Duane Eddy

[Mark Burton]

It was Shez last night on guitar - fantastic band. We had the full compliment at Warwick with backing singers and Richard Hawley. Set list pretty much as described by Ray with a couple of swaps although I'm not up on Duane Eddy titles. Glad I took the opportunity to go and hear the king of the twang.

The support act - Nell Bryden - was fantastic certainly a name for the future, she was happy to spend a few minutes talking to my 10 year old daughter who sings and plays guitar - it made her night! And I heard her new single on R2 this morning!

[iefje]

My father has seen Duane Eddy live, back in May, 1991, when he was a special guest during The Everly Brothers tour.

[RayL]

I hope this wasn't Duane's last tour, but if it was I will have seen him on his first (on April 13th 1960)

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as well as on his last (on May 20th 2012)
Great music then and now.
Ray

[Twang46]

Duane Eddy was at the Sage in Gateshead last Sunday night.

Fabulous show with Richard Hawleys band backing him, in the smaller hall ( Sage 2) that is arranged "in the round" complete with balcony's & standing area's, with the stage in this case taking up almost 1 side

The sound of the Twang was fabulous .....Duane has a "new" live sound that has obviously been worked on this time round to give a "fresher" sound than his last tour.
Still only using a Nocturne "dyno brain" as a pre-amp and a Dunlop MXR stereo tremolo pedal as his only effects driving his usual 2 Fender amps. The reverb is from the amps, with a bit of "enhancement" from the pa.

The sound....the band...both of these so tight & dynamic....but best of all..... the smiles on the faces of everybody on stage.

All the classics (& tracks from the new "Road Trip" album) ...twanging & driving from his signature opener "Detour" to the second encore "Hard Times" the one liners & anecdotes the presence of the the man who is without doubt the "Godfather of Rock Guitar"......time just flew past & then Duane had left the stage for the final time.

Sadly Duane & Deed were not able to stay to "meet & greet" after the show as they were driving back to Sheffield that night (around 3 hours) but the memory lingers on long after the Twang had left the building.

Here's a short video clip of Duane & Chez playing "Mexborough Ferry Boat Halt"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIe9OhP99sk&list=FLpwa9XmHCiM97-z5Jen-GaQ&index=2&feature=plpp_video

No good trying to film the rockin stuff 'cos the place was "jumping"
(me included )

74 year old & still "Rockin' & a Twangin' " I really can't think of a better concert that I have been to for a very, very long time

Dick.