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uwe:
Not forgotten by some …

”Just heard about the passing of the wonderful Duane Eddy who was my first guitar idol with songs like Rabble Rouser, Shazam, Some Kind Of Earthquake. I would always rush out and buy his long playing records. My favorite all time tune from him was The Lonely One.

He was a brilliant guitarist in his own right. He was the first guitar player with that deep bass sound which I loved. Unfortunately, I never saw him live, although I tried to see him playing on a couple of occasions. One particular time, when I was 12, I went to London airport to meet him. I sat there for hours waiting, so I could get a glimpse of him. After 2-3 hours, I asked the ground staff what time his plane would be in as it was obviously delayed. They told me his plane actually came in early and I missed him. That was my first of many futile attempts to see him. But I would play his music night and day.

He was very kind to me last year, because I had missed him on so many occasions, he sent me a Gretsch Guitar as a present for Christmas. I couldn’t believe it.

He will always be my number one inspiration from the time I took up the guitar until now. He was so unique in his playing.

The world has lost a great guitar player. A truly unique guitar player.

Our hearts are with Deed and his family.”

Credited to an unknown & irrelevant Brit former ‘stadium rock’ guitarist and now Long Island resident with later in life a penchant for tights - before I get accused again of letting all threads end (or begin!) in the inevitable!


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Pilgrim:
A man who created a distinctive sound that people fell in love with. Also closely linked by reverb to surf and artists like Link Wray.

R.I.P., Duane.

uwe:

Alanko:
I'm more than a little surprised Duane was still alive! Though he pegged out in the 1980s.  :o

slinkp:
One of the greats, RIP.

John Entwistle - a rocker at heart trapped in a mod band - supposedly credited Eddy's deep twangy guitar tones as his inspiration for playing bass with a lot of treble. I'm sure he's not the only bassist inspired by Eddy.

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