Eddie Cochran (1938-1960) died in an taxi accident in England while on a concert tour to capitalize on "Summertime Blues" (1958) about the trials and tribulations of teenage life in the USA.
The song was written in the late 1950s Eddie Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart as a single B-side, but it peaked at #8 Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958.
The song was used in the 1980 movie "Caddyshack." In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at #77 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Cochran's songs have been covered by artists such as The Who, The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, The Stun Gunz, The White Stripes, The Sex Pistols, Tiger Army, and Paul McCartney.
The local NPR station marked the beginning of summer by playing Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues." Can this blog be far behind? If this is a (fair & balanced) celebration of the summer solstice, so be it. Rock on (forever), Eddie!
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"Summertime Blues" (1959)
By Eddie Cochran
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