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 ...

Duane Eddy, who broke new ground in pop music in the 1950s with a reverberant, staccato style of guitar playing that became known as twang, died on Tuesday in Franklin, Tenn. He was 86.

In short: Acclaimed rock'n'roll guitarist Duane Eddy has died at 86 of cancer. Eddy's distinct "twangy" style of guitar playing proved heavily influential on rock'n'roll and surf music through ...