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Apr 22, 2024 · Eddie Cochran (born Oct. 3, 1938, Albert Lea, Minn., U.S.—died April 17, 1960, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, Eng.) was a first-generation rock-and-roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter who died at age 21 in a car crash while on tour in England.
May 31, 2021 · Cochran was the only occupant of the taxi who died in the accident, having suffered a serious head injury after getting thrown from the cab. He was taken to St. Martin's Hospital in Bath, where he died early the next morning. He was only 21 years old. Eddie Cochran was at the peak of his career at the time of his death in 1960, leaving many to ...
1987. It was in June of 1957 that the fourteen-year-old Paul McCartney first met the sixteen-year-old John Lennon, at a suburban-Liverpool church picnic where Lennon’s Quarrymen were playing. Between sets, McCartney taught Lennon how to play Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock.”. In 1981, the Rolling Stones chose the same song as one of ...
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Apr 17, 2020 · 60 Years Ago: Rock Pioneer Eddie Cochran Dies. Eddie Cochran was only 21 years old when his career ended in a car wreck on April 17, 1960 – leaving the music world without someone who could...
Aug 15, 2023 · By Vintage Rock | August 15, 2023. 16 minute read. As the first official documentary about Eddie Cochran nears its final stages, we meet Don’t Forget Me filmmaker Kirsty Bell to find out what fans can expect, and rocker Darrel Higham, who explains why the legendary icon really was Somethin’ Else…. By Dan Biggane.
Feb 21, 2020 · Words: Richard Havers. Eddie Cochran was only 21 when killed in a car crash in England, yet he's a legend that burns bright from the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll.
