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Australian singles chart:
Peter Gunn entered the Kent charts on 5 November 1960 and peaked at #2. The record was #15 on the Top 100 of 1960.
Album:
The tune is on Duane Eddy’s 1959 album Especially For You.
Composer:
Henry Mancini
Record label of Australian release:
London
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Wikipedia:
Peter Gunn is the theme music composed by Henry Mancini for the American television show of the same name. The original Mancini version of the tune was released in 1959, in which the piano riff is played by John Williams, who went on to become an influential film composer.
A version by American rock and roll guitarist Duane Eddy was released in 1960.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gunn_(song)
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BONUS TRACK
Peter Gunn was written and originally recorded by Henry Mancini. His version entered the Kent charts on 14 March 1959 and peaked at #14. The record was #86 on the Top 100 of 1959.
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