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“One of the most successful instrumentalists in rock history”: Duane Eddy, rock guitar pioneer, dies at 86

Guitarist Duane Eddy poses for a portrait in 1958 in New York City, New York. (Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

Duane Eddy, a pioneer of rock guitar famous for his twanging sound, and iconic, era-defining instrumentals like Rebel Rouser, has died at 86, the Arizona Republic reports. Eddy passed away at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, surrounded by family members. 

Hugely influential to generations of rock guitar players, Eddy helped define an era, and establish the electric guitar as an instrument with a voice all its own.  

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