AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
Eddie cochran11/13/2023 Despite his short life and even shorter recording career, Eddie Cochran still casts a long shadow over almost any rocker who straps on an electric guitar. Original Presse-Info: United Artists Records GmbHĮddie Cochran needs no introduction to any true rock 'n' roll fan. Today he is still a role model for many groups and musicians and his songs are being recorded again and again, the Who were the ones who recorded his "Summertime Blues" and in 1975 the English group Showaddywaddy was successful with his "Three Steps to Heaven". He was on tour in England, trying to get to the airport in a cab. They were also his most successful hits.Įddie Cochran made his breakthrough at the end of 1958, not even two years later he died on 17. His "Summer Time Blues" and "C'mon everybody" are probably still the best known. Externally he resembled James Dean and his songs also had this trace of revolt and resignation that had made James Dean famous. Born on in Oklahoma, he embodies the type of the somewhat disadvantaged middle-class rocker all his life. His death in 1960 was a tragic loss.Īlong with Buddy Holly, he is one of the legendary figures of rock'n'roll. He lived in the studio and explored its potential, and, as rock 'n' roll changed, he changed with it. He controlled his music in a way that few early rock 'n' rollers could or did. Eddie Cochran was no prefabricated teen idol. And he died too soon, leaving the tantalizing promise of what might have been. An incredible hardcover book with many rare photos, hundreds of label and cover reproductions and a newly researched biography by Stuart Colman, and a discography byĪntoon van Olderen with Stuart Colman, Russ Wapensky, and Richard Weize.Įddie Cochran was truly Somethin' Else. This is the most comprehensive Eddie Cochran compilation ever assembled!Īll vocal recordings by Eddie Cochran, whether as a solo artist or member of the Cochran Brothers, including his timeless hits, Twenty Flight Rock, Sittin' In The Balcony, Summertime Blues,Ĭ'mon Everybody, Three Steps To Heaven, Cherished Memories, Cut Across Shorty and Somethin' Else! Some out-takes are also included! A killer selection from Eddie's instrumental and experimental recordings! Demos, live recordings, and interviews! A selection of Eddie Cochran's work as a session guitarist for Skeets McDonald, Wynn Stewart, Ray Stanley, Lee Denson, Gene Vincent, Bob Luman and
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |