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Eddie Cochran Biography

1960

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Eddie Cochran US music sheet for Sittin' In The Balcony written by Johnny Dee

 

 

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Eddie Cochran's 7 USA hits 

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Eddie Cochran US music sheet for Summertime Blues written by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart
1957   Sittin' in the balcony 18
1957   Drive in show 82
1958   Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie 94
1958   Summertime Blues

8
1958   C'mon Everybody 35
1959   Teenage heaven 99
1959   Somethin' Else 58
 
Top half of the Billboard chart of april 3, 1957... ... and the lower half of the charts ...
  


... Elvis is still king ... ... where we find Eddie in good company! 'Sittin' In The Balcony'
 

Eddie Cochran publicity picture from his record company 'Liberty'


The Billboard Hot 100 from week 24, 1958. Eddie enters at number 94 with C'mon Everybody ...

... head to head with his pal Ritchie Valens on number 93 with 'Donna'! 'C'mon Everybody'
Eddie Cochran played in three famous rock and roll movies:
 THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT 1956
 UNTAMED YOUTH 1957
 GO, JOHNNY GO! 1959

 

'Go, Johnny Go!' lobbycard. Starring Jimmy Clanton, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, Jackie Wilson and ... Eddie Cochran!

  

'Untamed Youth' lobbycard. Eddie on the left playing his guitar for Mamie van Doren.

Eddie Cochran performing 'Twenty-Flight Rock' in 'The Girl Can't Help It' Eddie Cochran entertaining the cast of 'Untamed Youth' Eddie Cochran performing 'Teenage Heaven in 'Go, Johnny Go!'

  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

In 1987 Eddie Cochran was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame together with Bo Diddley, Bill Haley, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins.


© Rockabilly Hall of Fame ®

Eddie Cochran is also a member of the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame.

UK sheet music Summertime Blues written by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart

Eddie Cochran's 12 UK hits

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1958 Summertime Blues 18
1959 C'mon Everybody 6
1959 Somethin' Else 22
1960 Hallelujah! I Love Her So

22

1960 Three Steps To Heaven 1
1960 Sweetie Pie 38
1960 Lonely 16
1961 Weekend 16
1961 Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie 30
1963 My way 23
1968  Summertime blues 34
1988 C'mon Everybody 14

'Summertime Blues' and 'Three Steps To Heaven'
Eddie Cochran is a (co)writer of more than 50 songs:

AH, PRETTY GIRL Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart A MILLION TEARDROPS Eddie Cochran ANNIE HAS A PARTY Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart BIG RED APPLE Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart BOLL WEEVIL SONG Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart BREAD FRED Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart CHICKEN SHOT BLUES Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart C'MON EVERYBODY Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart COMPLETELY SWEET Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart COUNTRY JAM Eddie Cochran DARK LONELY STREET Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart DRIVE-IN SHOW Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart EDDIE'S BLUES Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart FOOL'S PARADISE Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran/Jerry Capehart GUITAR BLUES Eddie Cochran GUITY CONCIENCE Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran GUYBO Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart HAMMY BLUES Eddie Cochran HEART OF A FOOL Jerry Capehart/Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran HOORAY FOR WEEKEND Moore/Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart I HATES RABBITS Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart I'M READY Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran/Jerry Capehart INSTRUMENTAL BLUES Eddie Cochran I REMEMBER Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart JAM SANDWICH Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart JUNGLE JINGLE Eddie Cochran MEET MR. TWEEDY Eddie Cochran MEAN WHEN I'M MAD Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart MY LOVE TO REMEMBER Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart MY WAY Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart NICE 'N' EASY Eddie Cochran ONE KISS Eddie Cochran/E.Russel 00 BA LA BABY Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart/L.Adelson/L.Baxter OPEN THE DOOR Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran/Jerry Capehart PINK PEG SLACKS Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran/Jerry Capehart PRETTY GIRL Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart RAIN Eddie Cochran SCRATCHIN' Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart SHOTGUN WEDDING THEME Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart SKINNY JIM Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart SLOW DOWN Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran/Jerry Capehart SONG OF NEW ORLEANS Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart STRING FEVER Eddie Cochran STROLLIN' GUITAR Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart SUMMERTIME BLUES Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart SWEETIE PIE Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart/Russell TEENAGE CUTIE Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart TEENAGE HEAVEN Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart TELL ME WHY Eddie Cochran THE SCREAM Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart THE PIED PIPER Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran/Jerry Capehart THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN Eddie Cochran/Bobby Cochran TIRED AND SLEEPY Eddie Cochran/Hank Cochran/Jerry Capehart TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK Eddie Cochran/Ned Fairchild UNDYING LOVE Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart YESTERDAY'S HEARTBREAK Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart

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Acknowledgements: Thanks Zein Eddin for providing the scan of Summertime Blues US music sheet

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