{"id":2241405,"date":"2024-05-09T22:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T02:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duane-eddy-1938-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T22:28:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T02:28:15","slug":"duane-eddy-1938-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duane-eddy-1938-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Duane Eddy: 1938-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">6<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fduane-eddy-1938-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241405&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Duane\u200b Eddy, a \u2062rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll pioneer known for his twangy guitar\u2062 sound, passed away \u2062in Franklin,\u2063 Tennessee, at the \u2062age of\u2063 86. Considered a guitar god, Eddy&#8217;s influence spanned generations, inspiring artists like George\u2063 Harrison and \u200dJimi Hendrix. With over 100\u2062 million records sold, he \u200dleft a lasting impact on\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/siriusxm-pandora-cmt-iheartradio-pull-morgan-wallen-music-following-n-word-video-recorded-by-neighbor\/\" title=\"SiriusXM, Pandora, CMT, iHeartRadio Pull Morgan Wallen Music Following N-Word Video Recorded By Neighbor\">music industry<\/a>. Duane Eddy, \u2062a rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll pioneer with his distinctive twangy guitar\u2062 style, died at 86 in Franklin, Tennessee. Revered as a guitar legend, Eddy&#8217;s musical legacy influenced artists \u200bsuch as \u2062George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-lashes-out-at-conservatives-for-attacking-importance-of-diversity-and-inclusion\/\" title=\"Harris criticizes conservatives for undermining 'diversity and inclusion'.\">remarkable \u200dcareer<\/a> saw sales of over 100 million records, solidifying his enduring impact on\u200b the music world.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you ask the proverbial man on the street to name the founding fathers of <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rock-and-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rock 'n' roll\">rock \u2018n\u2019 roll<\/a>, chances are they\u2019d first mention Elvis, and then Chuck Berry, and then maybe Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and Buddy Holly, before working their way to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. But no discussion of the pioneers of this great American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"music\">music<\/a> genre would be complete without a hat tip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/duane-eddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Duane Eddy\">Duane Eddy<\/a>, the first solo rock \u2018n\u2019 roll guitar star \u2014 or, in the more immodest words of singer-songwriter John Fogerty, \u201cthe first rock \u2018n\u2019 roll guitar god.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duane Eddy, who died on April 30 in Franklin, Tennessee, at 86, may have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-converting-third-convention-center-to-illegal-immigrant-holding-facility\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Converting Third Convention Center to Illegal Immigrant Holding Facility\">single-handedly created<\/a> the electric guitar craze in the United States. He can also be credited for having introduced the \u201ctwang\u201d sound in rock \u2018n\u2019 roll that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-is-trying-to-turn-your-kids-into-historically-ignorant-little-racists\/\" title=\"Disney Is Trying To Turn Your Kids Into Historically Ignorant Little Racists\">influenced generations<\/a> of guitarists on both sides of the Atlantic, from George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix to Hank Marvin and Bruce Springsteen. Eddy was popular not only with rock \u2018n\u2019 roll\u2019s elite but with multitudes of fans, as testified to by the over 100 million records he sold in his lifetime and by the 16 top-40 singles he recorded during a remarkably productive half-century-long musical career.  <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Duane Eddy performs on the third day of the 2014 Stagecoach Music Festival at the Empire Polo Field, April 27, 2014. He died of cancer Tuesday, April 30, 2024. He was 86. (Chris Pizzello\/Invision \/ AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even if you\u2019ve never heard of Duane Eddy, you\u2019ve probably <em>heard <\/em>Duane Eddy. His songs have been featured in over 30 movies and TV shows, including Oliver Stone\u2019s <em>Natural Born Killers <\/em>and the much-loved baseball nostalgia movie <em>The Sandlot<\/em> (which, if you were anything like me growing up, you saw at least 500 times). Eddy\u2019s twangy guitar chords were also a clear influence on Ennio Morricone\u2019s legendary scores for Sergio Leone\u2019s <em>Dollars <\/em>trilogy and (in my opinion) on the <em>Breaking Bad <\/em>and <em>Better Call Saul <\/em>themes. Nancy Sinatra\u2019s evergreen \u201960s ballad \u201cThese Boots Are Made for Walkin&#8217;\u201d borrowed from Eddy\u2019s signature \u201ctwang\u201d style. And Springsteen was so indebted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-hbos-newest-tina-turner-doc-is-a-fascinating-must-watch\/\" title=\"REVIEW: HBO\u2019s Newest Tina Turner Doc Is A Fascinating Must-Watch\">rock pioneer<\/a> that The Boss stated that \u201cwithout Duane, there\u2019s no \u2018Born to Run\u2019 riff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is rare that a child\u2019s hobby at 5 years old becomes his or her lifelong pursuit. (I don\u2019t know about you, but it\u2019s been a while since I played with my Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior action figures.) It\u2019s even rarer still when that childhood hobby becomes a source of riches and fame. But such was the case for the sui generis Eddy, who took up the guitar at age 5 and never looked back. Eddy, who was born and raised in the small upstate New York town of Corning, grew up idolizing the singing cowboys like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers he\u2019d see on TV. Later, he became taken with the Grand Ole Opry, a country music radio broadcast out of Nashville. The Western rhythms and country music cadences that he was fond of in his youth would later become elements in his unique variety of wordless, purely instrumental rock \u2018n\u2019 roll.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite never having received formal music lessons, Eddy, by the time he moved with his family to Arizona in his early teenage years, was proficient enough on the guitar that he was able to form a credible band with his friend Jimmy Delbridge. Arizona DJ Lee Hazlewood\u2019s discovery of Eddy led to the young rock impresario\u2019s first album, <em>Have \u2018Twangy\u2019 Guitar Will Travel<\/em>, which soared to No. 5 on U.S. album charts in 1958. From then on, Eddy churned out hit after top-10 hit \u2014 until 1963, that is, when the stellar wonder that was the Beatles landed like a meteor in the U.S., leading to the extinction (at least for a few decades) of vocalless rock in favor of the Beatles\u2019s new brand of lyrical expressionism. Eddy would never enjoy the same degree of success again, but he never ceased making music, nor did other rock guitarists ever cease admiring him. When Paul McCartney and George Harrison, both avowed acclaimers of Eddy, recorded with him in the \u201980s, it was as if they were living out a rock version of Jurassic Park, resurrecting their rock-giant predecessor so that he could roam around our airwaves once more.       <\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has sold 100 million or more of anything, even paper clips, probably deserves some kind of recognition for their achievements. There were thus fewer more deserving inductees to the Rock &#038; Roll Hall of Fame than Eddy, who was honored with a permanent place in Cleveland\u2019s Rock Hall in 1994. Eddy\u2019s place in Americans\u2019 popular consciousness, though, is probably even more firmly established by the fact that every time anyone watches <em>Forrest Gump<\/em>, they hear him, too: His \u201cRebel Rouser\u201d is the song playing during the famous \u201cRun, Forrest, run!\u201d scene. For as long as Forrest Gump will be running on our screens, Duane Eddy will be running right alongside him. <\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel Ross Goodman is a <\/em>Washington Examiner <em>contributing writer and a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Divinity School. His latest book, <\/em>Soloveitchik\u2019s Children: Irving Greenberg, David Hartman, Jonathan Sacks, and the Future of Jewish Theology in America<em>, was published last summer by the University of Alabama Press.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When discussing the founding fathers of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, names like Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and Buddy Holly typically come to mind before reaching the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. 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