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Old 04-01-2012, 21:25
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My fave rock'n' roller,rate all his stuff but in particular Somethin' Else and Three Steps To Heaven.Sad to think he will have been gone 52 yrs in april
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Old 04-01-2012, 22:40
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'Summertime Blues' Is my fav and I have always liked 'Just Like Eddie' by Heinz which was produced by the equally legendary Joe Meek.
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Old 05-01-2012, 09:02
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He was amazing. Deserves more recognition than he gets.
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Old 05-01-2012, 09:34
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i was too young to be around music when he was, i found that many who where prefer ec to elvis who they sugest sold out. i must admit that i prefer ec over elvis too.
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Old 05-01-2012, 12:13
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I prefer early Elvis to any of his contemporaries, but admit he did "sell out" after he came out of the army. For very sad reasons, both Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran didn't get a chance to "sell out". Buddy was more prolific and adventurous, but in terms of pure hard-edged rock 'n' roll few could come close to Eddie.

Eddie's music was also way ahead of it's time. I remember putting on Eddie's version of either "C'Mon Everybody" or "Something Else" on a jukebox back in the eighties, and some people got really enthused about it, convinced it was the Sex Pistols, and wouldn't be told that it wasn't or that the recording actually dated back to the late fifties.
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Old 05-01-2012, 12:32
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I love Summertime Blues, I was playing it yesterday actually!
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Old 05-01-2012, 12:33
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Oh & Three Steps To Heaven is fab too!
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Old 05-01-2012, 15:53
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Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran were the 2 best rockabilly artists.of the era. Nice to see PJ Harvey recently giving a nod to Eddie in her song The Words That Maketh Murder.(3 mins in).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQsh_hoG88Q
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Old 05-01-2012, 17:09
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Absolutely brilliant artist. Try Cherished Memories or Weekend -both tremendous songs.
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