Killed in a car crash in England while still only 21, the legend or Eddie
Cochran survives through classic early rock'n'roll hits like Summertime Blues,
C'mon Everybody and Three Steps To Heaven - which had a big influence on later
beat boom bands like The Beatles and Rolling Stones. From a background in
Oklahoma, Cochran's earliest influences lay in country music, forming his first
band at school and going out on the road with Hank Cochran (no relation) as the
Cochran Brothers. He also worked as a session guitarist and started writing
songs, getting his big break appearing in th...