The American musician was dubbed the King of Twang thanks to his reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as Rebel Rouser and Peter Gunn.
Eddy was credited with putting the twang in early rock’n’roll and influenced stars such as late Beatles guitarist Harrison and Bruce Springsteen.
He died at Williamson Health hospital in Franklin, Tennessee, on Tuesday after a battle with cancer.
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