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Duane Eddy — Rebel Rouser
Album: Have 'Twangy' Guitar - Will Travel
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Released: 1958
Length: 2:19
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Passed away today, May 2, 2024.
Posted 6 months ago by chieromancer    [ Reply ]
I've liked this song since the first time i heard it.
 That was 60 years ago. Jeebus
Posted 6 years ago by beemerjim    [ Reply ]
 Stefen wrote:

It's 1958.  The alternative is Lawrence Welk.  And maybe that Elvis guy if you can get away with it.

 
Guess you had to be there, and I was.
This really stuck out on the airwaves compared to the rest... :)


Posted 7 years ago by RazzCat    [ Reply ]
 jjtwister wrote:

Ain't nuthin betta than Duane playing the "twangy guitar"



 
Except maybe Svetlana playing bass while the surf music plays.  Check out the Messer Chups: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkmQPOY6cKc if you want more surf music.
Posted 7 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
                  
Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Did Nirvana sample this?
Posted 7 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:

"I kinda like it, don't you White Fang?"


  +1 for the SS reference !! {#Cheers}


Posted 8 years ago by ZM_Herb    [ Reply ]
Duane Eddie - A genius. If you trash this tune. you have no idea when it was made and the revolution that it started.
All of you doubters...stay with U2! 
Or maybe, One Direction is more your speed{#Cheers}
Posted 8 years ago by below72    [ Reply ]
Key changes in songs bug me. They basically say to the listener, "Well, that's all there is. So we're just gonna play all the same stuff again, but a half step higher. Maybe it will sound new to you again."

Respect to Duane Eddy. Still, key changes are mostly disappointing. :-)


Posted 8 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
I just don't get why anyone would intentionally listen to this :^ /

 
"I kinda like it, don't you White Fang?"



Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Back in 68 whenever Rebel Rouser came on  my 66 GTO I would stop on the accelerator and kick in the 3 2 bbl carbs and take off
Posted 8 years ago by jjtwister    [ Reply ]
Thanks!
Posted 9 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
I just don't get why anyone would intentionally listen to this :^ /

 
It's 1958.  The alternative is Lawrence Welk.  And maybe that Elvis guy if you can get away with it.
Posted 9 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
You mean the Yakety Sax tune he used for so many skits.

oilydwarf wrote:
Makes me think of Benny Hill.......

 


Posted 9 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my ashram be being mindful of this tune
Posted 9 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
Ann could be brutal, huh?
 
She was smart and witty and passionate about music and she really spiced up these song comments...  miss her so much...

everybody in my homeless camp loves this song... 
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 dragon1952 wrote:
I just don't get why anyone would intentionally listen to this :^ /

 
I guess you just had to be there. Then.
Posted 10 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
I just don't get why anyone would intentionally listen to this :^ /
Posted 10 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
 Smoove_D wrote:
RUN, FORREST, RUN!!!!
 
As soon as this came on I had that picture in my mind.  {#Jump}
Posted 10 years ago by triviagal    [ Reply ]
 AvoidingWork wrote:

Ha!  All that trailer needs is a Visa/ Master Card sign on it and it would fit right in on Highway 95 in Nevada.

True story; My wife and I used to drive 95 from below Las Vegas to above Reno.  On one of the first trips along that long lonely highway as we went by the "Pink Lady Ranch" my wife commented, "What a nice name for a ranch, but I wonder why they accept Visa/MC."  I just kept my mouth shut for a minute or so and then said, "I don't know, maybe on the way back we can stop in and see what they are selling."  She made the standard half approval noise and we kept on driving.  Then about 10 miles down the road she smacked me and said "You knew didn't you!!"  At that point I couldn't keep a straight face anymore.

We didn't stop on the way back... 

 
{#Roflol}

Your wife sounds like a very sweet woman. A little naive maybe but...
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I'm waiting for this to show up in a Tarantino flick.
Posted 10 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
wow... this is brutally awfull! PSD PSD PSD 
Posted 11 years ago by juanos    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Well, YOU'RE still alive - shouldn't we afford the same mercy to classics? This is Duane Eddy - if one of the founders of rock and roll offends your tender sensibilities, I suggest (very respectfully) that you go listen to some FM station. Any one will do - they all sound the same, but it probably won't matter to you.
 
Ann could be brutal, huh?
Posted 11 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Oh yea. 'Saxy Cowboyz'
Posted 11 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
5th Form Thursday lunch at Dartford Tech 1961 we had a music club, this was always played by Perkins. Always.
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Makes me think of Benny Hill.......
Posted 12 years ago by oilydwarf    [ Reply ]
That's the way RP the original version.

Unlike the Eilen Jewell that preceded it.
Posted 12 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
yup lil white dove drowned too!

 tonypf wrote:


I get it!
 


Posted 12 years ago by jjtwister    [ Reply ]

Ain't nuthin betta than Duane playing the "twangy guitar"


Posted 12 years ago by jjtwister    [ Reply ]
Absolutely classic.

A building block in the foundation of rock & roll. 
Posted 12 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
omg. no thanks.
Posted 12 years ago by amyjpr    [ Reply ]
Perfect segue from 'Shakin' All Over'...
Posted 12 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 maxmox wrote:

       Hell, just next door at Purple Man Ranch we wuz waiting for yer
Yeeeeaaaa... thanks, but not going there.

Posted 13 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
Awesome, just saw these guys at the sock hop!{#Lol}
 
   Er, the sock what?

Posted 13 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
 AvoidingWork wrote:

Ha!  All that trailer needs is a Visa/ Master Card sign on it and it would fit right in on Highway 95 in Nevada.

True story; My wife and I used to drive 95 from below Las Vegas to above Reno.  On one of the first trips along that long lonely highway as we went by the "Pink Lady Ranch" my wife commented, "What a nice name for a ranch, but I wonder why they accept Visa/MC."  I just kept my mouth shut for a minute or so and then said, "I don't know, maybe on the way back we can stop in and see what they are selling."  She made the standard half approval noise and we kept on driving.  Then about 10 miles down the road she smacked me and said "You knew didn't you!!"  At that point I couldn't keep a straight face anymore.

We didn't stop on the way back... 
 
       Hell, just next door at Purple Man Ranch we wuz waiting for yer

Posted 13 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
 floydoftherocks wrote:

 
Ha!  All that trailer needs is a Visa/ Master Card sign on it and it would fit right in on Highway 95 in Nevada.

True story; My wife and I used to drive 95 from below Las Vegas to above Reno.  On one of the first trips along that long lonely highway as we went by the "Pink Lady Ranch" my wife commented, "What a nice name for a ranch, but I wonder why they accept Visa/MC."  I just kept my mouth shut for a minute or so and then said, "I don't know, maybe on the way back we can stop in and see what they are selling."  She made the standard half approval noise and we kept on driving.  Then about 10 miles down the road she smacked me and said "You knew didn't you!!"  At that point I couldn't keep a straight face anymore.

We didn't stop on the way back... 
Posted 13 years ago by AvoidingWork    [ Reply ]
 bupanishad2012 wrote:
Where did you dig up this old "dog" of a recording? It should have died out long ago!
 
Well, YOU'RE still alive - shouldn't we afford the same mercy to classics? This is Duane Eddy - if one of the founders of rock and roll offends your tender sensibilities, I suggest (very respectfully) that you go listen to some FM station. Any one will do - they all sound the same, but it probably won't matter to you.

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
First song I ever tried to play on a friend's dad's guitar 50 years ago. Sucked then, suck now, but still enjoy trying.
Posted 13 years ago by mrgus    [ Reply ]
Awesome, just saw these guys at the sock hop!{#Lol}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 ubuntourist wrote:
I'm a sucker for instrumental rock. Even ancient instrumental rock.
  Duane Eddy, Link Wray, Dick Dale...

begat

The Mermen, Aqua Velvets, The Neptuna, Pollo Del Mar...

begat

Man Or Astroman?, Laika and the Cosmonauts, Los Straitjackets, The Sandblasters...


Posted 13 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]

Love the old stuff.


Posted 13 years ago by gabrielle7nt    [ Reply ]
I'm a sucker for instrumental rock. Even ancient instrumental rock.
Posted 14 years ago by ubuntourist    [ Reply ]
 wally42 wrote:
bill likes his surf music!
 
This predates the "surf" genre probably by a good five years. No matter. Still a 10 in my book.

Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Thanks for including Duane Eddy on the playlist. Another great jukebox tune.
Posted 14 years ago by Colandrio    [ Reply ]
My wife is always critical of singers who resort to reverb to cover up their weak voices. I used this tune to prove that sometimes reverb is a good thing.

Hell, a great thing! 


Posted 14 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
Great tune!{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]



Posted 14 years ago by floydoftherocks    [ Reply ]
I love this and love the 'Stereo' symbol on the album cover. Go Duane!
Posted 15 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
"Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love as big as the sky."
 

I get it!
Posted 15 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
1958.   Go Duane!
Posted 15 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
A Classic. 8.
Posted 15 years ago by gumby    [ Reply ]
Just slightly energetic...........
Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
"Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love as big as the sky."
Posted 15 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 Smoove_D wrote:
RUN, FORREST, RUN!!!!
 

Came here to say this. {#Tongue}
Posted 16 years ago by ICHawk    [ Reply ]
Yay!  Chair boogie!
Posted 16 years ago by vivakitty    [ Reply ]
Good follow-up song would be "Hag" from the Breeder's "Last Splash" album. Check it out, similar guitar riff. And a cool song, I might add!!
Posted 16 years ago by LuvsMusic    [ Reply ]
Just when you think you've heard it all on RP, Bill comes up with another nugget. Great! Thank you.
Posted 16 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
This is great! Grew up listening to this. Mom still has the original vinyl.
Posted 16 years ago by SFC_Oz    [ Reply ]
DigitalJer wrote:
Correct, he set up a recorder at one end of a huge vessel and played his guitar at the other end - gives it that almost reverb sound, which is actually an echo that bounces back to the mic.
Very cool. But, given that description, I'd say that's more reverb then reverb in that it's the actual recording of sound reflection as opposed to the modeling of it in digital or the faking of it with springs/plates.
Posted 16 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
Detlaps wrote:
I thought I was listening to a golden oldie station that's broadcast out in the high desert!
I'm sure you mean that in the best possible way! c.
Posted 16 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
mgoldman wrote:
After Duane Eddy, you need to Rumble with Link Wray and Wraymen
Oh yeah, baby!
Posted 16 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
RUN, FORREST, RUN!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by Smoove_D    [ Reply ]
Where did you dig up this old "dog" of a recording? It should have died out long ago!
Posted 16 years ago by bupanishad2012    [ Reply ]
I thought I was listening to a golden oldie station that's broadcast out in the high desert!
Posted 17 years ago by Detlaps    [ Reply ]
skdenfeld wrote:
Wow! That has to be the most repeat posts I've ever seen!
Sorry,problem fixed,did not see it when it happened.Me
Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Wow! That has to be the most repeat posts I\'ve ever seen!
Posted 17 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
And in STEREO too!
Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
I dedicate this song to a special friend in Pa. Rebel Rouser! thanx Bill!
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
I read somewhere that he got that guitar tone by recording this in a huge drainage culvert.
Correct, he set up a recorder at one end of a huge vessel and played his guitar at the other end - gives it that almost reverb sound, which is actually an echo that bounces back to the mic.
Posted 17 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
back to basics ... always refreshing
Posted 17 years ago by healyf52    [ Reply ]
mgoldman wrote:
After Duane Eddy, you need to Rumble with Link Wray and Wraymen
Yes, let's Rumble with Link!
Posted 17 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
classic, influential
Posted 17 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
After Duane Eddy, you need to Rumble with Link Wray and Wraymen
Posted 17 years ago by mgoldman    [ Reply ]
Aaaarrgggghhhhhh!!!! I muted my player to avoid that horrendous Queen song and I missed this.
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
aly25 wrote:
psh, I think this song rocks my socks.
Mine too!
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
Before the "British invasion." Thanks Brits!
Posted 17 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
hippie wrote:
And so does Hippie. Any one got a problem with that?
not at all
Posted 17 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]
wally42 wrote:
bill likes his surf music!
And so does Hippie. Any one got a problem with that?
Posted 17 years ago by hippie    [ Reply ]
bill likes his surf music!
Posted 17 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]
I read somewhere that he got that guitar tone by recording this in a huge drainage culvert.
Posted 17 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
optimusprime10 wrote:
this certainly is a racy tune! is this the song from blast from the past when brendan fraser is first up listening to the radio in the car with alycia silverstone?
I don't believe so. It is not listed on the soundtrack if it was in the film.
Posted 18 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
this certainly is a racy tune! is this the song from blast from the past when brendan fraser is first up listening to the radio in the car with alycia silverstone?
Posted 18 years ago by optimusprime10    [ Reply ]
Great era for music. This ranks up there with rumble by Link Wray for bad ass 50's instrumentals.
Posted 18 years ago by portlandrick    [ Reply ]
Geecheeboy wrote:
OH my Gosh. My mom had this record. I used to play it over and over. Haven't heard it in probably 35 years. Thanks RP.
The kid down the street 40 years ago had this on a 45. He used to play it all the time. His mother was concerned, it was way too wild for her.
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
oh when the saints...
Posted 18 years ago by rexi    [ Reply ]
Exit2Eden wrote:
I always think of Forrest Gump running from those nasty boys in the old truck. RUN, FORREST, RUN!!!!!
Exactly!
Posted 18 years ago by Al_Dente    [ Reply ]
For some reason, I haven't been able to get RP to play on my computer at work until yesterday. I've missed you guys - mainly because of songs like this. Damn it's good to be back!
Posted 18 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
Exit2Eden wrote:
I always think of Forrest Gump running from those nasty boys in the old truck. RUN, FORREST, RUN!!!!!
Thank you! I was trying to remember what movie I had heard this in....
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
psh, I think this song rocks my socks.
Posted 18 years ago by aly25    [ Reply ]
OH my Gosh. My mom had this record. I used to play it over and over. Haven't heard it in probably 35 years. Thanks RP.
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
I thought this was a bit cheesy when it was first released. It still is.
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Any music from the 50's and early 60's (well almost, I have to draw the line at Pat Boone and Anita Bryant) is always appreciated. Keep it coming! Am I the only one who hears parts of "CC Rider" in this?
Posted 18 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
Is it okay to admit that I only heard of Duane Eddy through Art of Noise? Back in 1986. Darn, it's a beautiful day out, this is playing, and now I want to go surfing, though I never have before. Surfed, that is.
Posted 18 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
My upload--thanks to B&R for adding it! A famous rock instrumental, often covered by other artists, though Duane Eddy was the *original* king of twang. Duane was one of the first rock stars of the lp album era; this is from his first and most highly regarded lp. His guitar sound is of course also very influential--you hear its echoes in everything from Santo and Johnny to Calexico.
Posted 18 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]