AFTER A 20-YEAR GAP, DUANE EDDY IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE WITH A NEW ALBUM PRODUCED BY RICHARD HAWLEY. HE TELLS JULIAN PIPER ALL ABOUT IT… AND WHY HE LOVES SHEFFIELD
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For most artists, to pull off one comeback in a career is remarkable enough. But two? All too often, such a double return can only be the result of dark record company machinations… or a new jeans advertisement. So it’s easy to understand the broad smile visible on Duane Eddy’s face when he took to the stage of London’s 100 Club in June, hammering out the riff to Moovin’ And Groovin’. This man – who once described his greatest contribution to rock’n’roll being the fact that he never sang – can’t believe his good luck. ‘By rights,’ he drawls, ‘I should be at home sitting by the fireplace, watching television and burning old records.’