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American rock'n'roll star Eddie Cochran died during the afternoon of Easter Sunday 17th April 1960. His death in St. Martin's Hospital in Bath, came as a result of injuries sustained in a car.


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Eddie Cochran, the man behind "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody," was killed on April 17, 1960 when the taxi carrying him from a show in Bristol, England, crashed en route to the.


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THE tragic early death of American rock star Eddie Cochran at 21 still leaves his musician nephew Bobby in tears - especially as a weird twist of fate saw his own daughter killed in a car crash at the same age as Eddie.


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Died April 17, 1960 ยท Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK (auto accident) Birth name Ray Edward Cochran Height 5โ€ฒ 9ยฝโ€ณ (1.77 m) Mini Bio Eddie Cochran was born as Ray Edward Cochran on October 3, 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. When Eddie was 14, his parents moved to Bell Gardens, California where he began playing the guitar.


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Eddie Cochran will be forever remembered as one of the brightest stars to shine on planet rock. His premature passing in 1960 deprived rock'n'roll of one of its leading lights and his influence remains immeasurable. Now, over six decades after his tragic death, his story is going to be told in a feature-length documentary, poignantly titled.


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The next year, he set out to write the first blues song about summer, Capehart explained in the liner notes of the 1971 album ''Eddie Cochran-Legendary Master Series.'' His ''Summertime Blues.


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He was on station duty in Chippenham on the night Eddie Cochran died in a nearby road accident, and was entrusted with the US rock'n'roller's belongings before they were shipped back to.


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eddie cochran daughter This compilation has been developed by Sharon Tisher (MN), a professor of environmental law and policy at the University of Maine. She's a member of former Vice President Al Gore's Climate Reality Leadership Corps.


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On the night of April 16, 1960, Eddie Cochran had just wrapped up a successful tour of England, where he and fellow American rock 'n' roller Gene Vincent had performed in front of appreciative crowds.


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Norm Riley suggested another artist to Good and Parnes: Eddie Cochran. Cochran was a great-looking 21-year-old musician, who had grasped the techniques of over-dubbing, often playing several.


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Eddie Cochran, (born Oct. 3, 1938, Albert Lea, Minn., U.S.โ€”died April 17, 1960, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, Eng.), a first-generation rock-and-roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter who died at age 21 in a car crash while on tour in England.


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Cochran died at the age of 21 in St Martin's Hospital, Bath, Somerset, after a road accident in Chippenham, Wiltshire, at the end of his British tour with Gene Vincent on 16 April 1960.


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Miss Sheeley was with Eddie Cochran, and singer Gene Vincent when their taxi crashed in fog at Lowden in Chippenham, in 1960. The trio were on their way from a concert at Bristol Hippodrome to London Airport and were flying to the US for a brief visit because Eddie was homesick.


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She and singer Gene Vincent survived car crash in 1960 in England, which killed her boyfriend guitarist Eddie Cochran, at age 21. Has a son named Shannon Burg. Sheeley wrote "Poor Little Fool" while still in high school in Newport Beach, California.


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Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. Genres. Pop music. Occupation (s) Composer. songwriter. Sharon Kathleen Sheeley (April 4, 1940 - May 17, 2002) was an American songwriter who wrote songs for Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, and Eddie Cochran .


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Only the driver escaped unhurt. Pat said at the time: "The crash happened so suddenly that I don't think any of us knew much about it." All four casualties were taken by ambulance to St Martin's.

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