Talk:Duane Eddy

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I think that Duane Eddy's highest Billboard Chart position was "Peter Gunn" in 1986 and not "Because they're young". Although, "Peter Gunn" was credited to "The Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy" and not Duany Eddy alone. Ds77 07:56, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Correction: Because They're Young reached number 4 on Billboard's chart. Peter Gunn reached number 6 in Great Britain, and unfortunately, only number 50 in the States, due to lack of record company promotion. However, Peter Gunn held the number 1 dance track position in the Rolling Stone Magazine charts for nearly two months.

New Wikipedia user who is taking course on Electronic Music (E-145 @ Harvard) trying to discover what made Duane Eddy's sound so unique. How did he do it? I just turned 60, I remember the sound and the impact it made. Please help?

I seem to remember hearing an interview with Eddy, in which he said that early recording technology was better at recording bass guitars, so he tried using bass strings on his lead guitar, and that was the basis of the sound. --DuncanHill 19:13, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

POVdectomy
What is a POV to the uninitiated please? Yes, this article needs a large one as it hase a large POV! Also a lot of the glowing terms should be excised.--Light current 15:56, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations. This article has the most over the top, POV opening sentence I've read so far. --djrobgordon 22:21, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

And so... I'll change it. Whoever wrote it, I'm sorry, but you're a dick.

I'm a dick too, and I think this article gushes like a teen fanzine. More info please, and less raves.Kaweah (talk) 21:48, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

This article is currently a mess
Parts are very good, others average, but some - particularly the discography - are a shambles in design, styling and content. Duane Eddy is not my specialist subject, but I have effected some basic changes. Can someone improve this further ?

Derek R Bullamore 20:29, 20 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Hopefully, this last update will help. The fan club info and discography are not necessary. The basic points regarding career are what is needed here. (ShannonBrown 16:22, 24 March 2007 (UTC))


 * I think that a full discography is necessary. In most articles about artists the discography has it's own article, and a selected discography in the article about the artist. Kankkis (talk) 07:59, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

The facts are available. It only takes a little bit of work to do this properly.Martin Player (talk) 05:24, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
 * What do you mean by "properly"? I've added quite a lot of (well sourced) information to the article in the past few weeks, and am happy to help further.  The thread to which you seem to be responding is an old outdated one.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:43, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

The chart discography is an important document in a major artist's personal acheivement. I am afarid I simply cannot agree with the above comments on design, styling and content. Fan club information - when it is over 36 years old and has an annual event will be of interest to those who would like to become involved. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.150.23.202 (talk • contribs) 18:02, 6 May 2011
 * Which comments are you referring to? The original comments from Derek R Bullamore date from 2007, and since then there have been many changes to the article.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:04, 6 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I must add that the article is in a far better shape than it was in 2007. More references are needed though, to bring it up to a decent standard.  Thanks are due to all those who have tried to improve it.


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 02:10, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Birthplace
Was Eddy born in the city or the town? Cheers, LindsayHi 08:05, 8 March 2010 (UTC) He was born in New York State. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.150.23.202 (talk) 17:58, 6 May 2011 (UTC)


 * See current article. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 02:02, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Bread
What is the the justification for listing "Bread" as an "Associated Act"? The article itself says nothing about "Bread", and the Wikipedia article on "Bread" does not mention Duane Eddy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.243.198.170 (talk) 02:16, 31 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Quite so. Now removed. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 02:02, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

Which guitar
Which guitar did Eddy play? (especially before the 1960 Guild Models DE-400 and DE-500, which presumably he endorsed by using?). Can't seem to find this in the article. Not even any mention at "Rebel-'Rouser". Martinevans123 (talk) 11:59, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * According to this (and this), a Chet Atkins Gretsch 6120. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:59, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * The article talks about basses, but he’s famous for playing a Danelectro baritone guitar. 38.87.112.199 (talk) 00:49, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

I worked with Duane's dad
I worked with LLoyd in Phoenix ,in the early 60's........We worked at El rancho food store on Camel back and Central ave. Lloyd worked in the liquer dept. and I was a bag boy... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.176.139.123 (talk) 22:39, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

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www.celebrityrockstarguitars.com
This source no longer works form me. Can anyone else access it? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:10, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

There's a possible source for the 6120 story here. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:30, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

No mention of Al Casey's input
It's pretty well authenticated that at least 3 recordings credited to Duane are in fact by Al Casey, although I believe Duane did subsequently record his own versions of everything except 'The Walker'. I'll try to find some references when I have time, but is there some reason why no one has mentioned this yet? Deke42 (talk) 22:06, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

100 million records sold?
I'd like to see a breakdown of albums and singles to come to this claimed figure, especially as it suggests he sold 88 million records since 1965.

About "unreliable source?"
Can someone please explain to me why entries that utilize information gleaned from Richie Unterberger and AllMusic.com have been superscript 'unreliable source?' Just curious, because I have never run across this on any other music related article where he and AllMusic are sited. I may deleted these because no one has left sitting around a note giving their argument for excessively mucking up the the page. StyxinConn47 (talk) 01:52, 13 June 2024 (UTC)