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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adrian Horton

Duane Eddy, pioneering rock’n’roll guitarist, dies at 86

Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy in 1963. Photograph: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy

Duane Eddy, the rock’n’roll guitarist who achieved solo stardom with a string of instrumental hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Rebel Rouser and the theme to the TV series Peter Gunn, has died at the age of 86.

The Grammy-winning artist died of cancer surrounded by family at Williamson Health hospital near his home in Franklin, Tennessee, his wife Deed Abbate told the Associated Press.

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