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Eddie Cochran Weekend Albert Lea

presented by Low Bucks Car Club

11 - 13 June 2004

 

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Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

 

Welcome to Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA, birth-place of the great Eddie Cochran ...

Flyer of the Low Bucks Car Club presenting The Eddie Cochran Weekend on June 11, 12 and 13. Unfortunately the cruise on Sunday was postponed because of a thunderstorm warning ...

Albert Lea has a population of 18.356 and many lakes as you can see on the map ...

 

 

Albert Lea remembers Eddie Cochran

 

This is the old Naeve Hospital where Eddie Cochran was born on 3 October 1938. Now almost 66 years ago ...

Naeve Hospital was extended in later years but the old part still stands. On the far left you can see the extension ...

At the time of Eddie's birth in 1938 The Cochran family lived here on 909 Marshall. It is now the site of a parking lot ...

This is a memorial stone near the Cochran's home at formerly 230 Charles Street where the family moved to in 1941. This is now the site of a swimming-pool and tennis courts ...

The whole block where Eddie spent most of his childhood is now demolished. On the right you can see the memorial and the swimming pool ...

Fountain Lake - just in front of where Eddie used to live - you can almost imagine the young Eddie Cochran fishing and hunting here ...


Cochran family Reception - 12 June 2004

From left to right: Tony Barret of Rockstar Records (premium Eddie Cochran label), Antoon, Patty Hickey (Eddie's sister) and Bill Cochran (Eddie's oldest brother). This picture was taken during a reception on saturday in which the Cochran family rendered their thanks to the Low Bucks Car Club and the community of Albert Lea for their hospitality and for keeping Eddie's memory alive. During this reception Patty and Bill were interviewed for television and we got to meet a couple of Eddie's class mates ...

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Eddie Cochran Weekend Albert Lea

presented by Low Bucks Car Club

11 - 13 June 2004

Biography ~ Achievements ~ Albert Lea ~ Dark Lonely Street ~ Chippenham ~ Autographs ~ Books & Magazines

Page updated 13 April 2008

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