LP)
Duane Eddy: Duane Eddy's 16 Greatest Hits (LP) Art-Nr.: LPJLPMS3026

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(Jamie Records) 16 Tracks - 1957-1961 - Stereo version of the original LP from 1964! Slight traces of the cover in spite of the original shrink-wrap!
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Dance With The Guitar Man - Twangsville (CD)
Duane Eddy: Dance With The Guitar Man - Twangsville (CD) Art-Nr.: CD12699

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​(RCA) 24 tracks - Two original LP albums on one CD - The first one is 'Dance With The Guitar Man' from 1962 and the second one is 'Twangsville' from 1965
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Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes - Rest Of The Best (CD)
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(1994/GOLD PICKS) 26 tracks - stereo
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Birth Of A Guitar Legend - The Jamie Singles Sessions 1957-1962 (3-CD)
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(2010/Jamie) 3-CD in Slipcase Packaging. 75 tracks (mostly stereo) with 16 page booklet.
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Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel (CD)
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(Jamie) 15 tracks
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1.000.000.00 Worth Of Twang (CD)
Duane Eddy: 1.000.000.00 Worth Of Twang (CD) Art-Nr.: CDJAMIE4036

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(JAMIE/GUYDEN) 15 tracks - original master tapes mixed in stereo
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1.000.000 Worth Of Twang Vol.2 (CD)
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(Jamie) 23 tracks - mostly Stereo
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Have Twangy Guitar, Will Travel (CD)
Duane Eddy & The Rebels: Have Twangy Guitar, Will Travel (CD) Art-Nr.: CDHALL232

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(Hallmark) 12 Tracks - Original 1950s Jamie recordings!
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The Twang's The Thang (CD)
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(Hallmark) 12 Tracks - Original 1950s Jamie recordings!
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The Best Of Duane Eddy (CD)
Duane Eddy: The Best Of Duane Eddy (CD) Art-Nr.: CDRCD614

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(Rainbow Music Group) 12 Tracks - Australian Pressing - The Best 1960s RCA Recordings!
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21 Greatest Hits (CD)
Duane Eddy: 21 Greatest Hits (CD) Art-Nr.: CD254727

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(Motown Records) 21 tracks
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The King Of Twang (3-CD)
Duane Eddy: The King Of Twang (3-CD) Art-Nr.: CDGSS5669

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(Golden Stars) 66 tracks, original recordings, digitally remastered
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