Rebel Rouser

Rebel-'Rouser

"Rebel-'Rouser" is an instrumental song written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood and originally released on Jamie Records in 1958 by "Duane Eddy and his 'twangy' guitar" as a single as the 'B' side with the song 'Stalkin' listed as the 'A' side. Both tracks were produced by Lester Sill and Lee Hazlewood. In an interview with Radio DJ 'Wild' Wayne from Connecticut, Duane said that when the song was released the record company was pushing "Stalkin' as the 'A' side despite Duane's preference for Rebel Rouser. Eddy went on to say that Dick Clark was at a local dance in Philadelphia there to play records for the kids to dance to. He didn't realize until he arrived at the dance that he only had a short stack of records to play. As a result in order to help fill in with the music, he was forced to start playing the 'B' sides of the records he had with him. He had already played the 'Stalkin' side of the Duane Eddy record so when he played the 'B' side 'Rebel Rouser' there was an immediate response by the teens there to keep playing it over and over again. From there, Dick started plugging 'Rebel Rouser' on his American Bandstand show from which it became a national hit.

rebel

Noun

1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
2. Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.

Verb

1. To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
2. To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

rouser

Noun

1. Something very exciting or stimulating.
2. One who rouses another from sleep or passivity.