Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy was born on April 26, 1938 in Corning, New York, USA. He has been married to Diane Mary (Deed) Abbate since December 17, 1979. He was previously married to Maureen A Power, Jessi Colter and ...Show More
My dad had an old guitar and he showed me two or three chords, so I practiced them and sang to try t Show more
My dad had an old guitar and he showed me two or three chords, so I practiced them and sang to try to emulate my cowboy heroes Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Then, when I was about ten or 11, I learned that you could play "up the neck", so that kept me busy for another couple of years. Hide
Hank Williams was my mentor, really. He said to get your own style and do it with authority. Some pe Show more
Hank Williams was my mentor, really. He said to get your own style and do it with authority. Some people didn't get it, but I understood what he was getting at. Hide
I started playing the bass strings as they made more impact--especially when amplified--but you had Show more
I started playing the bass strings as they made more impact--especially when amplified--but you had to have a strong riff or melody, and that's what I did. And I played it with authority and feeling. Hide
[on Hank Garland] He'd work a country session for Stonewall Jackson during the daytime, then go out Show more
[on Hank Garland] He'd work a country session for Stonewall Jackson during the daytime, then go out and play astounding jazz in a club at night. And he wrote one of the all-time great country instrumentals with "Sugarfoot Rag". That's the first I heard of him: playing "Sugarfoot Rag" on the Opry, just driving the folks wild. Hide
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