40 Miles of Bad Road -- Duane Eddy (in HD)

Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

In early 1954, in Coolidge, Arizona, Eddy met local disc jockey Lee Hazlewood, who would become his longtime partner, co-writer and producer. They moved to Phoenix, where Eddy formed a band.

On January 9, 1959, Eddy's debut album, "Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel", was released, reaching #5, and remaining on the album charts for 82 weeks. In 1960, the UK's New Musical Express voted him World's Number One Musical Personality, ousting Elvis Presley. That same year, he appeared in and recorded the theme for the movie Because They're Young. The song became Eddy's biggest success, peaking at #4. "Rebel-'Rouser" peaked at #6, and "Forty Miles of Bad Road" peaked at #9 in 1958 and 1959, respectively.

In 2004, Eddy was presented with the Guitar Player Magazine "Legend Award". Eddy was the second recipient of the award, the first having been presented to Les Paul.

Among those who openly acknowledge his influence are George Harrison, Dave Davies of (the Kinks), Hank Marvin (of the Shadows), the Ventures,John Entwistle (of the Who), Bruce Springsteen, Adrian Belew, Bill Nelson (of Be-Bop Deluxe), and Mark Knopfler.

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[desmones]

This song came out when U.S highway was being rebuilt in Iowa from U.S. 34 to the Missouri border. I sure seemed like all of forty miles, riding on the shoulder gravel using one lane for both directions.

[rockwithstone]

@desmones Thank you for sharing the background information with us.

[gobbygoz72]

thanks, it's brough back some happy memories for both me and my parents as I've played this!!!!

[rockwithstone]

@gobbygoz72 Glad to hear that both you and your parents enjoy it. Thanks for the comment!

[MrChicagoPaul]

Thanks for the post of the ORIGINAL version. Remakes suck!

[rockwithstone]

@MrChicagoPaul Yes,....nothing but the originals!  Thanks for your comment.

[desmones]

I should've said U.S. hwy. 65. (teach me to not proofread) On our way to my Grandparents on the eastern edge of Arkansas-No Interstate at that time and the only other route was U.S. 69 which went thru Kansas City. I was about eleven years old and remember we didn't return home that way.

[terryorr]

Duane Eddy made guitar playing cool. He proved that the guitarist could be the frontman in the band, not some backup rhythm dude stuck at the back of the stage.

[ethelmae43]

It is so good to hear this as it should be. Thanks.

[BradaVojta]

40 Miles of Bad Road = 40 Miles of Czech Road.

[3021141]

Where can I can a copy ot tabs for 40 miles of bad road?

I've checked all over you tube & various music outlets.

[Glinkaism1]

Studio recording beats live performance of this song. Thank the producer/engineer for this.

[ccmm53095]

@ChrisYonts: 41 alone would have been bad!

[ChrisYonts]

I'm glad it was only 40 miles, because 50 would have been a bitch!