Artist:Eddie Cochran
Song:Nervous Breakdown
Album:Somethin' Else
Eddie Cochran was a rockabilly artist largely forgotten because he died at a very young age. But he did have a couple of hits worth checking out. He was born Oct. 3, 1938 in Albert Lea, MN. His family moved to Southern California in 1950 and he recorded in 1955 as part of the Cochran Brothers though partner Hank Cochran was not actually his brother. He was playing sessions when he was asked to appear in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It. His performance in the film got him a contract with Liberty Records. Cochran had his only top ten hit with Summertime Blues, a song that's still memorable today. His other songs like Nervous Breakdown are very good but they weren't as successful. Cochran wrote most of his own songs and played guitar and like Buddy Holly, would do a lot of overdubbing in the studio. EMI released Something Else recently as a 50th Anniversary edition. Eddie Cochran was on tour in England with his buddy Gene Vincent when he died after a serious car accident on Apr. 17, 1960 at age 21. Fortunately we can still watch Eddie Cochran on video performing Summertime Blues.
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