26 Facts About Eddie Cochran

Ray Edward Cochran was an American rock and roll musician.

Eddie Cochran experimented with multitrack recording, distortion techniques, and overdubbing even on his earliest singles.

Eddie Cochran was involved with music from an early age, playing in the school band and teaching himself to play blues guitar.

Eddie 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.

The other two passengers survived with major injuries, but Eddie Cochran, who had been thrown from the vehicle, suffered serious brain injuries and died the next day.

In 1987, Eddie Cochran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Eddie Cochran's songs have been recorded by a wide variety of recording artists.

Eddie Cochran's parents were from Oklahoma, and he always said in interviews that his parents had some roots in Oklahoma.

Eddie Cochran took music lessons in school but quit the band to play drums.

Eddie Cochran dropped out of Bell Gardens High School in his first year to become a professional musician.

Eddie Cochran worked as a session musician and began writing songs, making a demo with Jerry Capehart, his future manager.

Eddie Cochran agreed and performed the song "Twenty Flight Rock" in the movie.

In 1957 Cochran starred in his second film, Untamed Youth, and he had yet another hit, "Sittin' in the Balcony", one of the few songs he recorded that was written by other songwriters.

In 1958, Eddie Cochran seemed to find his stride in the famous teenage anthem "Summertime Blues".

Eddie Cochran was anxious to give up life on the road and spend his time in the studio making music, thereby reducing the chance of suffering a similar fatal accident while touring.

Eddie Cochran was on tour in the United Kingdom from January through April 1960.

At the moment of impact, Eddie Cochran threw himself over Sheeley to shield her.

Eddie Cochran's driving disqualification was lifted on May 7,1968, after the judge at Bristol Assizes determined that Martin "had suffered considerable financial hardship".

Eddie Cochran was a prolific performer, and the British label Rockstar Records has released more of his music posthumously than was released during his life.

Eddie Cochran's voice broke during the spoken lyrics about Valens and Holly.

In 1987, Eddie Cochran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Eddie Cochran's pioneering contribution to the genre of rockabilly has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

The Very Best of Eddie Cochran was released by EMI Records on June 2,2008.

Eddie Cochran was one of the first rock-and-roll artists to write his own songs and overdub tracks.

The glam rock artist Marc Bolan had his main Gibson Les Paul guitar refinished in a transparent orange to resemble the Gretsch 6120 played by Eddie Cochran, who was his music hero.

Eddie Cochran was an influence on the guitar player Brian Setzer, of Stray Cats, who plays a 6120 almost like that of Cochran, whom he portrayed in the film La Bamba.