Ray Edward Cochran (/ ˈ k ɒ k r ən / KOK-rən; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960), known professionally as Eddie Cochran, was an American rock and roll musician. His songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody" and "Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire in the mid-1950s and early 1960s. [1]

Apr 7, 2020 · Eddie Cochran starred when Elvis Presley was the King. Eddie was born in 1938, and in his short career, he became a rock ‘n roll star. In the same era as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent and other legends of that period, he was revered.

Nov 30, 2022 · This is the story of how Hank Cochran and Eddie Cochran - performing as The Cochran Brothers - in September 1955 met up with Elvis Presley and his manager Bob Neal at radiostation WMPS in...

Mar 9, 2023 · Eddie Cochran was amongst the most influential during his heyday, even so-much as to get Elvis comparisons…but what exactly happened to him?Follow me on Face...

Oct 3, 2024 · Eddie Cochran actually, early on, “played” Elvis on one of the Elvis novelty songs that flooded the airwaves in the wake of Elvis’ rise, this one by the Holly Sisters: Back to business: Hollywood struggled to get a hold of the maniacal youth explosion, the birth of …

One of Rock and roll's first "legends" due to an early accidental death, Eddie Cochran was an early performer of rockabilly music and one of its most exciting and dynamic guitar players. Born October 3, 1938 in Albert Lee, Minnesota, Eddie was the youngest of …

Eddie Cochran, who was seated in the centre of the back seat, threw himself over his fiancee', Sharon Sheeley to shield her, but was thrown out of the car when the door flew open. Patrick Tompkins was also thrown out of the car.

May 31, 2021 · Cochran was the only occupant of the taxi who died in the accident, having suffered a serious head injury after getting thrown from the cab. He was taken to St. Martin's Hospital in Bath, where he died early the next morning.

Oct 3, 2023 · I would argue that is what happened to Eddie Cochrane when you consider the following. Eddie died in the UK in the early part of the year 1960; Four years before The Beatles made it big in...

The pandemonium which accompanied Elvis’ personal appearances was a phenomenon in country music and the Cochrans listened in awe as a security told them that he had nearly been torn apart by fans as he attempted to protect Elvis.