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Duane Eddy, Grammy-Winning ‘Peter Gunn’ Guitarist, Dies at 86
Duane Eddy, guitarist with hits in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s including the theme to TV series "Peter Gunn" and "Rebel Rouser," died April 30.
Duane Eddy, who became the first stand-alone rock ‘n’ roll guitar star with a string of instrumental hits in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s including the theme to TV series “Peter Gunn” and “Rebel Rouser,” died April 30 in Franklin, Tenn, the Arizona Republic reported. His biggest hit was the atypical, string-laden title song for the 1960 feature “Because They’re Young,” a teen drama starring Dick Clark; cut in Hollywood with session pros Barney Kessel, Howard Roberts and Shelly Manne, the single peaked at No. In 1987, a self-titled Capitol album collected a glittering array of Eddy idolators: The set was produced by Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne of ELO and Ry Cooder, and featured contributions from George Harrison and John Fogerty and contemporaries James Burton and Steve Cropper.
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