Duane Eddy

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Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024) was an American rock and roll guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" guitar sound, including "Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young".<ref>Duane Eddy obituary Template:Webarchive, The Guardian, 3 May 2024</ref> He had sold 12 million records by 1963. His guitar style influenced the Ventures, the Shadows, the Beatles (particularly lead guitarist George Harrison), Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and Marty Stuart.<ref name=times_5_2024>Duane Eddy, The Times Register, 3 May 2024</ref><ref name="CMHoF"/>

Eddy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.

Early life

Eddy was born in Corning, New York, on April 26, 1938.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> His parents were Lloyd and Alberta (née Granger) Eddy.<ref name="Guardian obituary">Template:Cite web</ref> Eddy's father drove a bread truck and later became the manager of a grocery store.<ref name=times_5_2024/><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> He began playing the guitar at the age of five,<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> after hearing the cowboy singer Gene Autry. In 1950, at the age of 12, Eddy made his first on-air radio appearance when he performed "The Missouri Waltz" on a station in Hornell, New York. <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 1951, his family moved to Tucson, and then to Coolidge, Arizona.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> He formed a duo, Jimmy and Duane, with his friend Jimmy Delbridge, who later recorded as Jimmy Dell.<ref name="history">Template:Cite web</ref> Eddy left school at sixteen and played in local bars.<ref name="times_5_2024" />

Career

1950s-60s: Career rise and peak

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Eddy in 1960

In 1957, Eddy had a weekly showcase on radio station KCKY and then a slot on a weekly hit parade television show in Phoenix, where he met Arizona-based disc jockey, songwriter and music publisher Lee Hazlewood.<ref name=times_5_2024/> Hazlewood produced the duo's single, "Soda Fountain Girl", recorded and released in 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona. They performed and appeared on radio stations in Phoenix and joined Buddy Long's Western Melody Boys, playing country music in and around the city.<ref name=instrumentalreview>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=dell>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=rosebrook>Template:Cite web</ref>

Eddy was not happy with his singing voice,<ref name=times_5_2024/> and he devised a technique of playing lead lines on his guitar's bass strings to produce a low, reverberant "twangy" sound instead.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> At the age of 19, he had acquired a 1957 Chet Atkins model Gretsch 6120 guitar from Ziggie's Music in Phoenix,<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> and in November 1957, he recorded an instrumental piece, "Movin' n' Groovin'", which he co-wrote with Hazlewood.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His backing band included saxophonist Steve Douglas, pianist Larry Knechtel, and bassist Al Casey.<ref name=times_5_2024/> As the Phoenix studio had no echo chamber, Hazlewood bought a 2,000-gallon (7570-litre) water storage tank to use as an echo chamber to accentuate the "twangy" guitar sound.<ref>Twangin' From Phoenix To L.A.: The Jamie Years, Bear Family Records – BCD 15778</ref><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> In 1958, Eddy signed a recording contract with Lester Sill and Hazlewood to record in Phoenix at the Audio Recorders studio. Sill and Hazlewood leased the tapes of all their singles and albums to the Philadelphia-based Jamie Records.

"Movin' n' Groovin'" reached number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1958. The opening riff, borrowed from Chuck Berry's "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", was in turn copied a few years later by the Beach Boys on "Surfin' U.S.A."<ref name="AMG" />Template:Unreliable source? The follow-up, "Rebel-Rouser", featured a saxophone overdubbed by Los Angeles session musician Gil Bernal, and yells and handclaps by doo-wop group the Rivingtons.<ref name=instrumentalreview /><ref name=soundblab>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> This became Eddy's breakthrough hit, reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It sold over one million copies, earning him his first gold disc.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">Template:Cite book</ref>

Eddy had a succession of hit records over the next few years. His band members, including saxophonists Steve Douglas and Jim Horn, and keyboard player Larry Knechtel, were later members of Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew.Template:Cn According to writer Richie Unterberger, "The singles, of which 'Peter Gunn', 'Cannonball', 'Shazam', and 'Forty Miles of Bad Road' were probably the best, also did their part to help keep the raunchy spirit of rock and roll alive during a time in which it was in danger of being watered down."<ref name="AMG" />Template:Unreliable source?

On January 9, 1958, Eddy's debut album, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel, was released. It reached number five on the album chart<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> and remained there for 82 weeks. Duane Eddy and the Rebels appeared six times on The Dick Clark Show between 1958 and 1960. On Eddy's fourth album, Songs of Our Heritage (1960), each track featured him playing acoustic guitar or banjo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His biggest hit came with the theme of the movie Because They're Young in 1960,<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> which featured a string arrangement. It reached a chart peak of number four in America and number two in the UK in September 1960,<ref name="AMG" />Template:Unreliable source?<ref>Whitburn, Joel (1987). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (3rd ed.). New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. Template:ISBN</ref> and became his second million-selling disc.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> Eddy's records were consistently more successful in the UK than they were in his native United States, and in 1960, readers of the UK's NME voted him World's Number One Musical Personality, ousting Elvis Presley.

In 1960, Eddy signed a contract directly with Jamie Records, bypassing Sill and Hazlewood, which caused a temporary rift between Eddy and Hazlewood.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> The result was that for the duration of his contract with Jamie, Eddy produced his own singles and albums.

In the 1960s, Eddy launched an acting career, appearing in such films as Because They're Young, A Thunder of Drums, The Wild Westerners, Kona Coast, and The Savage Seven.<ref name="ls" /><ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1961, he signed a three-year contract with Paul Anka's production company, Camy, whose recordings were issued by RCA Victor.<ref name="AMG" /> In the early days of recording in the RCA Victor studios, he renewed contact with Lee Hazlewood, who became involved in a number of his RCA Victor singles and albums. Eddy's 1962 single release, "(Dance With The) Guitar Man", co-written with Hazlewood, sold a million copies and earned his third gold disc.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> Also in 1962, Eddy recorded "The Ballad of Paladin", the instrumental theme song to the western television series Have Gun – Will Travel, in which Eddy also acted in two episodes.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> Eddy had sold 12 million records by 1963.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" /> In 1965, he released an album of instrumental versions of Bob Dylan songs.

1970s-80s: Solo decline, focus on production, and comeback

In the 1970s, Eddy produced songs for Phil Everly and Waylon Jennings.<ref name="CMHoF"/><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> In 1972, he worked as lead guitarist, alongside rhythm guitarist Al Gorgoni, on BJ Thomas's "Rock and Roll Lullaby".<ref name="CMHoF"/><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> In 1975 a collaboration with hit songwriter Tony Macaulay and former founding member of The Seekers, Keith Potger, led to another UK top 10 record, "Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar",<ref name="CMHoF"/> featuring a female vocal group. Eddy performed on the BBC television show "Top of the Pops" while promoting the single.<ref name="CMHoF"/> A recording of "You Are My Sunshine", featuring Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Eddy's third wife Deed, appeared in the country charts in 1977.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref name="CMHoF"/>

In 1982, Eddy's "Rebel Walk" was heard in the musical comedy Grease 2 as background music at the bowling alley. It was not part of the original soundtrack, but was mentioned in the film's credits.

In 1986, Eddy collaborated with Art of Noise on a new recording of his 1960 version of Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn".<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/><ref name="AMG" />Template:Unreliable source?<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> It was a top 10 hit around the world, ranking number one on Rolling StoneTemplate:'s dance chart for six weeks that summer. "Peter Gunn" won the Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental of 1986. It also gave Eddy the distinction of being the only instrumentalist to have had top 10 hit singles in four different decades in the UK.<ref name="lat">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The following year, the album Duane Eddy was released on Capitol. Several of the tracks were produced by Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne, Ry Cooder and Art of Noise.<ref name="CMHoF"/><ref name="AMG" />Template:Unreliable source? Guest musicians included John Fogerty,<ref name="CMHoF"/> George Harrison,<ref name="CMHoF"/><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> Paul McCartney,<ref name="CMHoF"/><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> Ry Cooder,<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> James Burton, David Lindley, Phil Pickett, Steve Cropper,<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> and original Rebels Larry Knechtel and Jim Horn. The album included a cover of Paul McCartney's 1979 instrumental, "Rockestra Theme".

1990s-2024: Later career

In 1992, Eddy recorded a duet with Hank Marvin for Marvin's album Into the Light, a cover version of The Chantays' 1963 hit "Pipeline". Eddy's "Rebel Rouser" was featured in 1994 in the film Forrest Gump. Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers used "The Trembler", a track written by Eddy and Ravi Shankar. Also in 1994, Eddy teamed up with Carl Perkins and The Mavericks to contribute "Matchbox" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country, produced by the Red Hot Organization. Eddy was the lead guitarist on Foreigner's 1995 hit "Until the End of Time",<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In 1996, Eddy played guitar on Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for the film Broken Arrow.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref>

In October 2010, Eddy returned to the UK for a sold-out Royal Festival Hall concert in London.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> This success prompted an album, Road Trip, for Mad Monkey/EMI, produced by Richard Hawley in Sheffield, England.<ref name="Guardian">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> The album was released on June 20, 2011, and Mojo placed it at number 37 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Eddy performed at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2011.<ref name="Guardian" /><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref>

In 2015, Eddy participated in overdubbing sessions for the Elvis Presley and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) remix album If I Can Dream, adding guitar to "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "An American Trilogy".<ref name="BB AP Elvis RPO">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Elvis RPO EW 2015">Template:Cite web</ref> Eddy later expressed disappointment that some of his guitar playing was cut from the two songs, which he assumed happened because it may have interfered with the orchestral focus of the album project.<ref name="MusicRadar interview 2020">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2016, Eddy participated in an extensive interview with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their "Nashville Cats" series.<ref name="CMHoF"/>

For an 80th-birthday tour in 2018, Eddy returned to the UK in concerts with Liverpudlian singer-songwriter Robert Vincent, performing on October 23 at the London Palladium,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and October 30 at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2020, Eddy participated in overdubbing sessions for the Johnny Cash and RPO remix album (titled Johnny Cash and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), adding guitar to the gospel song "Farther Along".<ref name="Johnny Cash RPO">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="MusicRadar interview 2020"></ref> In an interview with Music Radar that year, Eddy was unsure if he would continue recording or touring after conditions related to the coronavirus pandemic improved; however, he stated that he was working on a documentary and considering writing an autobiography.<ref name="MusicRadar interview 2020"></ref>

In 2024, Eddy was one of 66 musicians credited for collaborating with Mark Knopfler on a re-recording of Knopfler's “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)".<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/> Jointly credited as "Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes", the single was released as a charity single to benefit two charities, Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/> It debuted and peaked at #1 on Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales in March, which was his only #1 on any Billboard chart; in the UK, the collaborative single reached the top 20 on the main singles chart.<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/>

Personal life and death

Eddy's first wife was Carol Puckett; they were married and divorced prior to 1961.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> In 1961, Eddy married singer Mirriam Johnson, with whom he recorded a gospel album.<ref name=times_5_2024/> They had a daughter, Jennifer. Duane and Miriam divorced in 1968.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> She adopted the stage name Jessi Colter, became a popular country singer, and later married fellow country star Waylon Jennings.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref>

Eddy later married Deed Abbate, with whom he collaborated on a cover of "You Are My Sunshine" in 1977.<ref name="BB obituary-style article">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="CMHoF"/> In addition to his daughter with Mirriam Johnson/Jessi Colter, Eddy had three children with third wife Deed Abbate-Eddy.<ref name="BB obituary-style article"/><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref>

Eddy died of cancer in Franklin, Tennessee, on April 30, 2024, four days after his 86th birthday.<ref name="obit">Template:Cite web</ref> Eddy was survived by his third wife Deed and his children (four, according to an obituary by Billboard, or three, according to an obituary by The Guardian).<ref name="BB obituary-style article"/><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> The Guardian also reported that Eddy was also survived by five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref>

Eddy was the last surviving musician to have charted in the top 10 of the first-ever issue of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958.<ref name="BB obituary-style article"/><ref name="BB top hits 2024"/>

Honors

In 1987, Eddy won his first and only Grammy award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for his re-recording of "Peter Gunn" with Art of Noise.<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/> In 1996, he received a second Grammy nomination, this time for Best Country Instrumental Performance, for his contribution as a "featured artist" on Doc Watson's "Thunder Road/Sugarfoot Rag".<ref name="BB obituary-style article"/>

In 1994, Eddy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.<ref name="rs">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1997, Eddy was inducted into Guitar Center's "Rockwalk", an honor similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame bestowed exclusively to legendary rock and pop musicians.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2000, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, the title "Titan of Twang" was bestowed upon Eddy by mayor Bill Purcell.<ref name="ls">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2004, Eddy was presented with the Guitar Player Magazine "Legend Award".<ref name="gp">Template:Cite magazine</ref> He was the second recipient of the award, the first having been presented to Les Paul.Template:Citation needed

Legacy

Among those who have acknowledged Eddy's influence are George Harrison,<ref name="AMG" />Template:Unreliable source? Dave Davies, Hank Marvin,<ref name="AMG" />Template:Unreliable source? the Ventures,<ref name=prown>Prown, Pete; Newquist, H.P; and Eiche, Jon F. (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar, pp. 21–22. Hal Leonard Corporation. Template:ISBN.</ref><ref name="CMHoF"/> John Entwistle,<ref name=prown /> Bruce Springsteen,<ref name="BBCinf">Template:Cite web</ref> John Fogerty,<ref name=BBCinf/> Adrian Belew, Bill Nelson, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle,<ref name="CMHoF"/> Marty Stuart,<ref name="CMHoF"/> and Ben Vaughn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Eddy's playing inspired some of the lead guitar playing on Springsteen's 1975 hit "Born to Run".<ref name="CMHoF"/>

In the 1990s, Eddy's songs appeared in the soundtracks of popular films including Forrest Gump, Natural Born Killers, Broken Arrow, Milk Money, and Scream 2.<ref name="CMHoF"/>

Signature guitars

Eddy's favored guitar was a 1957 Chet Atkins Gretsch 6120 guitar that he bought at Ziggie's Music in Phoenix, Arizona in 1957.<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> He traded in an early 1950s gold top Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar for it,<ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref> plus monthly payments of $17.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 1959's The "Twangs" the "Thang" LP he also used a Danelectro six-string bass.<ref name=Reverb>Template:Cite web</ref>

Eddy became the first rock and roll guitarist to have a signature guitar when, in 1961, the Guild Guitar Company introduced the Duane Eddy signature models DE-400 and the deluxe DE-500.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> A limited edition of the DE-500 model was reissued briefly in 1983 to mark Eddy's 25th anniversary in the recording industry. In 1997, 40 years after he bought his Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120, Gretsch started production of the Duane Eddy Signature Model, the Gretsch 6120-DE. In 2004, the Gibson Custom Art and Historic Division introduced the new Duane Eddy Signature Gibson guitar. A new Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature model was released in spring 2011 and in 2018 Gretsch released the G6120TB-DE Duane Eddy 6-string bass model.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Awards

Number One World Musical Personality in the NME Poll (UK: 1960)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Grammy Winner – Best Rock Instrumental – "Peter Gunn" (1986)<ref name="lat" />
Grammy Nomination – Best Country Instrumental – (Doc Watson album) (1992)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member (1994)
Rockwalk Induction (1997)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Presented with "Chetty" award by Chet Atkins (2000)Template:Citation needed
Guitar Player Magazine Legend Award (2004)<ref name="gp" />
Musicians Hall of Fame Member (2008)<ref name="rs" />
Mojo Icon Award (UK: 2010)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Discography

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Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions				Label and stereo catalogue reference	Notes
		US Billboard	US Cashbox Mono<ref name="HoffmannAlbums">Template:Cite book</ref>	US Cashbox Stereo<ref name="HoffmannAlbums"/>	UK <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref>
		US Billboard		US Cashbox Stereo<ref name="HoffmannAlbums"/>				1958	Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	5<ref name="BB top hits 2024"/><ref name="Guardian obituary"></ref>	3	—	6	Jamie JLPS-3000	Original album covers were white with Duane Eddy sitting on guitar case and the LP title in white. Second pressings showed the same cover with the LP title in green and red; third pressings were red album covers with Duane Eddy standing. Note: It is very likely that so-called "original" version white letter covers do not exist.
1959	Especially for You	24	13	—	6	Jamie JLPS-3006
1959	The "Twangs" the "Thang"	18<ref name=JWT-Twangs-Thang>Template:Cite book</ref>	14	36	2	Jamie JLPS-3009
1960	Songs of Our Heritage	—	38	—	13	Jamie JLPS-3011	Original copies featured gatefold covers, later replaced with regular covers. Also pressed in limited quantities of red vinyl and blue vinyl.
1961	Girls! Girls! Girls!	93	29	—	—	Jamie JLPS-3019	Front cover features photos of Duane Eddy with Brenda Lee and Annette Funicello
1962	Twistin' with Duane Eddy	—	—	—	—	Jamie JLPS-3022
	Twistin' 'N' TwanginTemplate:'	82	—	—	8	RCA LSP-2525
	Twangy Guitar – Silky Strings	72	—	—	13	RCA LSP-2576
1963	Duane Eddy & The Rebels – In Person (a.k.a. SurfinTemplate:')	—	—	—	—	Jamie JLPS-3024
	Dance with the Guitar Man	47	30	—	14	RCA LSP-2648
	"Twang" a Country Song	—	63	—	—	RCA LSP-2681
	"Twangin'" Up a Storm!	93	82	—	—	RCA LSP-2700
1964	Lonely Guitar	144	66	—	—	RCA LSP-2798	Entered the Billboard 200 on 16 May 1964<ref name="Lonely Guitar time of release evidence">Template:Cite web</ref>
1965	Water Skiing	—	69	29	—	RCA LSP-2918
	Twangin' the Golden Hits	—	82	—	—	RCA LSP-2993
	Twangsville	—	—	—	—	RCA LSP-3432	Record sleeve copyright dated 23 July 1965<ref name="Evidence, month of release, Twangsville">Template:Cite journal</ref>
	Duane-a-Go-Go	—	—	—	—	Colpix CPS-490
	Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan	—	—	—	—	Colpix CPS-494
1966	The Biggest Twang of All	—	—	—	—	Reprise RS-6218
1967	The Roaring Twangies	—	—	—	—	Reprise RS-6240
1967	Tokyo Hits	—	—	—	—	Reprise	Japan only release
1987	Duane Eddy & The Rebels	—	—	—	—	Capitol ST-12567
2011	Road Trip	—	—	—	116	Mad Monkey/EMI MAD1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations

Year	Title	US Billboard	US Cashbox Mono <ref name="HoffmannAlbums"/>	UK <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>	Label and stereo catalogue reference
1960	$1,000,000 Worth of Twang	10<ref name=JW1M>Template:Cite book</ref>	38	5	Jamie JLPS-3014
1962	$1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang, Volume 2	-	-	18	Jamie JLPS-3021
1964	16 Greatest Hits	-	-	-	Jamie JLPS-3026
1965	The Best of Duane Eddy	-	-	-	RCA LSP-3477
1975	Guitar Man	-	-	-	GTO GTLP 002
1978	Pure Gold	-	-	-	RCA ANL1-2671
1978	Twenty Terrific Twangies	-	-	-	RCA
1986	Compact Command Performances	-	-	-	Motown WD72547
1986	21 Greatest Hits	-	-	-	Motown
1991	Twangy Peaks	-	-	-	EMI CDP 7965572
1993	Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology	-	-	-	Rhino R2-71223
1994	Twangin' from Phoenix To L.A.	-	-	-	Bear Family Records/BCD 15778 EK
1996	Ghostrider	-	-	-	Curb D2-77801
2013	Complete UK Hits: 1958–62	-	-	-	Peaksoft PEA016
Source:<ref name="AMG">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Unreliable source?

Singles

Year	Titles Both sides from same album except where indicated	Chart positions					Album
Year	Titles Both sides from same album except where indicated	US Billboard <ref name="whitburn">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="BB top hits 2024"/>	US Cashbox <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	AUS <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	UK <ref name="betts">Template:Cite book</ref>	CAN <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Album
1955	"I Want Some Lovin'" b/w "Soda Fountain Girl" (Credited to "Jimmy & Duane with Buddy Long & The Western Melody Boys")	-	-	-	-	-	Non-LP tracks
1958	"Moovin' n' Groovin'" b/w "Up and Down" (From $1,000,000 Worth of Twang, Volume II)	72	54	-	-	-	Have "Twangy" Guitar Will Travel
	"Rebel-'Rouser" b/w "Stalkin'"	6	7	9	19	8
	"Ramrod" b/w "The Walker" (Non-LP. Eddy does not appear on the track)	27	33	90	-	7
	"Cannonball" b/w "Mason Dixon Lion" (Non-LP track)	15	16	52	22	7
1959	"The Lonely One" b/w "Detour"	23	19	47/45	-	8
	"Peter Gunn" b/w "Yep!"	(see 1960)			6	2	Especially for You
	"Yep!" b/w "Three-30-Blues" (from Have "Twangy" Guitar Will Travel)	30	27	46	17	12	Especially for You
	"Forty Miles of Bad Road" /	9	10	11	11	4	$1,000,000 Worth of Twang
	"The Quiet Three"	46	68	-	-	-
	"Some Kind-a Earthquake" /	37	28	32	12	21
	"First Love, First Tears"	59	75	-	-	21
1960	"Bonnie Came Back" b/w "Lost Island" (Non-LP track)	26	20	15	12	15
	"Shazam!" b/w "The Secret Seven" (Non-LP track)	45	41	21	4	26	Duane Eddy's 16 Greatest Hits
	"Because They're Young" b/w "Rebel Walk" (from The "Twangs" The "Thang")	4	3	6	2	5	$1,000,000 Worth of Twang
	"Kommotion" b/w "Theme for Moon Children"	78	39	40	13	27	$1,000,000 Worth of Twang
	"Peter Gunn" b/w "Along the Navajo Trail"	27	26	2	(see 1959)	30	Especially For You
1961	"Pepe" b/w "Lost Friend"	18	19	29	2	17	$1,000,000 Worth of Twang, Volume II
	"Theme from Dixie" /	39	37	21	7	37
	"Gidget Goes Hawaiian"	101	-	-	-	-
	"Ring of Fire" b/w "Bobbie" (from $1,000,000 Worth of Twang, Volume II)	84	57	27	17	-	Non-LP track
	"Drivin' Home" b/w "Tammy" (from Girls! Girls! Girls!)	87	69	43	30	-	$1,000,000 Worth of Twang, Volume II
	"My Blue Heaven" b/w "Along Came Linda" (from Especially for You)	50	81	62	-	-	The "Twangs" the "Thang"
	"Caravan" (Part 1) b/w "Caravan" (Part 2)	-	-	-	42	-	Non-LP tracks
1962	"The Avenger" b/w "Londonderry Air"	101	-	60	-	-	Non-LP tracks
	"Moanin' 'n' Twistin'"	18	19	-	-	-	Twistin' 'n' TwanginTemplate:'
	"The Battle" b/w "Trambone"	114	100	-	-	-	The "Twangs" the "Thang"
	"Deep in the Heart of Texas" b/w "Saints and Sinners" (Non-LP track)	78	83	38	19	-	The Best of Duane Eddy
	"Runaway Pony" b/w "Just Because" (from Especially for You)	-	-	–	-	-	Non-LP track, Final Jamie Records single
	"The Ballad of Paladin" b/w "The Wild Westerners" (Non-LP track)	33	48	15	10	9	The Best of Duane Eddy
	"(Dance with the) Guitar Man" b/w "Stretchin' Out" (Non-LP track)	12	11	-	4	2	Dance with the Guitar Man
1963	"Boss Guitar" b/w "The Desert Rat" (Non-LP track)	28	30	13	27	5	The Best of Duane Eddy
	"Lonely Boy, Lonely Guitar" b/w "Joshin'" (Non-LP track)	82	76	52	35	-
	"Your Baby's Gone Surfin" b/w "Shuckin'" (Non-LP track)	93	82	46	49	-
1964	"The Son of Rebel Rouser" b/w "The Story of Three Loves"	97	90	-	-	-	Non-LP tracks
	"Guitar Child" b/w "Jerky Jalopy" (Non-LP track)	-	–	-	-	-	Twangin' Up a Storm
	"Water Skiing" b/w "Theme from 'A Summer Place'" (from Twangin' the Golden Hits)	-	–	-	-	-	Water Skiing
	"Guitar Star" b/w "The Iguana"	-	-	-	-	-	Non-LP tracks
1965	"Moon Shot" b/w "Roughneck"	-	-	-	-	-	Non-LP tracks
	"Trash" b/w "South Phoenix"	-	-	-	-	-	Duane a Go-Go
	"Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" b/w "The House of the Rising Sun"	-	-	-	-	-	Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan
1966	"El Rancho Grande" b/w "Papa's Movin' On (I'm Movin' On)"	-	-	-	-	-	Non-LP tracks
1966	"Daydream" b/w "This Guitar Was Made for Twangin'"	-	-	-	-	-	The Biggest Twang of Them All
1967	"Roarin'" b/w "Monsoon" (Non-LP track)	-	-	-	-	-	The Roarin' Twangies
1967	"Guitar on My Mind" b/w "Wicked Woman from Wickenburg" (from The Roarin' Twangies) (Credited to "Duane and Miriam Eddy")	-	-	-	-	-	Non-LP tracks
1968	"There Is a Mountain" b/w "This Town"	-	-	-	-	-
1968	"The Satin Hours" b/w "Niki Hoeky"	-	-	-	-	-
1969	"Break My Mind" b/w "Lovingbird"	-	-	-	-	-
1970	"Freight Train" b/w "Put a Little Love in Your Heart"	110	95	-	-	93<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Refn
1970	"Something" b/w "The Five-Seventeen"	-	-	-	-	-
1972	"Renegade" b/w "Nightly News"	-	-	-	-	-
1975	"Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar" b/w "Blue Montana Sky"	-	-	-	9	-
	"The Man With The Gold Guitar" b/w "Mark of Zorro"	-	-	-	-	-
	"Love Confusion" b/w "Love is a Warm Emotion"	-	-	-	-	-
1976	"You Are My Sunshine" b/w "From 8 to 7"	-	-	-	-	-
1986	"Peter Gunn" (with Art of Noise) b/w "Something Always Happens" (The Art of Noise)	50	49	-	8	-
1987	"Spies" b/w "Rockabilly Holiday"	-	-	-	-	-	Duane Eddy
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Film appearances

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A Thunder of Drums (1961)<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" />
The Wild Westerners (1962)<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs" />
The Savage Seven (1968)<ref name="ls" />
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Notes

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