Duane Eddy, who put the twang in early rock guitar with 'Rebel Rouser', dies at age 86

Duane Eddy, who put the twang in early rock guitar with 'Rebel Rouser', dies at age 86 Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP NEW YORK — Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" helped put the twang in early rock 'n' roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians, has died at age 86. "Twang" defined Eddy's sound from his first album, "Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel," to his 1993 box set, "Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology." Eddy and producer Lee Hazlewood helped create the "Twang" sound in the 1950s, a sound Hazlewood later adapt to his production of Nancy Sinatra's 1960s smash "These Boots Are Made for Walkin.'" Eddy later toured with Dick Clark's "Caravan of Stars" and appeared in "Because They're Young," "Thunder of Drums" among other movies.