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“I knew that if I wanted to express myself, it was going to have to be through the guitar”: Why every guitarist owes something to the first rock 'n' roll guitar hero, Duane Eddy
The man with the twangy guitar changed the lives of millions and left an indelible mark on tone, and how we play the instrument. We look back on the life of a bona-fide legend