Genres: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk Active: 50's, 60's Born: October 3, 1938 in Albert Lea, MN
Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Ritchie Valens, Rick Nelson, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Ronnie Self, Johnny Burnette, Sid King, Ronnie Dawson, Terry Noland, Charlie Gracie, Glen Glenn, Boyd Bennett, Sonny Burgess, The Collins Kids The A-Bones, Stray Cats, Robert Gordon, Nick Lowe, NRBQ, Lynwood Slim, Rory Justice, The Flamin' Groovies, Dave Edmunds, Chris Isaak, Hasil Adkins, Brian Setzer, George Bedard, Jimmy Ray, Motors, Bobby Fuller, King Kurt, Teenage Head, Bobby Fuller Four |  |
Somehow, time has not accorded Eddie Cochran quite the same respect as other early rockabilly pioneers like Buddy Holly, or even Ricky Nelson or Gene Vincent. This is partially attributable to his very brief lifespan as a star: he only had a couple of big hits before dying in a car crash during a British tour in 1960. He was in the same league as the best rockabilly stars, though, with a brash, fat guitar sound that helped lay the groundwork for the power chord. He was also a good songwriter and singer, celebrating the joys of teenage life -- the parties, the music, the adolescent rebellion -- with an economic wit that bore some similarities to Chuck Berry.
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Release: June 16, 2009
Label: Beat Goes On
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Release: July 7, 2009
Label: EMI Records
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