Duane Eddy's Story | Artist Interview | Gretsch Guitars

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  • Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024

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  • @KenSiefert
    @KenSiefert 5 лет назад +29

    This guy would make a good Traveling Wilbury

  • @tomnanD3
    @tomnanD3 12 лет назад +24

    It says a lot about his character when he turned down a higher-paying gig because he already had agreed to play that same night for less money.

  • @williamsecor7745
    @williamsecor7745 5 лет назад +18

    Dam! this dude is still with us and looks great!. My sisters bought his records back in the fifties and I listened to him as a little boy and loved it. Great memories from this guy - so glad to see him still playing

  • @georgemoomaw9437
    @georgemoomaw9437 6 лет назад +14

    As a kid, Because They’re Young, 40 Miles of Bad Road and Rebel Rouser were among the greatest music on the radio. Today, I’m a little older kid (as my grandchildren will attest) and this same music is among the greatest music on my iPod. You will never know the impact you have had on millions of us. Thanks Duane.

  • @MrPopeye776
    @MrPopeye776 2 года назад +3

    Love Gretsch there Aint Nothing Like A Gretsch Guitar.

  • @Morten_Nielsen1979
    @Morten_Nielsen1979 6 лет назад +31

    "From him I learned:
    Get your own style
    Do it with authority, and
    Let it all hang out"

    • @NoOne-kr4jc
      @NoOne-kr4jc 3 года назад +1

      I'm a pornstar and that has influenced me as well.

    • @Morten_Nielsen1979
      @Morten_Nielsen1979 Год назад

      ​​@@NoOne-kr4jc😂 Me too!

  • @valvlog4665
    @valvlog4665 2 года назад +5

    What a wonderful story. I love hearing the background story of legends. They went thru all those starter steps too.

  • @lencycler1
    @lencycler1 12 лет назад +29

    I had no idea this guy was still alive...he must keep a low profile. very cool.

    • @fargeeks
      @fargeeks 8 лет назад +8

      You think that is crazy then check out Fats Domino
      that man is 88 years old

    • @NoNameNo.5
      @NoNameNo.5 3 года назад +1

      You think that’s crazy?! Check out the original, the KILLER, Jerry Lee Lewis. Still alive and kickin!

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman 7 лет назад +29

    What a class act. A true legend.

  • @noahcount7132
    @noahcount7132 5 лет назад +4

    Destined for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; recognition, tribute and praise he earned by being absolutely unique, innovative, popular, highly entertaining, and unforgettable! Duane Eddy's music is NOT piped into elevators!

  • @mikejones2845
    @mikejones2845 8 лет назад +46

    The guy who told Duane "you'll never work in this town again" was the son of the Coolidge Mayor. I told my Dad this story before he passed a few years ago, who used to have Duane in a Coolidge High School class. Dad said, sounds like something the Mayor's son would say (Ben Arnold Jr.)... he said he (the Mayor's son) was a real "jackass"

    • @DougHinVA
      @DougHinVA 5 лет назад +3

      My father went to high school on Bristol, TN with poor young Ernie Ford. He could not get a job at the only radio station in town and the manager told him " son, you'll never amount to much plus you can't sing ... "

    • @kevingoins9858
      @kevingoins9858 5 лет назад

      And then Duane met Lee Hazelwood. Nuff said.

  • @Redmenace96
    @Redmenace96 4 года назад +10

    Thank you, Gretsch! One of the best sit-down and talk sessions I've ever seen. omg Eddy is great! Lucid and gracious.
    Legend.

  • @timallbritton7329
    @timallbritton7329 4 года назад +8

    It's cool to me that Steve Howe is such a Duane Eddy fan and lists him as such an early influence. Real music transcends so many boundaries.

  • @mosrite60
    @mosrite60 8 лет назад +11

    Duane is GOD of the reverb sounds. No other guitar player can duplicate his sound. Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. mos60

  • @RockabillyRambler
    @RockabillyRambler 7 лет назад +20

    get your own style. do it with authority. let it all hang out.
    sure hope that works for me :P

  • @Chiefbobaloo
    @Chiefbobaloo 9 лет назад +64

    Because of the album $1,000,000 worth of Twang by Duane Eddy and a Ventures album, I decided in 1960 that I had to get a guitar. Ain't been without one of some kind since. Thank you Mr. Eddy.

  • @billfishoc
    @billfishoc 11 лет назад +10

    I still have some of his albums from the 60's. As a young guitar player starting out, Duane Eddy was an influence, along with Chuck Berry, The Ventures, Chet Adkins, Charlie Byrd, Link Wray, Buddy Merrill.

  • @LIGHTintheHALLS
    @LIGHTintheHALLS 5 лет назад +7

    “Get your own style, do it with authority and let it all hang out.” Great wisdom to rock by.
    🔊🤠👍

  • @gringogreen4719
    @gringogreen4719 5 лет назад +12

    What a treat! Its funny that I grew up in the 80s and 90s but I would rather hear Duane Eddy than any shredder. Taste always wins over flash. It's Duane and Link Wray for me!

    • @mspangler6273
      @mspangler6273 3 года назад +2

      Agreed.

    • @ThomasDeLello
      @ThomasDeLello 3 года назад +2

      Because... shredders try to substitute raw energy for music and it just doesn't cut it.

    • @michaelmullen4522
      @michaelmullen4522 2 года назад +1

      I too would rather listen to Duane Eddy than any of the flashy, modern shredder types.

  • @VitoBertaudeau
    @VitoBertaudeau 12 лет назад +4

    desde los doce años segui a duane eddy el fue el que invento el sonido twang y para mi era y sera el mejor guitarrista del mundo los que siguieron sus pasos fueron george harrison,hank marvin,eric clapton,brian may,y muchos mas nada mas oyendo dance with the guitar man,boss guitar,peter gunn bueno hay muchas

  • @brucefulper4204
    @brucefulper4204 5 лет назад +4

    I have the GREATEST Duane Eddy story and it involves Brian Setzer. And I have the pics to prove it.

  • @elsofilms
    @elsofilms 12 лет назад +6

    Duane I was bborn the same year as you I was also self taught started with a harmonica then a teachest bass then agolden Hofner guitar,I spell my name eddy because of you that sounds like the title of a tune Why arn't you listed in the top 100 guitarists of all time ,

  • @paulmitchell6519
    @paulmitchell6519 5 лет назад +3

    Whenever you're sad, whenever you're blue, whenever your troubles are many. ........ I pick up my guitar ...... and play ..... just like Eddy.

  • @bjl1000
    @bjl1000 5 лет назад +3

    WOW ! Just stumbled onto this. Still here, me too. Duane came slightly before me and was way more successful. One of the artists that got me started.

    • @michaelwertzy9808
      @michaelwertzy9808 5 лет назад +1

      Don't ever stop twangin'! If we are still in love with playing, I believe we will always be "successful"!

  • @KarlSharicz
    @KarlSharicz 5 лет назад +3

    Duane was THE man that got me interested in guitar as a kid. I grew up listening to all his early LPs and EPs on the Jamie label.

  • @TRICK-OR-TREAT236
    @TRICK-OR-TREAT236 5 лет назад +3

    VERY FEW GUYS WHO MAKE IT AND ARE COMPLETELY DOWN TO EARTH. THIS DUDE IS ONE OF THEM. HE'S JUST AN AVERAGE JOE LIKE ALL THE REST OF US.
    2.5 ?

  • @vintagebrew1057
    @vintagebrew1057 4 года назад +2

    Duanne was one of the last people to spend some time with Eddie Cochran in England before Ed was killed in the car crash. Imagine the mutual appreciation jam session between those two greats!

  • @crlguitar1
    @crlguitar1 5 лет назад +2

    I started playing in 1961 at age 11 and I can remember after learning some basics that a couple of the first songs I tried to figure out was Boss Guitar by Duane Eddy, and Walk Don't Run by the Ventures. Kept me occupied for quite awhile. Rebel Rouser was one I tried later but frustrated me when it modulated and kept changing key....

  • @minder4u1
    @minder4u1 10 лет назад +3

    Just Awesome, what a gentleman, wish I had been into country music as a teen, but in London it was Beatles and Stones ( which aint bad) and the Shadows were the main guitar group, but being a young twat I didn't realize that Hank B Marvin was just channeling Mr. Eddy

    • @motorvating
      @motorvating 9 лет назад +2

      Duane didn't play country music professionally in the 1950's, however his informative years learning the trade was playing country. The Beatles and Stones didn't exist when he started releasing material. He was a Rock n Roll star playing the instrumental offshoot of Rock n Roll that would develop into Surf Music. The shadows was mirroring the Surf scene that had exploded on the west coast of the states, sure Duane must had a big influence, but it was the surf scene they were into, and they were labelled as surf when their material was released in the states. The 1950's threw up a lot of instro bands that would later become surf. Check The Rockbuster tune, Tough Chick, and Link Wray , Rumble to see the sort of things that was going on in the late 50's that influenced the shadows.

  • @janettrim7587
    @janettrim7587 5 лет назад +3

    As a DJ in CA I loved Swinging Shepherd Blues and played it often on my air time. Why can't I find it now? What album was it on? FYI I was born next door (Ithaca) from you in January of 38 and I have followed your career because I was sure we were related. My mother was a singer who sang with Johnny Johnson. Wish I could connect with you for some reminiscing. L O L

  • @SLSinOZ
    @SLSinOZ 12 лет назад +4

    A true legend and a gentleman - thanks for uploading this!

  • @WilmerCook
    @WilmerCook 2 года назад +1

    I remember some of his music morphed into surf music. As a kid in the 50s we all love Duane Eddy.

  • @richdillon4035
    @richdillon4035 9 лет назад +4

    Duane Eddy, and the Gretsch, the soundtrack of my youth! (such as it was)

  • @shiftyhe
    @shiftyhe 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks for all the great music, Duane.

  • @guitorb
    @guitorb 6 лет назад +3

    I could listen to these stories forever

  • @hunkydorian
    @hunkydorian 9 лет назад +4

    I've always admired the way "Because They're Young" grooved out at the end with the guitar and the drums. Shelley Manne. Son of a gun.

    • @818Dimples
      @818Dimples 6 лет назад +1

      Shelley Mannequins was Henry Mancini's drummer

  • @PanyingPilot
    @PanyingPilot Год назад

    Take aways, 1. Do what you love. 2. Have integrity. 3. Associate with like minded people. 4. Thank your parents who supported you. 5. Your musical journey is not necessarily tied to where you come from. 6. You don't have to play so many notes if you allow each note to speak. 7. Gretch makes a fine instrument.

  • @818Dimples
    @818Dimples 6 лет назад +5

    He will be 81 on April 26.

  • @manthalovesme
    @manthalovesme 13 лет назад +3

    ahhh. he's amazzzinng!!! loved this interview!
    what a sweet, soft spoken genius.

  • @stevefulnecky4563
    @stevefulnecky4563 5 лет назад +1

    I had a Christmas gift given to me ( age 10 ), and I bet my parents wished they'd gotten me a microscope instead. It was Duane's first album. I played that thing until not just my parents, but the neighbors, hated it too. Didn't like Segovia THEN, just TOO Many notes to try and figure out ( That was 60 years ago, and I'm still tryin" ). Hope he's still "tickin'".

  • @Jamesdylandean
    @Jamesdylandean 4 года назад +1

    Mr. Eddy, I grew up with your music and I loved the fact that you kept it simple and rhythmic. I have often said that if a person wants to know what rock-n-roll is play Komotion by you and Tall Cool Woman in a Black Dress by the Hollies. Among the best recordings ever.

  • @jimwest6571
    @jimwest6571 5 лет назад +1

    Duane graciously gave of his time to interview him for my book THE PHOENIX SOUND of which he was a BIG part of. A big thrill for me was one Saturday morning about 3 years ago he called me up at home and we had a nice hour long chat about his career and the music business. He still lives in Nashville today and occasionally does some concerts. Last summer he played the London Palladium as he is still BIG IN THE U.K....

  • @chrisst8922
    @chrisst8922 5 лет назад +2

    I love the bit in Moovin' 'n' Groovin' where Duane's left hand comes in and operates the Bigsby. What a nice man.

  • @moodydude66
    @moodydude66 11 лет назад +3

    Get your own style, do it with authority and let it all hang out. Love it !!! My new mission statement!!

  • @buddyroeginocchio9105
    @buddyroeginocchio9105 9 лет назад +2

    Thank you Gretch for this contribution to music anthology.

  • @ColinStuart
    @ColinStuart 7 лет назад +2

    Because They're Young, was one of the first records I bought!

  • @davecroston2914
    @davecroston2914 7 лет назад +1

    In 1965, I was 12 years old & was already convinced that I wanted to be a REAL guitar player. On my birthday Dec 24th, my favorite ( and most influential) birthday present was the album "Duane Eddy Twangin' The Golden Oldies. The cover shows him posing with his Guild D-500 signature model guitar --A natural finish single cutaway hollow body guitar with a Gibson style headstock & a gold Bigsby tailpiece--The epitomy of COOL in those days. Rebel Rouser was the first song I learned to play on guitar....I'm not sure of the chronology of Duane Eddy's association with both Guild & Gretsch, but I still own & use Guild & Gretschs to this day..

  • @kimberlyespinoza280
    @kimberlyespinoza280 5 лет назад +2

    The real guitar man. The macho man of guitar players.

  • @kiltmanm60
    @kiltmanm60 5 лет назад +2

    Genuine. That is the word that best describes Duane Eddy.

  • @edwardlouisbernays2469
    @edwardlouisbernays2469 5 лет назад +1

    Barney Kessell was from Muskogee Oklahoma, got his break with Chico Marx's Band, my father knew him.

  • @rkstudios450
    @rkstudios450 5 лет назад +1

    Duane Eddy was why I started playing the guitar 52 years ago. Think it was on American Bandstand. Thanks for the post.

  • @BillJohnsonBlues
    @BillJohnsonBlues 7 лет назад +3

    He played a Guild too in most every other video on here. An old one from the 50s... So only part truth.

    • @philipboug
      @philipboug 6 лет назад +1

      William Johnson... In fact I think most of his successful hits were played on the Guild. Great guitars.

  • @Wardell43
    @Wardell43 8 лет назад +1

    @ 12 my Aunt bought me Twangin in the Gold back in 64. It was my first album and a major influence on my playing. I began playing in 1966 Mostly Rock and Blues. But Raunchy was always on the set list in the 1960's along with the Ventures, Beatles Stones and Hendrix. Anyhow Thanks Duane! You'll always be the man!

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 5 лет назад +2

    Absolute legend, thanks for sharing this wonderful insight into Duane Eddy.

  • @bennyjazzful
    @bennyjazzful 12 лет назад +2

    AMAZING CLIP WITH THAT GIANT OF ROCK GUITAR,DUANE EDDY.
    LOVE THAT BIT ABOUT THE WATER TANK & HAVING BARNEY KESSEL & SHELLEY MANNE IN THE STUDIO---WOW,WHAT A BUZZ THAT MUST HAVE BEEN
    WELL DONE

  • @19flipped1
    @19flipped1 8 лет назад +1

    Enjoy him while he's still alive, as with almost of the great American rock & roll guitarists are playing harps these day or learning how to use a pitch fork.

  • @Ian_sheridanuk
    @Ian_sheridanuk 2 года назад

    What tremolo was Dwayne usi66in this video? Sounds great

  • @RodCalidge
    @RodCalidge 5 лет назад

    " I've been in the business 5 minutes and I'm already fucked". If that isnt legend cool, I'M fucked.
    Great to see you buddy.

  • @cjasz622
    @cjasz622 5 лет назад +1

    I learned to play listening to his albums - still have lots of them - worth about a penny each here in barbaric Montreal

  • @che2335
    @che2335 Год назад

    OG Satriani this was my dads jam when he wore ducktails blue jeans and a leather jacket in the 50s/60s. Legend.

  • @lolbroh
    @lolbroh 8 лет назад +1

    Duane Eddy, there is one thats him, everyone can play like, but not how he play. Coz he is the King of Twangy Guitar!

  • @antonygilbey8068
    @antonygilbey8068 5 лет назад +1

    Dune is never mentioned when it comes to great guitar players,,but he should be up there with the best.

  • @peteryde9392
    @peteryde9392 5 лет назад +1

    Saw. Duane at Finsbury Park Empire in 1962 never forget the great audience reaction

  • @5150show
    @5150show 5 месяцев назад

    Rest in Peace DE

  • @Condor512
    @Condor512 5 лет назад +4

    This Man is WHY I play guitar today. The 1st time I heard one of hi 'Twangy' songs on the car radio, sometime in the late 1950's, I said to myself - 'I WANT TO DO THAT!'

  • @johnbiddiscombe1997
    @johnbiddiscombe1997 3 года назад

    Check out Chets first gig Carlisles No Help Wanted

  • @pmadamson
    @pmadamson 11 лет назад +1

    Saw Duane Live last year.Absolutely top show and he signed my album after the show.Really nice genuine guy. Would definately go and see him again.
    Don't understand why he calls Instrumentals songs though ? Surely a song has a vocalist and words unless it's a reference to Mendelsohn's 'Songs Without Words' which I suppose could apply to his lyrical melodies.

  • @barrysircy4647
    @barrysircy4647 4 года назад +1

    I met Duane eddy at a Mandy Barnett show in Franklin Tn

  • @manthalovesme
    @manthalovesme 13 лет назад +2

    ahhh. he's amazzzinng!!! loved this interview!
    what a sweet, soft spoken genius.

  • @passiton3801
    @passiton3801 5 лет назад +1

    Amazing to watch an listen to a legend an his early years. A man born to entertain us with his guitar!

  • @davidstapley7203
    @davidstapley7203 5 лет назад +1

    Mr.Eddy... Legend.. in my lifetime.. thanks

  • @TheJPSouza
    @TheJPSouza 5 месяцев назад

    R.I.P.
    Duane Eddy
    1938-2024

  • @tonebonetones
    @tonebonetones 5 лет назад +1

    Amusingly, Duanne seems to be forgetting he played Guild in the 50's when he had his main hits.

    • @yonahmusicemporium5787
      @yonahmusicemporium5787 5 лет назад

      I believe he played a Gretsch before the Guild -- got an endorsement deal or something and switched. But the early Gretsch guitars were not very good, despite Eddie Cochran (he reportedly had a Gibson pickup on his). The myth equating Gretsch with "the sound of rockabilly" is mainly due to the Stray Cats popularizing the guitar in the '80s. I'll take a Guild...or a Gibson...or a Fender...

    • @davidmiller1218
      @davidmiller1218 5 лет назад

      According to an interview on Reverb, he used the Gretsch in the studio but the Guild on stage since he had deal with Guild. Check the Reverb site.

  • @JackTheSkunk
    @JackTheSkunk 4 года назад

    My original guitar hero in 1958 prior to discovering Chet Atkins a couple of years later and then of course Jerry Reed. Duane got a fabulous recorded sound even in the late 50's. In other interviews Duane said he took "a few" lessons from jazz guitarist Jimmy Wyble.
    I think if Duane hadn't met Lee Hazlewood, who was instrumental (sorry), in molding Duane's sound, song writing and career, he may have languished in Phoenix playing in country bands instead of becoming an international recording star and "teen idol". Duane is, in my humble little opinion a true guitar legend.

  • @nr4145
    @nr4145 5 лет назад +2

    Springsteen took this sound and made Born to Run...and the rest is history!

    • @jeffsutton950
      @jeffsutton950 3 года назад

      Spring stupid is a fraud and a no talent bozo

  • @randybock82
    @randybock82 4 года назад

    A les paul gold top for 75 bucks? Wow!!!

  • @jimgisselberg5451
    @jimgisselberg5451 5 лет назад +1

    N

  • @TheVatonaught
    @TheVatonaught 11 лет назад +1

    Love hrearing the humble origins of a great guitar playin' man. makes the rest of us hope the Big Hope.

  • @o.b.v.i.u.s
    @o.b.v.i.u.s 4 года назад

    ahh... those were the days... you needed an echo, you jumped in a truck with a coupla other guys to go check out some 2,000-gallon water tanks, see if you could find one that had a good sound... schlep it into the studio, and that would be your echo chamber...
    gotta love it...

  • @PapyRoule
    @PapyRoule 6 лет назад

    someone asked recently what was the first record you ever bought? mine was Pepe, I loved it so much that I proudly took it to school and my teacher played it to the music class on her Dansette record player (which of course was all valve/tube/lampe technology), I remember blushing in that company at the raunchy sax solo, this was 1960/61 and I was 12 years old and the world was different then, but nowadays I try to play guitar just like that sax. I'll never be able to emulate the subtle touch of this gentleman ...

  • @raymondbarnes2872
    @raymondbarnes2872 2 года назад

    A man of great talent & great character...qas impressed that he honored his previous commitment, though it paid less. They don't make them like him anymore!

  • @suewalker3600
    @suewalker3600 4 года назад

    Love Duane Eddy
    Saw him in concert in 1963 I think it was with Fabian. Jimmy Clanton Chattanooga Tn. Awesome concert

  • @franklinarchambault5397
    @franklinarchambault5397 5 лет назад +1

    my favorite guitarist of all time

  • @RATCLIFFE-LISTENS
    @RATCLIFFE-LISTENS Месяц назад

    DUANE YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR ARE MAYBE 50.

  • @oscarmodin9643
    @oscarmodin9643 3 года назад

    jessie purplerain love 4k60fps

  • @bandpassmess
    @bandpassmess 4 года назад

    Back when music had quality.
    I play hard rock and metal , I know when to unplug and LISTEN AND LEARN .

  • @NoNameNo.5
    @NoNameNo.5 3 года назад

    Definitely don’t get the credit he deserves

  • @bravofoxtrotllc6817
    @bravofoxtrotllc6817 5 лет назад

    I am a Metal Head, heard Movin and Groovin on the 60s channel on the way home from work and loved it! I love good music , jazz without singing. Bought the record 12 mins ago

  • @markbraxton1289
    @markbraxton1289 9 месяцев назад

    He's a great guy full of integrity

  • @thesteelstrummer2307
    @thesteelstrummer2307 5 лет назад

    WOW I just subscribed to Gretsch!!! Considering that I have loved gretsch for the past five years!!!

  • @jvisconti2085
    @jvisconti2085 5 лет назад

    I need to apologize to Mr. Eddy for thinking of him as a cliche for years. It was no fault of his 1000's of pickers copied his style. He was the first and an original.

  • @beckyrandall9798
    @beckyrandall9798 6 лет назад

    From my home town of Coolidge, AZ. I remember Ben Arnold Jr. lol If my memory serves me right Mr. Eddy was married to a friend of mine's sister in his early years. He is one of the best.

  • @DoctorRazzArea4
    @DoctorRazzArea4 5 лет назад

    love duane eddy, but i really don't see how 'because they're young" rocks, especially compared to his older stuff. The drumming is pretty anemic. To me, that's when his records started to decline.

    • @stevehughes1510
      @stevehughes1510 5 лет назад

      Hi Dr, it's because of the syncopated beat that he'd call it a rock song I guess.........it's not R'n'R as such but it does roll along a little.

  • @DLeeErv
    @DLeeErv 5 лет назад

    I really like that hat.. if I had that hat, I'd get rid of all my others.. wouldn't need them anymore and I'd have a lot more room.. and that guitar is a real treasure for sure.. it's real perty.. my only problem with really beautiful guitars is that the pertier they are, the better everyone expects you to play.. but that hat, that's me right there.. that's a fine hat

  • @ralstonpruitt9870
    @ralstonpruitt9870 4 года назад

    Never mentioned Jessie Coulter.

  • @arman6119
    @arman6119 Месяц назад

    no mention of Al Casey......damn.....

  • @frances3254
    @frances3254 5 лет назад

    saw you in person....sometime 50's....great memory! Thank you Mr. Eddy!

  • @kirbonite
    @kirbonite 6 лет назад

    notice this one has the black top humbuckers not the TV jones everyone is so excited about now

  • @bennyjazzful
    @bennyjazzful 12 лет назад +1

    i agree
    brilliant clip of a giant of rock

  • @cindylawrence1515
    @cindylawrence1515 5 лет назад

    Duane is a American treasure. You hear his records in mixed all over the world and there's an instant recognition as the American sound...