Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86 Posted by By Bill Friskics-Warren May 1, 2024Posted inDeaths (Obituaries), Eddy, Duane (1938-2024), Hazlewood, Lee, Music, Musical Instruments, Pop and Rock Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god.