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Eddie Cochran – Fifty years on
Written by admin on April 17, 2010 – 7:01 am -Fifty years ago today, the world of rock ‘n’ roll lost one of its most talented stars when Eddie Cochran was killed in a road accident in England. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash.
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Eddie Cochran had just headlined the successful 12-week “Fast Moving Anglo-American Beat Show” UK tour with Gene Vincent, which had concluded with a show at the Bristol Hippodrome. The accident happened in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on the way to the airport to return to the US. Eddie was taken to St Martin’s Hospital, Bath, where he died 16 hours later. |
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