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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inductee biography.
http://rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=82
Rockabilly Fall of Fame: Eddie Cochran
Biography of his early years (through his signing with Liberty) with pictures.
http://www.athenet.net/~genevinc/EddieCochran.html
Collins' Oldies: Eddie Cochran
The best of Eddie Cochran; capsule reviews of 15 of his hits.
http://www.srv.net/~roxtar/cochran_eddie.html
Eddie Cochran at the Moonlite Gardens
Reminiscence of a 1959 concert in Wichita, Kansas.
http://www.typearts.com/Originals/Cochran3.html
Grave of Eddie Cochran
Information about Cochran's grave, including how to locate it for a visit.
http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/1570.html
The Eddie Cochran On-Line Songbook
Lyrics, chart data, and information about Cochran's grave.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Vine/8812/
The Eddie Cochran Connection
Home page of the U.K. published fanzine.
http://rockandroll.future.easyspace.com/cochran.htm
We'll Always Remember Eddie Cochran
Tribute to the late rock star, with biography and discography.
http://www.hotshotdigital.com/tribute/EddieCochran.html
Amazon offers Eddie Cochran - Greatest Hits (Audio CD),17 September, 1990
rock music |  Eddie Cochran  | rock n roll List price $7.98
Revelation for younger oldies fans / 4
If you, like me, are an oldies fan who was born in the 70s, you probably only know "Summertime Blues" since that's the only track oldies radio really plays. Hearing these songs for the first time is a revelation. It's one thing to know that Paul McCartney mentioned his "Twenty Flight Rock" as a crucial influence and that he's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's another to hear the music.

While what's here won't make me want to elbow Elvis or Buddy Holly aside to accord Cochran their place, it's plain that he was a superlative talent. I'm often reminded of a cross between Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.

His most well-known material is here according to the Amazon reviewer. Being a newcomer to Cochran I can't vouchsafe for that, but I can say there's a lot of good stuff here.

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Summertime Blues", of course, is an alltime classic. It's been a hit at least 2 times that I know of and probably any number of people have covered it. (For cryin' out loud, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN did a version!) "Somethin' Else" snaps and pops. "Teenage Heaven" is every teen boy's fantasy. "Twenty Flight Rock" deserves its annals in rock history (the frantic guitar solo is great). "Skinny Jim" sounds like a long lost track from the Killer. "Cut Across Shorty" is a nice underdog Aesop's fable.

LOWS:
I know it's one of his classics according to many, but I was bored by "Three Steps to Heaven". It reminded me of one of Elvis' lesser ballads.

BOTTOM LINE:
If you claim to love oldies and haven't heard this, you need to.

Song "Twenty Flight Rock"
ooh, well i got a girl with a record machine
when it comes to rockin' she's the queen
we love to dance on a saturday night
all alone where i can hold her tight
but she lives on the twentiest floor uptown
the elevator's broken down

so i walked one, two flight, three flight, four
five, six, seven flight, eight flight, more
up on the twelfth i started to drag
fifteenth floor i'm a-ready to sag
get to the top, i'm too tired to rock

when she calls me up on the telephone
say, come on over honey, i'm all alone
i said, baby you're mighty sweet
but i'm in bed with the achin' feet
this went on for a couple of days
but i couldn't stay away

well they sent to chicago for repairs
till it's a-fixed i'm a-usin' the stairs
hope they hurry up before it's too late
want my baby too much to wait
all this climbin' is a-gettin' me down
they'll find my corpse draped over a rail
but i climbed one, two flight, three flight four

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