Today we honor the great Duane Eddy.
He was born April 26th, 1938, and rose to fame in the early days of American Bandstand.
In a 2005 interview on my WRCO radio show, I asked him about his early influences.
Duane Eddy was backed up by a group known as the Rebels. Three of the players in the unit went on to become some of the most sought after session artists of all time.
The biggest hits of Duane Eddy were, 'Because They're Young' (number 4 in Billboard in 1960), 'Rebel Rouser' (number 6, Billboard, in 1958), and
'Forty Miles Of Bad Road' (number 9, Billboard, 1959).
He had many other great records including two versions of 'Peter Gunn,' first in 1960 as a solo artist and then again with Art Of Noise in 1986.
One of his early records became even more famous to a new generation because of a scene in the movie Forest Gump.
I asked Duane about 'Rebel Rouser'.
The DUANE EDDY Hit List
1958 - Rebel Rouser (#6)
1958- Ramrod (#27)
1958- Cannonball (#15)
1959 - The Lonely One (#19)
1959 - "Yep!" (#27)
1959 - Forty Miles Of Bad Road (#5)
1959 - Some Kind-A Earthquake (#28)
1960 - Bonnie Came Back (#20)
1960 - Because They're Young (#3)
1960 - Kommotion (#28)
1960 - Peter Gunn (#23)
1961 - "Pepe" (#15)
1961 - Theme from Dixie
1962 - The Ballad of Paladin
1962 - Dance With The Guitar Man
1963 - Boss Guitar
