$1,000,000.00 Worth Of Twang – DUANE EDDY*****

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$1,000,000.00 Worth Of Twang was the first compilation album featuring the twangy guitar of Duane Eddy, the first artist to chart regularly with purely instrumental guitar tunes. He was equally popular on both sides of the Atlantic. (US:11 UK:5)

“In the mid-1950s rock & roll had been born and electric guitars were starting to get louder and more prominent. The popular music charts of the late 1950s and early 1960s were awash with lively and melodic instrumental hits, often featuring stunning virtuoso arrangements or fascinating original ideas. Duane Eddy was one of the most highly acclaimed musicians at that time, with a distinctive and original guitar sound and cleverly written and catchy tunes a plenty. He was a big success due to his well developed technical skills on the guitar.”

“The combination of Eddy's hollow-body Gretch, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, a tremolo unit, and oceans of echo, racked up dozens of hits. The best are also typical, Duane twangs a simple melody over some yakkety sax and much excited yelling in the background. As such, his worldwide influence on a generation of guitar-pickers was massive.”

“I couldn't wait for the latest Duane Eddy record. He had hit after hit. Every aspiring rock guitarist with a little elbow grease could play along with these fine recordings.”

“Many instrumental albums tend to sound a little 'samey' after a few tracks. Duane Eddy worked hard to ring the changes with a variety of styles. He used different instruments and vocal arrangements as the leads on some tracks. But there are still plenty of tracks which contain his usual Gretsch sound complete with sax, piano and rebel yells. His single releases stand up well after over 50 years.”

“For me this is such timeless music. Duane is a one of a kind with the great bends and twang of the guitar. Duane is not only a living legend but will forever be an icon for creating such a recognizable sound, his famous twang.”