he was a phenomenon that revolutionized the sound of rock and roll with his deep, twangy vibes. Born on April 26, 1938, in Corning, New York, Eddy picked up the guitar at the tender age of five ...

On that song and those to follow, like "Peter Gunn," "Cannonball," and "Forty Miles of Bad Road," Eddy used vibrato and lent his guitar a deep sound by emphasizing bass strings. In doing so ...