Was Duane Eddy inducted by Mick Jones of Foreigner or the 'other' Mick Jones from the Clash and B.A.D.? I can't imagine either one inducting Eddy

Posted by Jason Voigt on Sunday, 09/24/2017 @ 20:46pm

You know Jason, I’ve always wondered the same thing. I can’t see either one of them inducting Duane Eddy to the Rock Hall. I tried searching on YouTube for footage (most of the HOF introductions and acceptance speeches are readily available) and found nothing. Now I’m really curious to find out.

Posted by Nick on Sunday, 09/24/2017 @ 21:30pm

Foreigner. He substituted for John Fogerty. He also guested on Foreigner's album from the same year playing guitar on the single "Until the End of Time".

http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-21/entertainment/ca-14050_1_elton-john

Posted by Sean on Sunday, 09/24/2017 @ 23:20pm

Thank you Sean. I forgot that Eddy played on that song. Arguably, "Mr. Moonlight" was the last hit album for Foreigner, with at least two radio songs. Like Nick, I tried to search around the web, including Wikipedia and Youtube but I don't think anything from the '94 ceremony has been uploaded yet. Guess it should have been obvious.

Now that we're on the subject of Foreigner, one would wonder if this were the only time a Foreigner band member ever made an appearance at the ceremony. Its crazy that it was 23 years ago and Foreigner has not yet been nominated. I'm sure if they do they will get in right away and Duane Eddy will sure vote for them.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 09/25/2017 @ 00:13am

"Its crazy that it was 23 years ago and Foreigner has not yet been nominated."

Not crazy. They had next to no critical acclaim (even KISS had more) and didn't have the wave of pop-cultural hipness that Journey had in recent years. As far as that brand of arena rock goes, I suspect Bad Company would get it first, and I suspect they'll be waiting behind several glam acts that have not been inducted, who vaguely shared their sense of boogie (though not in Bad Company's watered down version.) Boston was marginally more innovative with its sound than Bad Company/Foreigner, which were JUST retro-boogie acts, but the latter two did sustain careers over several albums and Boston didn't. I can't imagine they'd pick any of them instead of Cars, Moody Blues, T. Rex, or Roxy Music for the next classic rock selection (which I hope won't be for another couple years, even growing up as a classic rock radio zombie this has been too much), and I also suspect they'd gloss over the rest of the arena rock era entirely and go straight to the more arena rock-leaning hair metal descendants like Bon Jovi and Def Leppard, who seem to be more who Journey opens the door for more than Bad Company or Foreigner.

But again, I'd like to see many more important areas covered than any of those bands... Every other demographic is underrepresented lately, except maybe singer-songwriters.

Posted by Sean on Monday, 09/25/2017 @ 22:19pm

Sean -

Just so people know, my statement about Foreigner wasn't about personal taste (yeah, they do have a few good songs that never get old...). Not many people will get it, but I have always compared them to Journey. (I posted it on Foreigner's artist page, just to stay on the topic of Duane Eddy on his)

But yeah, you're preaching to the choir. There are several underrepresented genres and time periods that are not in the HOF. From Country to 60s/70s Soul to New Wave to 60's Top 40. Very sad that a lot of these acts will probably not be alive if their time to be inducted ever comes.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 09/25/2017 @ 22:58pm

OK so I'm 12 years late (it takes a long time for news to get to the UK), but I need to correct the "fact" that Duane Eddy had a "Surfin'" album. He didn't. The record was released by Jamie several years after Duane left the label and was their 3rd re-hash of his hits - it was a "cash in" by Jamie to try to extract even more from their back-catalogue. Duane had no control over its release and got zilch (as in not even 1 cent) from sales of the record. Don't go "surfin" mrxyz if you don't know how to swim.

Posted by Arthur Moir on Monday, 03/1/2021 @ 18:14pm

RIP great Duane Eddy

Posted by power on Wednesday, 05/1/2024 @ 15:16pm

RIP Duane

Posted by will m on Wednesday, 05/1/2024 @ 19:34pm

Rest in Peace Duane Eddy, 1938-2024.

Posted by Joe S. on Thursday, 05/2/2024 @ 01:43am

RIP Duane Eddy

Posted by J.W. on Thursday, 05/2/2024 @ 18:30pm