Posts Tagged ‘Eddie Cochran’
Song of the Week #120 – “Somethin’ Else”
Written by admin on August 20, 2012 – 10:56 pm -Eddie Cochran’s “Somethin’ Else” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
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“Somethin’ Else” was released on single in July 1959, backed with “Boll Weevil Song”. |
Tags: Bob Cochran, Eddie Cochran, Eddie Cochran Somethin Else, Sharon Sheeley, Somethin Else
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Song of the Week #84 – “C’mon Everybody”
Written by admin on December 12, 2011 – 7:19 pm - |
Eddie Cochran’s classic rock ‘n’ roll song “C’mon Everybody” is this week’s Song of the Week. |
Tags: C'mon Everybody, Eddie Cochran, Humble Pie, Led Zeppelin
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Song of the Week #21 – “Summertime Blues”
Written by admin on September 27, 2010 – 6:22 am -| Eddie Cochran recorded some of the best songs of the rock ‘n’ roll era before his tragic death, including this week’s Song of the Week “Summertime Blues.”
“Summertime Blues” was released in June 1958 as the B-side of “Love Again” but was soon elevated to the A-side. |
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Tags: Brian Setzer, Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues, T. Rex, The Who
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Song of the Week #13: “Hallelujah, I Love Her So”
Written by admin on August 2, 2010 – 7:40 am -| Ray Charles’ rhythm and blues standard “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” is this week’s Song of the Week.
“Hallelujah, I Love Her So” was released in 1956 on Atlantic Records, backed with “What Would I Do Without You,” and was one of a string of R&B hits for Charles before his crossover success at the end of the decade. |
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Tags: Eddie Cochran, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Jerry Reed, Peggy Lee, Ray Charles, stevie wonder
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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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