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Eddie Cochran (October 3, 1938 - April 17, 1960) was an early American rock and roll artist often ranked as one of the most influential musicians of the late Fifties along with the likes of Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley.

Cochran was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota but moved to Los Angeles, California in his mid-teens. He first garnered attention as a result of his appearances in various rock and roll films of the era including The Girl Can’t Help It starring Jane Mansfield and supporting such stars as Gene Vincent and Little Richard. He released several singles, the most well-known being Summertime Blues. The rough, bass-driven singles like C’mon Everybody, Somethin’ Else and Nervous Breakdown have inspired some to call Cochran the Grandfather of Punk Rock.

Cochran died in an automobile accident during a tour of Britain with Gene Vincent. Vincent and Cochran’s fiancee, who were both in the car, survived the crash.

Trivia: Paul McCartney auditioned for The Quarrymen with Eddie Cochran’s Twenty Flight Rock. John Lennon was particularly impressed with McCartney’s ability to remember all the words to the song.

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1	Summertime Blues full track	1,727
2	C'mon Everybody full track	858
3	Three Steps to Heaven full track	375
4	Somethin' Else full track	331
5	Twenty Flight Rock full track	249
6	Nervous Breakdown full track	170
7	Cut Across Shorty full track	149
8	Sittin' in the Balcony full track	129
9	Skinny Jim full track	122
9	Weekend full track	122
11	Cmon Everybody	107
12	My Way full track	86
13	Teenage Heaven full track	78
14	Long Tall Sally full track	76
15	Sweetie Pie full track	71

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Zodiac_Killer wrote:
last month

Quite possibly, the most underrated 50's rock & roll artist. Man, I love this guy's music and voice.

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opalmaker wrote:
October 2008

Herrlich immer wieder

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PCgamer176 wrote:
October 2008

This song has got to get you going no more wat!!

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Mrijk wrote:
October 2008

Really nice to listen to, an up-cheering pause in my punk/metal world :)

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davlyn123 wrote:
September 2008

king rocker

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mr_capello wrote:
September 2008

elvis is only the mainstream king of rock n roll by the way i think it's stupid to call someone king of an genre

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Anitnemelc wrote:
August 2008

hes got style i like him better than elvis----please don´t kill me elivis fans;(

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taobliss wrote:
August 2008

Rock n roll at its best!!!

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frummel wrote:
August 2008

...einfach nur goil...!!!

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oeillet wrote:
August 2008

<3

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VideoLovE wrote:
July 2008

Rest in Peace Eddie.

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manfredini wrote:
July 2008

Eddie is something else, baby :B haha

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Bih_Chariot wrote:
June 2008

♥

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Cloudspotter wrote:
May 2008

One of the best rockabilly artists. :)

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the_savage wrote:
May 2008

yeah

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SweetColdCuts wrote:
May 2008

eddie's my guy.

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arsonaddict wrote:
May 2008

Elvis shmelvis

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Baba_Igy wrote:
May 2008

greatest 50s rock ´n ´roll ever!

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epi_gee wrote:
April 2008

was here.

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elreak wrote:
March 2008

I love the tremelo on the vocals. Pretty freakin' cool for the 50s.

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