Eddie Cochran, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eddie Cochran

American rock and roll pioneer

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1938

Place of Birth: Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1960

Profession: composer, singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, rock musician, recording artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Eddie Cochran

  • Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was a mid-20th century American rock and roll musician.
  • Cochran's 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.
  • He experimented with multitrack recording, distortion techniques, and overdubbing even on his earliest singles.
  • He played the guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
  • His image as a sharply dressed and good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 1950s rocker, and in death he achieved iconic status.Cochran was involved with music from an early age, playing in the school band and teaching himself to play blues guitar.
  • In 1954, he formed a duet with the guitarist Hank Cochran (no relation), and when they split the following year, Eddie began a songwriting career with Jerry Capehart.
  • His first success came when he performed the song "Twenty Flight Rock" in the film The Girl Can't Help It, starring Jayne Mansfield.
  • Soon afterwards, he signed a recording contract with Liberty Records. Cochran died at age 21 after a road accident, while travelling in a taxi in Chippenham, Wiltshire, during his British tour in April 1960, having just performed at Bristol's Hippodrome theatre.
  • Though his best-known songs were released during his lifetime, more of his songs were released posthumously.
  • In 1987, Cochran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  • His songs have been recorded by a wide variety of recording artists.

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