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Duane Eddy, who put the twang in early rock guitar with 'Rebel Rouser', dies at age 86

Duane Eddy performs at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on , April 27, 2014. 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, died on Tuesday at age 86. (Invision/AP)
Duane Eddy performs at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on , April 27, 2014. 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, died on Tuesday at age 86. (Invision/AP)

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