Some songs take on lives of their own in the hands of different artists. “Summertime Blues” is a teenage national anthem. It came from a California teenager writing about a character who is repressed, ...
A rock song hitting the charts once is an achievement. Doing it multiple times is rare. Doing it four separate times, each ...
When rocker Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in August 1958, the concept of “the song of summer” was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that anyone whose summer wasn ...
Eddie Cochran was an American Rock 'n' Roll artist famous for his hits detailing teenage frustrations in songs like ...
The most famous rock ‘n’ roller ever to come from southern Minnesota will be celebrated this weekend in Albert Lea. Eddie Cochran, whose hits included "Summertime Blues" and "Twenty-Flight Rock," was ...
Since Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in 1958, songs that capture the essence of summer have frequently become hits during the warm months of surf and sand, romances new and old, and the ...
Since Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in 1958, songs that capture the essence of summer have frequently become hits during the warm months of surf and sand, romances new and old, and the ...