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Duane Eddy

1938 - Today

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Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is an American rock and roll guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duane Eddy has received more than 1,420,159 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Duane Eddy is the 1,355th most popular musician (down from 1,149th in 2019), the 6,747th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,690th in 2019) and the 516th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.4M

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  • 46.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Duane Eddy ranks 1,355 out of 2,662Before him are Mary Lou Williams, Ronnie Radke, Edgar Winter, George Jones, Nils Lofgren, and Nick Jonas. After him are Kee Marcello, Yuri Bashmet, Utada Hikaru, Emppu Vuorinen, Tony Carey, and Bart Berman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Duane Eddy ranks 373Before him are Verna Bloom, Werner Olk, John Corigliano, Severino Reija, Robert Rubin, and Carlos Monsiváis. After him are Bart Berman, Jon Sobrino, Urs Widmer, Paula Prentiss, Betty Cuthbert, and Klaus Töpfer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Duane Eddy ranks 6,747 out of 18,182Before him are Kathy Najimy (1957), Alice Kober (1906), James Worthy (1961), Jack LaLanne (1914), Bebe Neuwirth (1958), and Nick Jonas (1992). After him are Dolph Schayes (1928), Missy Elliott (1971), Tay Garnett (1894), Edmund Szoka (1927), Rosie O'Donnell (1962), and James Quinn (1906).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Duane Eddy ranks 516Before him are Mary Lou Williams (1910), Ronnie Radke (1983), Edgar Winter (1946), George Jones (1931), Nils Lofgren (1951), and Nick Jonas (1992). After him are Utada Hikaru (1983), Tony Carey (1953), Skip James (1902), Chuck Mangione (1940), Buddy DeFranco (1923), and Dan Hartman (1950).