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Cannonball (Duane Eddy song)

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"Cannonball"
Single by Duane Eddy
from the album Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
B-side"Mason Dixon Lion"
ReleasedOctober 1958
GenreRockabilly
Length1:52
LabelJamie
Songwriter(s)Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood
Producer(s)Lee Hazlewood, Lester Sill
Duane Eddy singles chronology
"Ramrod"
(1958)
"Cannonball"
(1958)
"The Lonely One"
(1959)

"Cannonball" is a song written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Eddy. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the R&B chart, #2 on the UK Singles Chart, #7 in Canada in 1958,[1][2] and appeared on his 1958 album, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel.[3]

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

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References

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  1. ^ Duane Eddy, "Cannonball" Chart Positions Retrieved April 24, 2014
  2. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - December 1, 1958".
  3. ^ Duane Eddy, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel Retrieved April 24, 2014
  4. ^ Duane Eddy, "Cannonball" single release Retrieved April 24, 2014
  5. ^ Ace Cannon, "Tuff" Sax Retrieved May 29, 2015