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Post by tartanphantom on May 1, 2024 22:06:42 GMT -5
Condolences on the loss of your friend. Rock 'n' roll has lost one of its titans. Cei-U! My condolences to you and to all his family. Duane Eddy was a master of that twangy guitar. Not to single out any one song, but Rebel Rouser was a landmark of rock & roll. Condolences TP. Duane Eddy was a hugely influential artist and, really, the king of the twangy guitar. "Peter Gunn" was one of the first things I ever learned to play on guitar and it was Eddy's version that I knew from hearing it in my Dad's record collection (along with knowing Eddy's mid-80s update of the song with the Art of Noise, of course). "Rabble -Rouser", "Forty Miles of Bad Road", and "Shazam" are all great tracks too. He was one of the rock 'n' roll greats.
Thanks to you all. Gonna miss that guy.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 1, 2024 22:33:19 GMT -5
Duane Eddy was a favorite of mine, too. Condolences. It's not been a good week for rock music. Also passing away was ELO's keyboardist Richard Tandy...  ELO was probably the first rock group whose music I really got into, as a kid and Tandy's keyboards were a big part of that. From the album Discovery...or, as Tandy called it, Disco...Very. Here, something a little more classical.... |
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Post by tartanphantom on May 1, 2024 22:47:15 GMT -5
I saw the bit about Richard Tandy earlier this afternoon, and my day went from bad to worse. I'm a major ELO fan to this day.
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Post by EdoBosnar on May 2, 2024 1:50:50 GMT -5
Oh, man. Condolences on your loss, tartanphantom, and yeah, Eddy is a big loss for music in general. And the news about Tandy also gives me a twinge of sadness, too - I used to love ELO so much for a time. |
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Post by Cei-U! on May 2, 2024 2:53:55 GMT -5
Awww, man. ELO is one of my favorite bands. RIP, Mr. Tandy.
Cei-U!
I summon the bad day for good music!
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Post by Icctrombone on May 2, 2024 5:07:17 GMT -5
This is a tough one for me. My friend and guitarist extraordinaire Duane Eddy passed away yesterday evening (Apr. 30). Duane had been in failing health for the last few years and had kept public appearances to a minimum. His wife, Deed Eddy, was a rock for Duane, and she and the family were right there with him at the end. He was 86. I'm still waiting to hear about arrangements, but if they are this weekend, I won't be able to attend due to starting a May festival gig this weekend. I know Duane would totally understand.
I first met Duane around 2010 through a group of Gretsch Guitar enthusiasts, only to find that he lived about 45 minutes from me. I didn't see Duane and Deed very often, because he was still heavily involved in touring, recording and public appearances for many years. However, once in while our paths would cross when time would allow.
Duane was an easygoing guy, and I never heard him utter a cross word. He was also a personal inspiration in terms of musicianship, in the fact that when I first met him, he was already in his seventies, and still knocking it out for audiences whenever he could, and had been doing so since the late 1950's. From 1958 to 1963, Duane had a total of 15 songs in the Billboard Top 40, and 3 of them in the Top 10. Duane effectively perfected the "twangy guitar instrumental" genre. Though I'll never be able to imitate that kind of record, I've tried to channel it into my own performance ethic-- I suppose I'll be playing until my hands simply can't do it any longer.
Farewell, Duane... and save me a place in your new band.
(this photo was taken at a private event at the CMHOF a few years back)
Sorry for your loss, man. |
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Post by Calidore on May 2, 2024 14:01:04 GMT -5
Very cool that you knew Duane Eddy personally, tartanphantom. Very sorry for the loss of your friend. Bummer about Richard Tandy, too. My intro to ELO was hearing "Turn to Stone" on WLS. That quickly became a song I would look forward to, because it didn't sound like anything else on the radio. See also: Gary Numan's "Cars" and Parliament's "Flashlight". |
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Post by MRPs_Missives on May 2, 2024 15:24:56 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on May 2, 2024 16:53:45 GMT -5
Sorry, tartanphantom. Losing a legend who was also a friend makes the loss even sadder. |
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Post by tartanphantom on May 2, 2024 19:40:35 GMT -5
Thanks again to all of you. For me, it's not so much the loss of a legend as the loss of a good soul from this plane. Often, people don't consider the impact, however large or small, that they have on the lives of others. When my father passed away 20 years ago, I was absolutely shocked when well over 300 people showed up for his funeral, at least half of whom I had never met. Many of them shared memories of what my father had either done for them, or meant to them at some point in their lives. This experience put me on a path to seek a more humble servitude and do what I could for others even in the smallest passing. Duane was that kind of man too. Duane had a somewhat understated wry sense of humor, and I guess it's ironic in his own way that he turned 86 just last Friday, and four days later he moved on from the rest of us. I know it's especially hard, not only on Deed (his wife), but also the rest of his family-- the man had not only five grandchildren, but also nine great grandkids. So fortunately for the Eddy family, music will not be his only legacy. Please keep them in your prayers, positive thoughts, and well-wishes.
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Post by Calidore on May 3, 2024 13:43:58 GMT -5
No way to be sure until it happens, but according to the timeline, ELO should be performing on the episode of Midnight Special posted to the YouTube channel tomorrow, and Duane Eddy should be on the very next episode posted a week from tomorrow. Those who are interested can keep an eye out.
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Post by Calidore on May 5, 2024 17:23:56 GMT -5
R.I.P to actor Bernard Hill (King Theoden in LotR, Captain Smith in Titanic, et al), dead at 79.
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Post by Confessor on May 5, 2024 19:29:32 GMT -5
R.I.P to actor Bernard Hill (King Theoden in LotR, Captain Smith in Titanic, et al), dead at 79. And Yosser Hughes! An early 80s icon here in Britain. He was a great actor. |
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Post by berkley on May 5, 2024 21:34:26 GMT -5
R.I.P to actor Bernard Hill (King Theoden in LotR, Captain Smith in Titanic, et al), dead at 79. And Yosser Hughes! An early 80s icon here in Britain. He was a great actor.
I had to look up the character name to see what show it was from but coincidentally I was just thinking the other day that I might try to watch Boys from the Blackstuff next time I make another extended excursion into the 80s - which might be soon, since I keep coming across things lately that remind me of how much I still haven't seen/heard/read/etc from that decade.
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Post by berkley on May 5, 2024 21:36:35 GMT -5
Sad to hear about both Richard Tandy and Duane Eddy (and condolences to Tartanphantom on the loss of his friend), each of whom provided many special moments of music-listening pleasure in my life.
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