Duane Eddy, the pioneering rock guitarist known
for instrumental tracks “Rebel Rouser” and “Peter
Gunn”, has died.
According to reports in the Arizona Republic, the
Grammy-winning musician died peacefully on Tuesday
(30 April), surrounded by his family at his home in
Franklin, Tennessee.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 1994, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
in 2008.
ROSS SIMPSON
Citizen Kane is a 1941 drama film directed by, produced
by, and starring Orson Welles. Welles and Herman J.
Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay. The picture was
Welles’s first feature film. Citizen Kane is frequently
cited as the greatest film ever made.
Kane opened at the RKO Palace Theatre on Broadway in
New York on May 1, 1941, in Chicago on May 6, and in Los Angeles on May 8.
Welles said that at the Chicago premiere that he attended
the theater was almost empty.
