Duane Eddy was born April 26, 1938, in Corning, New York. Eddy
introduced a unique, twangy sound to Rock and Roll guitar, his songs had
evocative titles like, "Rebel Rouser", "Forty Miles of
Bad Road", "Cannonball", "The Lonely One", "Shazam",
and "Some Kind-a Earthquake" (which has the distinction of
being the shortest song to ever break into the Top 40, clocking in at
1:17). They were filled with rebel yells and saxophone breaks. The
worldwide popularity of these records, beginning with Moovin' and
Groovin in 1958, broke open the doors for Rock and Roll
instrumental music. His band, The Rebels, featured musicians who were to
become some of the world's best-known session players. Sax players Steve
Douglas and Jim Horn, and pianist Larry Knechtel, have been heard on
hundreds of hit records, becoming members of the famous "Wrecking
Crew" of Phil Spector in the 1960s, and touring with a very elite
group of artists through the years. Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame in 1994.
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