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Eddie Cochran

American rock and roll pioneer (1938-1960) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 21

Edward Ray Cochran was an American rock and roll musician. His songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody" and "Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire in the mid-1950s and early 1960s.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame1987

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He experimented with multitrack recording, distortion techniques and overdubbing, even on his earliest singles. Cochran played the guitar, piano, bass, and drums. His image as a sharply dressed and attractive young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 1950s rocker, and in death, he achieved iconic status.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 1960 · aged 21

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