GROSS: One of the most influential guitarists in early rock 'n' roll, Duane Eddy, died last week. He was 86. He was one of the first instrumentalists to become a rock 'n' roll star. His New York Times ...

If you ask the proverbial man on the street to name the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll, chances are they’d first mention Elvis, and then Chuck Berry, and then maybe Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, ...

Plans are in the early stages to create a monument in the City of Corning to help build awareness that pioneering guitarist Duane Eddy was born in the Crystal City. Eddy died April 30, 2024, at the ...

NEW YORK — Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" helped put the twang in early rock 'n' roll and influenced ...

Duane Eddy, the pioneering rock guitarist known for instrumental tracks “Rebel Rouser” and “Peter Gunn”, has died. He was 86. According to reports in the Arizona Republic, the Grammy-winning musician ...

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