Duane Eddy
Moore, Loudermilk and Eddy
Introduction
 Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel entered the Billboard album charts in January 1959, and stayed there for 82 weeks, peaking at #5. This legendary album produced no less than 5 singles and is generally regarded as one of the greatest rock 'n' roll albums of all time! Eddy's unique guitar sound also inspired the Flames to record the instrumental Dixie, their maiden single for Rave in 1963.
Duane Eddy toured South Africa in December 1963 with John D Loudermilk and local female artist,  Maureen Moore.
Eddy's guitarist, Al Casey, remained in South Africa after the tour and recorded two instrumental tracks for the RCA album Teen Beat Party. The album also featured tracks by Maureen Moore.
The touring party performed at the following venues:
2 December - Town Hall, Benoni
3 December - City Hall, Pretoria
4 December - City Hall, Klerksdorp
5 December - no detail
6 - 7 December - Icedrome, Durban
9 December - City Hall, East London
10 - 11 December - Feathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth
12 - 14 December - Luxurama, Cape Town
17 - 21 December - Civic Centre, Johannesburg
Album Discography:
South African pressings
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Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel
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Tracks:
Lonesome road/ I almost lost my mind/ Rebel rouser/ Three 30 blues/ Cannon ball/ The lonely one/
Detour/ Stalkin'/ Ram rod/ Anytime/ Moovin' 'n groovin'/ Loving you
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Release info:
London, ZA-J 5555, 1958 |
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Especially For You |
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Tracks: Peter Gunn/ Only child/ Lover/ Fuzz/ Yep/ Along the Navajo rail/
Just because/ Quiniela/ Trouble in mind/ Tuxedo junction/ Hard times/ Along came Linda |
Release
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London Stereo, SAHW 6045, 1959
London, JAJ 5575, 1959 |
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The "Twangs" The "Thang"
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Tracks:
My blue heaven/ Tiger love and turnip greens/ The last minute of innocence/ Route #1/ You are my sunshine/ St Louis blues/ Night train to Memphis/ The battle/ Trambone/ Blueberry hill/ Rebel walk/ Easy
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Release info:
London, ZA-J 5608, 1960
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Twistin' 'n Twangin'
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Tracks:
The peppermint twist/ Twistin' and twangin'/
Let's twist again/ Miss twist/ Sugartime twist/ Exactly like you/ Walkin' 'n twistin'/ Dear lady twist/ Moanin' 'n' twistin'/ Country twist/ The twist/ Twisting off a cliff
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 31,601, 1962
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Silky Strings
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Tracks: High noon/ Born to be with you/ Secret love/ Unchained melody/ When I fall in love/ Mirriam/ Moon river/ Bali ha'i/ Hi-lili, hi-lo/ Angel on my shoulder/ Memories of Madrid/ Love me tender
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 31,622, 1962
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Dance With The Guitar Man
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Tracks:
Dance with the guitar man/ Limbo rock/ Wild watusi/ The scrape/ New hully gully/ Popye [the hitch hiker]/ Spanish twist/ The climb/ Loco motion/ Nashville stomp/ Creamy mashed potatoes/ Waltz of the wind
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 31.681, 1963
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Country Hits
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Tracks:
Sugar foot rag/ Weary blues/ Fireball mail/ Please help me I'm falling/ Wildwood flower/ Precious memories/ Crazy arms/ Have you ever been lonely/ The window up above/ A satisfied mind/ Making believe/ Peace in the valley
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 31,701, 1963
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Twangin' Up A Storm
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Tracks:
Guitar child/ All you gae to me/ Giddy goose/ Walk right in/ He's so fine/ Beach bound/ Mr Guitar man/
Blowin' up a storm/ My baby plays the same old song on his guitar all night long/ Guitar'd and feathered/ Soldier boy/ Soul twist
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 31,741, 1964 |
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Lonely Guitar
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Tracks:
I'm so lonesome I could cry/ Danny boy/ Summer kiss/ My destiny/ Annie Laurie/ A home in the meadow/ Long lonely days of winter/ Someday the rainbow/ Shenandoah/ Along came Linda/ Cryin' happy tears/ Gunsmoke
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 31,808, 1964
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Water Skiing
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Tracks:
Water skiing/ Slalom/ Rooster tail/ The backward swan/ Whip off/ Jitterboard/ Deep water start/ The wake ballet/ Toe-hold side slide/ Banana peels/ In gear/ Jumping the wake
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 31,871, 1964
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Twangin' The Golden Hits
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Tracks:
Rebel rouser/ Raunchy/ Shangri-la/ Last date/ Honky tonk/ Tequila/ Stranger on the shore/ More/ The river Kwai march/ Swingin' shepherd blues/ Rumble/ Theme from"a summer place"
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 31,922, 1965
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Twangsville
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Tracks:
Twangsville/ Gumshoe blues/ The marauder/ The feud/ Do it/ The high lonesome/ Rebel soul/
Wish I were with you/ A fast friendly frolic on the farm/ The restless pack/ Shindig/ Laughing guitar
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 32,020, 1965
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Duane A Go Go
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Tracks:
Trash/ Puddin'/ Moovin' 'n groovin'/ Choo choo a go go-toot! toot!/ Just to satisfy you/ Around the block in 80 days/ Cottonmouth/ If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all!/ South Phoenix/ Dream lover/ Busted/ I'm blue
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Release info:
Colpix, CP 490, 1965
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Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan
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Tracks:
Don't think twice/ House of the rising son/ It ain't me babe/ Not the lovin' kind/ She belongs to me/ All I really want to do/ Houston/ Love minus zero - no limit/ Mr Tambourine man/ Blowin' in the wind/ Swing low, sweet chariot/ Eve of destruction
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Release info:
Colpix, CP 494, 1966
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The Best Of Duane Eddy
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Tracks:
Don't think twice/ House of the rising son/ It ain't me babe/ Not the lovin' kind/ She belongs to me/ All I really want to do/ Houston/ Love minus zero - no limit/ Mr Tambourine man/ Blowin' in the wind/ Swing low, sweet chariot/ Eve of destruction
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Release info:
RCA Victor, 32,064, 1966
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Duane Eddy
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Tracks:
Kickin' asphalt/ Rockestra theme/ Theme for something really important/ Spies/ Blue city/ The trembler/ Los companeros/ Lost innocence/ Rockabilly holiday/ Last look back
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Release info:
Capital, L4 ST (N) 7468974, 1987
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Tertius Louw, October 2003
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