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Eddie Cochran - The Best Of (2005)

Eddie Cochran - The Best Of (2005)

BAND/ARTIST: Eddie Cochran

  • Title: The Best Of
  • Year Of Release: 2005
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • Genre: Oldies, Rock'n'Roll, Rockabilly
  • Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (image, .cue, log)
  • Total Time: 43:46 + 46:39
  • Total Size: 224/453 Mb
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Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Summertime Blues
02. Three Steps To Heaven
03. Somethin' Else
04. Cut Across Shorty
05. Twenty Flight Rock
06. Sittin' In The Balcony
07. Drive In Show
08. Three Stars
09. Skinny Jim
10. Sweetie Pie
11. Completely Sweet
12. Pretty Girl
13. Tell Me Why
14. Undying Love
15. Blue Suede Shoes
16. Little Lou
17. Teresa
18. I Remember
19. Weekend
20. That's My Desire

CD 2:
01. C'mon Everybody
02. Teenage Heaven
03. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
04. Long Tall Sally
05. Nervous Breakdown
06. Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie
07. Lonely
08. Am I Blue
09. Heart Breakin' Mama
10. Rock And Roll Blues
11. Cherished Memories
12. Eddie's Blues
13. My Way
14. Pink Peg Slacks
15. Milk Cow Blues
16. Boll Weevil Song
17. Little Angel
18. Mean When I'm Mad
19. Dark Lonely Street
20. Think Of Me

American guitarist and singer, singwriter of the rock'n'roll era.
Born 3 October 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA, died 17 April 1960 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK.
Influential on later artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and many others. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (Performer).
Cochran's parents moved from Oklahoma City to Albert Lea, Minnesota, where he was born. The family moved back to Oklahoma briefly, before finally settling in Bell Gardens, LA, California. Cochran became musician as a teenager, with a circle of friends that included Connie "Guybo" Smith whose nickname would later become one of his song titles. Influenced by the works of Merle Haggard and Hank Williams, he teamed up with Hank Cochran (unrelated), playing dance halls, fairs and schools. They later called themselves The Cochran Brothers, touring the south-western states and appearing on the California Hayride show. They recorded two hillbilly records with Ekko Records in 1955 and did a promotional tour, meeting Elvis Presley on the Dallas Big D Jamboree show. The duo auditioned for Sun Records in Memphis but split up shortly after making "Fool's Paradise", their third recording on Ekko and a song that shows a strong Presley influence, assisted by the co-writing of Jerry Capehart.
In 1956 Cochran teamed up with Capehart and was signed to Liberty in 1957, although he still appeared on the labels of friends Capehart and Sylvester Cross, spending time in LA's Gold Star studio producing, writing and recording backing vocals on labels such as Crest, Zephyr, Crash, Vik, along with Silver, on which he recorded "Guybo", also known as "Drum City". He also appeared in two films.
Following up on his increasing American success, Cochran toured the UK in 1960, joining up with Gene Vincent and Ronnie Hawkins to appear on popular TV and radio shows and the concert hall circuit. His girlfriend, songwriter Sharon Shari Sheeley, later joined them. The tour was a resounding success.
On Sunday, April 17, 1960 — the day following the tour — Cochran, Vincent and Sheeley were on their way to the airport to return to the United States in the back seat of a car, also occupied by deputy tour manager Patrick Tompkins in the front seat, and driven by hired taxi-driver George Martin. The vehicle left the road and hit a lamppost. Sheeley suffered a broken pelvis but managed to fully recover. Vincent suffered broken ribs and collarbone and sustained injuries to an already weak leg that left him with a limp for the rest of his life. Cochran died in hospital that day from severe head injuries, aged 21. Eerily, Cochran had just released a single, co-written with brother Bob Cochran, entitled "Three Steps to Heaven." It reached No. 1 in the charts, helping rock'n'roll come of age in the UK.


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