Duane Eddy, who died April 30 at age 86, was the first rock ’n’ roll guitar hero. His unique twangy guitar lines were among the most truly distinctive sounds in the history of rock guitar; whenever ...

A self-taught virtuoso, his music from the 1950s and 60s was strictly instrumental and featured a distinct twangy sound. His hits included, "Forty Miles of Bad Road" and "Rebel Rouser." Good morning.

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 ...

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 George ...

Starting with “Rebel-‘Rouser” in 1958, Duane Eddy’s instrumental hits from the early rock & roll era made the guitar the star of the show. On that song and those to follow, like “Peter Gunn,” ...

Duane Eddy, one of rock’s first guitar heroes and an idol of George Harrison, Jeff Beck, John Fogerty, Dan Auerbach, and many other guitar-slingers who followed, died Sunday at his home in Franklin, ...

The Boss has delivered a heartfelt salute to the Rebel Rouser. Bruce Springsteen, who played with the E Street Band on Sunday in Cardiff, Wales, paid tribute to late guitarist Duane Eddy, who passed ...

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, he sold more than 100 million records worldwide and had big hits with “Rebel Rouser” and “Peter Gunn." By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — ...