Eddy died surrounded by family in hospital near his home in Franklin, Tennessee, on 30 April, his wife Deed Abbate told the Associated Press. “Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over ...

Duane Eddy, the guitarist whose twangy guitar style helped shape the sound of rock n’ roll, died on Tuesday in Franklin, TN at age 86. Via The New York Times, his wife said his cause of death was ...

Duane Eddy, who became the first true guitar hero of the modern musical era, has died. Variety reports that Eddy died in the Nashville suburb of Franklin, Tenn., on Tuesday (April 30) at the age of 86 ...

Eddy sold more than 100 million records worldwide and had a string of hits in the 1950s and 1960s AFF-USA/Shutterstock Grammy-winning guitarist Duane Eddy has died at age 86. The musician, who had a ...

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, ...

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Finding his own place in music when he helped form the group Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore developed the perfect blend between hard rock and classical music. With unique guitar riffs that seemed to ...

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 beloved and influential musical pioneer whose twangy playing helped establish the primacy of the electric guitar in rock 'n' roll, has died. The New York Times reports that Eddy died ...