Eddie Cochran

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00:04 - 1 - Origin:

Raised in Minnesota, Cochran moved with his family to California in the early 1950s. After learning to play blues guitar, he teamed up with fellow guitarist Hank Cochran (no relation), with whom he began recording in 1955 as the Cochran Brothers. The duet split up the next year, and Cochran began a song-writing career with Jerry Capeheart. He received an important break when he was asked to perform his song “Twenty Flight Rock” in the movie The Girl Can’t Help It, starring Jayne Mansfield. Soon after, Liberty Records signed him to a recording contract.
Cochran's first hit was “Sittin’ in the Balcony," reaching number 18 on the pop charts in 1957. The following year, his iconic anthem celebrating teenage boredom, “Summertime Blues,” made the Top 10 and became a rock and roll classic. Two additional hits, “C’mon Everybody” and “Somethin’ Else," established Cochran as a star, particularly in England.
Cochran was 21 when he died on April 17, 1960, in an auto accident en route to the London airport. Many of his songs were released posthumously, and "Summertime Blues" later made the record charts in cover versions by The Who and Blue Cheer, as well as being featured in the soundtracks of numerous films. In 1987, Cochran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

01:32 - 2 - Early years

Cochran was raised in Albert Lea, Minnesota, as Ray Edward Cochran. He took music lessons in school but quit the school band to play drums. He also eschewed piano lessons and took up the guitar, playing the country music he heard on the radio. In the early 50s, Cochran's family moved to Bell Gardens, California. As his guitar playing improved, he formed a band with two friends from his junior high school.
During a show featuring many performers at an American Legion hall, Eddie met Hank Cochran (later a noted country-music songwriter). Although they were not related, they began performing together and recorded as the "Cochran Brothers." Eddie also worked as a session musician and began writing songs, making a demo record with Jerry Capehart, his future manager.

02:24 - 3 - Solo success

In 1956, Cochran was invited to appear in the musical-comedy film The Girl Can't Help It starring Jayne Mansfield and featuring performances of early rock and roll stars Gene Vincent and Little Richard, who sang the title sang. Cochran performed his song "Twenty Flight Rock," about the frustration of a young man in love with a girl who lives on the twentieth floor of a building with a broken elevator. In 1957, Cochran had a role in his second film, Untamed Youth and also had his first hit, "Sittin' in the Balcony," written by John D. Loudermilk.
Cochran followed this with what would become his most famous song, "Summertime Blues" co-written with Jerry Capehart. Released on Liberty Records, it charted number eight on August 25, 1958, after receiving massive air play throughout the summer. A light-hearted expression of teenage boredom, the concluding line of the song's final verse was a classic expression of naive political alienation: "I called my congressman and he said, quote: 'I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote.'" The song would play an important influence on the rock music of the late 50s, both lyrically and musically, and has since been widely covered and used in numerous movie soundtracks.
A highly talented guitarist, Cochran was an energetic stage performer as well as an early expert at studio overdubbing, whereby he was able to play and sing all the parts on several of his songs. Continually touring, Cochran was backed by the Kelly Four, including bassist Connie Smith, who was later replaced by Dave Schrieber; drummer Gene Ridgio; and a series of pianists and saxophonists. When playing with Hank Cochran, Eddie played a Gibson electric-acoustic guitar with a single florentine cutaway. Later, he moved to a 1956 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Western model, which Eddie had modified, replacing the neck position De Armond Dynasonic pickup with a black covered Gibson P-90 pickup. He also used acoustic guitars.
Cochran's brief career included only a few more hits, such as "C'mon Everybody," "Somethin' Else," "My Way," "Weekend," "Nervous Breakdown," and his posthumous UK number-one hit "Three Steps to Heaven."

04:43 - 4 - Death

On Saturday, April 16, 1960, at about 11:50 p.m., while on tour in the United Kingdom, 21-year-old Cochran died in a traffic accident traveling through Chippenham, Wiltshire, England on the A4. Their taxi crashed into a lamppost on Rowden Hill, killing Cochran. A plaque now commemorates the event at the site. No other car was involved.
Cochran was taken to St. Martin's Hospital, Bath, but died at 4:10 p.m. the following day. Also injured in the crash were fellow rock performer Gene Vincent and Cochran’s fiancée, Sharon Sheeley, co-writer of “Somethin’ Else” and composer of Rick Nelson’s 1958 number-one hit, “Poor Little Fool.” The taxi driver, George Martin, was convicted of dangerous driving, fined £50, disqualified from driving for 15 years, and sent to prison for six months.

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Music credit: Summertime Blues
Performed: Eddie Cochran
Composed: Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart
Produced: Snulf Garrett
Source: Parlophone Catalog

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