Ramrod (Duane Eddy song) explained

Ramrod
Type:single
Artist:Duane Eddy
Album:Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
B-Side:The Walker
Released:August 1958
Genre:Rock and roll, rockabilly, instrumental rock
Label:Jamie
Producer:Lee Hazlewood, Lester Sill
Prev Title:Rebel-'Rouser
Prev Year:1958
Next Title:Cannonball
Next Year:1958

"Ramrod" is a song written by Al Casey and originally released as the A-side of a single released by the obscure Ford record label in Los Angeles in 1957, backed on its B-side by the Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol/Irving Mills song "Caravan". Al Casey actually plays lead guitar on both sides of this release, but the record was credited to "Duane Eddy and the Rock-A-Billies".The original recording of "Ramrod" was overdubbed on July 28, 1958 with Plas Johnson's saxophone and "rebel yells" were also added by the Sharps (later called The Rivingtons) for the song's second release on Jamie Records (Jamie 1109) in August 1958, now with the song "The Walker" on its B-side (written by Lee Hazlewood and Duane Eddy) and this release reached #17 on the R&B chart, #27 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #7 in Canada in 1958.[1] [2] The song later also appeared on Duane Eddy's 1958 album, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel.[3]

"Ramrod" was recorded at Audio Recorders recording studio in Phoenix, Arizona, and produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill.[4]

Other versions

The Beatles, then called The Silver Beetles recorded a cover of Ramrod from Paul McCartney's bathroom in July 1960. The version was never officially released and it circulated on bootlegs. [6]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Ramrod+by+Duane+Eddy&id=13096 Duane Eddy, "Ramrod" Chart Positions
  2. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - September 29, 1958.
  3. http://www.discogs.com/Duane-Eddy-Have-Twangy-Guitar-Will-Travel/release/1549755 Duane Eddy, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
  4. http://www.45cat.com/record/1109us Duane Eddy, "Ramrod" single release
  5. http://www.discogs.com/Challengers-Surfbeat/release/1459439 The Challengers, Surfbeat
  6. https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/song/ramrod/amp/ The Paul McCartney Project