Best bit is at the end when Duane talks to Dave at the desk and demos how he makes his twangy sound.  Paul Shaffer can't help himself, fanning over Duane. Dave seems like he is humoring Paul to have him on the show. It is unusual that there isn't a saxophone, just Paul playing like a madman.   --- Comments by Corning Duane Eddy Circle

3 mins.  1960.  Beautiful and so sweetly played.  He was on a This is Bobby Darin special in the U.K. and they performed together "I'm Just a Country Boy" .  Bobby Darin had a short life, dying at age 37 of heart disease.  He was most famous for the 1959 Grammy-winning  "Mack the Knife" and "Dream Lover."  He was married to Sandra Dee.  And was a multi-talented singer, writer, and actor.  He was two years older than Duane.  And had his first hit in 1958, "Splish Splash" which is the same year Duane had his hit"Rebel Rouser."

5:53 mins.  Great performances of Rebel Rouser and Ramrod.  Who is playing with him?

Guitar Talk with Todd  TV

https://toddbeebemusic.com/

90 mins.  It's Vimeo --- how do I add it here

5 mins.  When MTV was very important.  Recorded in London Jan 1986.  Released March 1986.  Won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance 1987.

Paid $75 for his first electric Les Paul then bought a  1957 Chet Atkins Gretsch.  Need comments from the group.  

 1 hour 51 mins.  Beginning is great. Duane is so upbeat. He tinkles on the guitar.  Talks about getting to play with his idol Chet Atkins.  And about growing up here in Corning and Finger Lakes.  

24 mins.  Full episode. A nice little interview citing Corning as his birth place.  "Forty Miles of Bad Road" and Forrest Gump "Rebel Rouser".  Who is playing sax?

Who is Ray Stevens? / b. 1939 is Harold Ray Ragsdale, known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as novelty hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak" -- Wikipedia

6 mins. THREE-30 Blues with John Fogerty.  Great guitar playing by both.  

3 mins. Mentions George Harrison was a fan.  

17 mins.  "Rock and Race in the 1950"s":  What it was like to tour in the late 50's and how upset Duane segregation made him.   Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum.  

8 minutes:  She doesn't seem to be excited to talk to him.  

29 mins.  Duane Eddy Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage

22 mins.  Duane is first up.  Great footage.  Mix by Pete Roberts YouTube channel.  Duane Eddy, Santo and Johnny, The Shadows, The Ventures, Link Wray, Johnny and the Hurricanes, Sandy Nelson, Floyd Kramer and more 

A 5 minute listen.  A great little interview from 2019.  Hear Duane tell his story with warmth and charm to Nick Spitzer of NPR. American Routes is a two-hour weekly excursion into American music, spanning eras and genres—roots rock and soul, blues and country, jazz, gospel and beyond. --- Comments by Corning Duane Eddy Circle

13 mins.  Great explanation of the song's history and how Duane Eddy influenced it

Library of Congress recording:  8-18-1987  Who is Joe Smith? (b. 1928-) Is he still alive?

1 hour 10 minutes. Recording of live performance, October 23, 2018

Featuring Deed and some very good friends.  Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Ry Cooper.  Written by Jimmy Davis and Charles Mitchell.  4:50 minutes.  Elektra.  

talks about tour to South Africa

30 secs. WETM  Duane is announced along with two others.  COVID caused the acceptances to be delayed to 2021.