Eddy Ouwens

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Eddy Ouwens (born on 30 May 1946, Rotterdam) (AKA Danny Mirror) is a Dutch musician and record producer.

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He was a founder member in 1966 of a Rotterdam based group called Eddy Nelson & the Eddysons. After a few hits he left to work as a producer and produced Teach-In, Bolland & Bolland and The Shoes.

In 1970, he released the single "Everybody's Nobody"/"Every little Sigh Becomes a Lie" under the name Eddy Owens.

In August 1977, following the death of Elvis Presley (August 16th), he recorded and released the single "I Remember Elvis Presley" as his tribute to the departed 'King'. In Britain, it entered the UK singles chart on September 17, 1977, had a chart life of 9 weeks and peaked at No.4. In his native Holland, the record made number one.

To extend this success, Ouwens invited the Jordanaires, Presley's original backup singers, to record a medley album of 50 Presley songs. It was released in 1984 under the name of "Danny Mirror & the Jordanaires".