On January 9, 1958, “Jamie Records” label released “Have ‘Twangy’ Guitar Will Travel”, the debut Duane Eddy album. It was recorded in 1957, at “Audio Recorders” in Phoenix, Arizona, and was produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill.
Personnel:
- 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
- Plas Johnson– saxophone
- Gil Bernal– saxophone
- Ike Clanton – bass
- Jimmy Simmons – upright bass
- Jimmy Wilcox – bass
- Donnie Owens– rhythm guitar
- The Sharps– backing vocals
- Jack Miller – engineer
- Eddie Brackett – engineer
- Greg Vaughn – mastering
- Tom Moulton– mastering
- Ben Demotto – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood, except where noted.
- Lonesome Road – Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret
- I Almost Lost My Mind – Ivory Joe Hunter
- Rebel Rouser
- Three-30-Blues
- Cannonball
- The Lonely One
- Detour – Paul Westmoreland
- Stalkin’
- Ramrod – Al Casey
- Anytime – Herbert “Happy” Lawson
- Moovin’ ‘N’ Groovin’
- Loving You – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller