This thread has stirred up memories for me. As a kid, I was not a fan of pop music, but I certainly heard of Duane Eddy and heard his music, especially "Raunchy." (I never did learn exactly what 'raunchy' meant.)

At that time (my early teens) I remember hearing a piece of traditional country fiddle on the radio. It was a scratchy violin playing a tune with lots of twiddling ornaments. My reaction was that it was confusing and irritating, and I was glad that music like that was rarely to be heard.

Which takes us to Duane Eddy's 'Heritage' album. I think the people who produced it knew that most of Duane's young fans would feel the way I did. Teenybobbers liked their music melodic and their story lines simple. In making an album of American folk for his fans, he kept it simple so they could understand what they were hearing.

As for me, it was decades before I came to enjoy country fiddle - whether American, Scottish, Irish or in a Beethoven string quartet.