Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel

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Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel.jpg
Studio album by
Duane Eddy
ReleasedJanuary 9, 1958
Recorded1957
StudioAudio Recorders, Phoenix, Arizona
GenreInstrumental rock, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues rock, proto-surf rock, country
Length33:47
LabelJamie
ProducerLee Hazlewood, Lester Sill
Duane Eddy chronology
Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
(1958) 		Especially for You
(1959)
Singles from Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
  1. "Moovin' N' Groovin"
    Released: 1958
  2. "Rebel-'Rouser"
    Released: May 1958
  3. "Ramrod"
    Released: August 1958
  4. "Cannonball"
    Released: October 1958
  5. "The Lonely One"
    Released: 1959
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 stars[3]

Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel is the debut album by the guitarist Duane Eddy.[4][5] It was released in 1958 on Jamie Records, as JLP-3000.[6] There were five charting singles and a B-side of an additional charting single taken from this album.

Background[]

After releasing a couple of successful singles, Eddy released his first album, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel on January 9, 1958. It is a mix of early rock & roll, swing, country and blues, and contains several covers as well as original compositions. He and the band known as The Rebels, Al Casey on rhythm guitar, his wife Corki Casey also on rhythm guitar, Steve Douglas on sax, Buddy Wheeler on bass and both Mike Bermani and Bob Taylor on drums; who along with several guest musicians were joined by The Sharps (later known as The Rivingtons), who contributed non-lyrical vocals, whoops and hollers. The album spent 82 weeks on the Billboard charts during 1959-60, reaching a high of #5. Five singles released both before and after the album was released, charted in the Billboard Hot 100. Eddy would go on to release nine more charting albums and 26 more charting singles in the next five years.

Critical reception[]

MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called the album "one of the keystones of modern rock guitar."[7]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood unless noted.

  1. "Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) – 3:09
  2. "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 2:18
  3. "Rebel Rouser" – 2:23
  4. "Three-30-Blues" - 3:33
  5. "Cannonball" – 1:55
  6. "The Lonely One" – 1:42
  7. "Detour" (Paul Westmoreland) – 2:12
  8. "Stalkin'" – 2:27
  9. "Ramrod" (Al Casey) – 1:42
  10. "Anytime" (Herbert "Happy" Lawson) – 2:19
  11. "Moovin' 'N' Groovin'" – 2:05
  12. "Loving You" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:10

Personnel[]

The Rebels[]

  • Duane Eddy – guitar
  • Al Casey – electric bass, piano, rhythm guitar
  • Steve Douglas – saxophone
  • Corki Casey O'Dell – rhythm guitar
  • Buddy Wheeler – electric bass
  • Bob Taylor – drums
  • Mike Bermani – drums

Guest Musicians[]

Technical[]

Chart positions[]

Year Title U.S. Billboard 200[8] UK Albums Chart[9] Label and catalogue
1958 Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel 5 6 Jamie JLPS-3000

Singles[]

Year Titles
Both sides from that album except where indicated		 Chart positions
Billboard[10] Cashbox UK[11]
1958 "Moovin' N' Groovin' "
b/w "Up and Down" (From $1,000,000 Worth of Twang, Volume II)		 72 54 -
"Rebel Rouser"
b/w "Stalkin'" 		6 7 19
"Ramrod"
b/w "The Walker" (Non-LP track) 		27 33 -
"Cannonball"
b/w "Mason Dixon Lion" (Non-LP track) 		15 16 22
1959 "The Lonely One"
b/w "Detour" 		23 19 -

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 215.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 220–221.
  4. ^ Casabona, Helen (April 9, 1989). "Rock Guitar". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "In the Pipeline: After 50 years, Duane Eddy will travel". Daily Pilot. February 1, 2012.
  6. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  7. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 376.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 260.
  9. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 178. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 218. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  11. ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 248. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.

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