SOULFUL!.| FIRST TIME HEARING Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues REACTION

SOULFUL!.| FIRST TIME HEARING Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues REACTION
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[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

There is NO FOLK in here, guys! This is straight old rock and roll…..based on rockabilly. This is what influenced Zeppelin, The Who…..all kinds of British bands. This was the first 45 rpm record I ever bought!

[@mikeball6182]

It's country based.Folk.

[@dennisturocy8825]

Eddie Cochran was in the 1st generation of Rock & Roll, the 1950s. So was Gene Vincent, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis to mention a few.

[@jillwklausen]

A few of those I was going to mention too.

[@thomasharmon978]

Also the Big Bopper

[@daveyvane9431]

Johnny Burnette

[@rolandjohansson2714]

And Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Dale Hawkins (of Suzy Q fame), The Everly's and a bunch of others too.

[@terrybachman7397]

Eddie Cochran was a huge influence on Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats. Please do more of his music.

[@dagmar.6954]

Brian Setzer made a cameo appearance as Eddie Cochran in the film "La Bamba".

[@russlanders6518]

Also an influence on Billy Idol… him and Gene Vincent

[@jomojojo6603]

@@dagmar.6954 when we saw Brian in La Bamba, my buddies and I flipped. They could NOT have had better casting for that!!!

[@tinaburkhalter6111]

This is fun , love it ! This is a i believe its rock a billy , echo like yackity yack ! 😍😍

[@Ghatbkk]

He was also a huge influence on the Beatles - especially Paul McCartney.

[@dagmar.6954]

This is the era of rockabilly 50's-60's. Elvis Presley's early music done on Sun Records is done in this style. Eddie had a lot of great hits such as "Summertime Blues", "Twenty Flight Rock", "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", "Three Steps To Heaven", "Teenage Heaven", "Nervous Breakdown", "Cut Across Shorty" & "Sittin' In The Balcony". Another great artist who was a friend of Eddie Cochran was Gene Vincent who had a big hit with "Be-Bop-a-Lula". Sadly Eddie died at only 21 years of age from a car accident but he left us a great legacy of music.

[@michaeldowson6988]

Gene Vincent was in that car, and his leg was irreparably injured. He got hooked on painkillers and that ended his career more or less.

[@dagmar.6954]

@@michaeldowson6988 Also in the car was Sharon Sheeley, a 20-year-old songwriter & Cochran's fiancée at the time.

[@ronnelson7828]

Humble Pie does a great version of "C'mon Everybody" on their "Smokin'" album.

[@cjcarp9438]

@@dagmar.6954 She wrote " Somethin Else " I believe... They should cover Wanda Jackson..

[@Dreyno]

Cochran’s guitar was held by police after the accident. One of the police at the scene was Davy Dee who started to learn guitar on Eddie’s Gretsch before it was released after the inquest and sent to Cochran’s mother. Davy Dee went on to form Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. Earlier on the tour, a young Marc Feld helped Cochran carry that guitar out to his car. Mark Feld became Marc Bolan and formed T.Rex. He also died in a car crash far too young. It’s reckoned that that tour is what led to the disproportionate amount of British guitarists who became stars in the mid/late 60s. Cochran’s technique and especially his use of an unwound 3rd string was adopted by the likes of Clapton, Beck, Page etc.

[@Rebel9668]

Have y'all heard of Del Shannon yet? If not, you gotta hear his "Runaway"!

[@tonywhite7298]

Hats off to Larry

[@alarson8355]

I second “Runaway”

[@Tank4Life]

Eddie Cochran was a massive influence on so many stars. Even The Beatles!

[@mariogmajner6549]

Nonsense, Cochran was just an Elvis imitator like so many performers were in the 50's.

[@zq9m3xh8]

@@mariogmajner6549 Nonsense

[@Bassman2353]

Elvis considered Eddie Cochran a real competitor, capable of supplanting him because Eddie (1) could really play guitar and (2) wrote his own songs. Unfortunately, Eddie died way too soon. But Elvis was Elvis - no one was taking his place.

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@Bassman2353 Writing songs is irrelevant as Elvis proved by being more successful than all songwriting performers.

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@Bassman2353 Cochran's chart success was abysmal compared to Elvis in the 50's.

[@ilikejohnhurt]

A kid named Paul performed Eddie Cochran’s “20 Flight Rock” for a kid named John; the rest is history. His influence is incredible. Killed while on tour in England. Levon Helm of The Band does a really interesting cover of this song.

[@dennisloveland498]

John was impressed because Paul knew all the words and invited him to join The Beatles the next day!!

[@keithosmond5730]

The Who do a great version as well.

[@Xcris_crosX]

@@dennisloveland498 Oh yeah, well George knew two whole chords

[@michaeldezego340]

@@keithosmond5730 On the Live At Leeds album

[@debjorgo]

@@Xcris_crosX George got in the Beatles at 15 because he was so good on the guitar. He and Paul had practiced together for a year and a half before joining the Beatles, learning many chords. George excelled playing lead guitar.

[@dennisloveland498]

The Who did a version of this song in 1970. But two years earlier, in 1968, a group called Blue Cheer did a very definitive version. Check both of them out---they're both great.

[@davidstephens6462]

Allen Jackson as well.

[@thancrow]

I love the Blue Cheer version.

[@BigDaddy-dr8gf]

I like all three versions, but my favorite is the Blue Cheer cover. Very psychedelic/hard rock/blues vibe.

[@ronnelson7828]

The Who's "Live At Leeds" album version is a killer.

[@agentalbert]

I agree, Blue Cheer did the definitive version as far as I'm concerned.

[@scottelement]

There’s always a smile on my face when I see a 50’s reaction drop! Love to see Buddy Holly again soon. Song called “Rave On!”

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Eddie was firmly in rock n roll with a strong rockabilly influence. Bob Dylan was much more of the folk/rock genre.

[@mariogmajner6549]

Cochran began recording in 1955 with Hank Cochran (no relation) and they toured as the Cochran Brothers until 1956. After seeing Elvis Presley in Dallas in late 1955, Cochran switched to rock and roll.

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

If you two are diving into this genre, checking out Johnny Rivers doing Secret Agent Man is a must!

[@kestrelle5345]

Right you are, dogg!

[@BradReddekopp]

Absolutely!

[@roserollins9800]

Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu

[@LesterMoore]

Secret Agent man sometimes leads to the Mondegreen (lyrics misunderstanding) due to singers voice sounding like "Secret Asian Man." Just saying. Like CCR's Bad Moon Rising where the lyric "There's a bad moon on the rise" has been thought to be "there's a bathroom on the right" or "there's a baboon on the right." Amusing how we get the lyrics incorrect from time to time. The film Bull Durham when Nuke Larouche sings "young girls get wooly" and Crash Davis says, "It's young girls get weary, not wooly! No one gets wooly. Gesh I hate it when people get the words wrong."

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

@@LesterMoore I had a friend that thought Jimi Hendrix was gay; I asked why. He thought in Purple Haze, when he sings, "'Scuse me while I kiss the sky", he was saying "excuse me while I kiss this guy". I almost peed laughing

[@mikecaetano]

"Summertime Blues" 1958. Eddie Cochran "C’mon Everybody" is also a bop. Sadly, Cochran died when he was 22. So most of the rabbit whole with his music comes from covers of "Summertime Blues" performed by other artists: Blue Cheer, The Who, Alan Jackson, and Brian Setzer among others.

[@ewanhughes1139]

Another fun 50's song you might like is Chantilly Lace by "The Big Bopper" JP Richardson. He was on the same small plane as Buddy Holly and Richie Valens.

[@enchantedwooddesigns3462]

Definitely!

[@serasmile6026]

“Will I what ….. oh baby you know what I like “

[@highpath4776]

@@serasmile6026 JP Richardson seemed to write a load of tunes, biggest probably Running Bear that Johnny Preston did.

[@webbtrekker534]

When Eddie died I was finishing up 8th Grade. This song was everywhere on the radios. It was so definitive of the time. (Only 3 to 5 channels on the TV. FM radio was yet to become a thing. Telephones were still plugged into the wall and a house usually only had one, One car family's were the norm and if you wanted to use the car you better have the money to fill the gas tank afterwards. In High School I was given the ultimatum, turn out for varsity sports or get a job. You weren't going to sit around and goof off after school) The times were changing. The kids born during or just after WW II were beginning to come into their own, (I was born just at the end of WW II in 1945), and beginning to have some influence on some parts of society. The song sounds as fresh today as it did to that 8th grader in 1960.

[@mjabqmanwk]

One of the seminal voices of early rock and roll. Keep going, kids!

[@ronnix23]

New artist alert: Herman’s Hermits. They’re a 60’s band that I think Amber would especially enjoy. I would start with either “I’m Into Something Good”, or “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter.”

[@garyward5353]

100% agree.

[@selina9091]

The Small Faces as well.

[@selina9091]

Or The Easy Beats.

[@JohnHazelwood58]

NO!!! Milk today! ;-)

[@SK-lk3iu]

That's so weird!! I was just thinking about those Herman Hermits songs & how their kids might enjoy them (except the line "not a one-night stand", which is easily explained away...as if kids listen that closely anyway!).

[@johnmorgan9553]

Hi from UK . Have visited a plaque outside the house where his taxi crashed in Chippenham . It was laid by his wife and two of the "crickets " of Buddy Holy's band .His girl was in the taxi , also was Gene Vincent . They survived . On there way to Heathrow airport , to fly to America .

[@rolandjohansson2714]

"...laid by his wife..." Whose wife? If you mean Eddie I must disappoint you as he was never married.

[@jangle4246]

I love those late 50s hits. Here are a few others to consider: The Tuneweavers “Happy Happy Birthday Baby” (1957), The Jamies “Summertime Summertime” (1958), and The Mystics “Hushabye” (1959).

[@highpath4776]

Cheers, dont know those ones.

[@crashcorrigan9733]

"Gonna take my problem to the United Nations?" Hilarious. This 16 year-old kid feels so wronged that he threatens to go to the top (The UN was more respected back then) to get what he sees as this "unjust" removal of car privileges------ the kill shot to any young man who wanted to take his date to say, a drive-in movie on a Saturday Night Triple Feature. The whole song is vintage Eddie Cochran tongue-in-cheek humor. A real Rock-a-Billy classic.

[@jordan390a]

You have to do Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin....An absolute must...!!!!!

[@jackies5481]

Live version with the finger snapping and all!

[@ednoponen2943]

Ahhhh , , , finally, Eddie Cuchran. He was one of my favorites in the 50's. He's from Minnesota originally, but for some reason had trouble catching on in the US, so he split for England where He made it big. There's not a bad record in his repertoire! Good reaction.

[@Renkk17]

All the old Rock n Roll was a mix of rock, soul, blues, folk 60's

[@ptournas]

Unfortunately, in his time, he was under-appreciated in the United States. This song was a big hit, reaching #8 on the charts, so most people knew who he was from this song, but he generally didn't get much airplay here and people weren't buying many of his records. He only had two other records that made it into the top 40, Sitting in the Balcony in 1956 hit #18 and C'mon Everybody hit #35 in 1958. But meanwhile, he was continuously having hit records in England, where he had 10 top 40 hits, two of which were C'mon Everybody, that reached #6 and Three Steps to Heaven which was his only #1 hit (in the U.S. it only reached #108). Gene Vincent, who was with him and injured in the taxicab crash that took Eddie's life, had a similar experience. Be-Bop-a-Lula was a hit in both countries, but he only had two more songs that reached the top 40 in America. In England he had 8 top 40 songs.

[@martincarolpiper9964]

The main trilogy of Cochran songs as far as I'm concerned is "Summertime Blues" then "Somethin else" followed by Come on everybody" those three are a great introduction to the somewhat Rockabilly sound that is Eddie. he was a massive influence on a generation including the Beatles and died tragically on a UK tour.

[@Shrykespeare]

Another of rock's tragic stories... Eddie, so full of potential, died in 1960 at the age of 22 in a traffic accident in the UK. He didn't have many hits in the US, but if you want to check them out, try "Sittin' in the Balcony", "C'mon Everybody" and "Three Steps to Heaven".

[@kevinscott6103]

Hi. He died on April 17th 1960 and would not have been 22 until October 3rd. A terrible tragedy. In the UK, a memorial stone has quite recently been replaced near the crash site in Chippenham.

[@ssga_tgbuddy3082]

I feel like this song has ALWAYS been around. It might have been some covers over the years in different genres but I feel like I've heard it all my life.

[@PedroConejo1939]

Glad to hear you like him. Eddie Cochrane is my favourite of the early rock'n'rollers and my favourite song by him is Somethin' Else. The list of people who have covered his songs is stellar. Stray Cats would be a good way to bridge to more recent times.

[@sretePtraB]

Somethin' else is my fav too.

[@robjones2408]

Eddie was a class act. He was a massive influence on The Who, Led Zeppelin, and Rod Stewart. His music was played at Jimi Hendrix's funeral. A brilliant vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist, (Check out the astonishing "Eddie's Blues" which was clearly a huge influence on James Williamson of The Stooges.) he left at the scant age of 21. Sixty-one years later, people are still talking about him. The greatest tribute of all.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Gene Vincent was big at same time. "Be Bop a Lula" huge hit!

[@markmaioli4]

The King of rockabilly!

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@markmaioli4 Copying Elvis lol

[@topspin4456]

@@mariogmajner6549 Phhhhh, definitely not.

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@topspin4456 In 1956, with record companies frantically seeking their own answers to Elvis Presley, Vincent recorded “Be-Bop-A-Lula.” When the record sold 200,000 copies in June alone, Capitol Records seemed to have found its Presley.

[@mariogmajner6549]

@@topspin4456 rockabilly, early form of rock music originated by white performers in the American South, popular from the mid-1950s to 1960, with a revival in the late 1970s. Record reviewers coined the term rockabilly-literally, rock and roll played by hillbillies-to describe the intense, rhythm-driven musical style introduced by Elvis Presley on his first recordings.

[@timpreston459]

One of his best songs was Three Steps to Heaven. UK number 1. for two weeks May 1960 released after his death. Amazingly this song didn’t even make the top 100 on billboard in USA. You tell me why. He was one of the stars of rock and roll But seemingly not recognised as such in his own country

[@mikeede49]

Unfortunately the music fashion at that time in the US was for watered down pop, Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka etc. It was only here in the UK that the more sharp edged Rock and R&B was popular. Typified by the tour he and others were on being extended but ten weeks. Sadly his popularity led to his death.

[@chrisjohnson4165]

Eddie Cochran died in a car crash in the South of England. First policeman on the scene was Constable David Dee, who formed a successful pop group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick and Titch.

[@KTRS]

This song and other Eddie Cochran classics have been covered so many times by so many major rock and roll bands.

[@kiesue]

Eddie was one of the greatest guitarists and singers ever, try C’mon everybody, or Something else or Three steps to heaven, fantastic songs….

[@blackprix]

Amber your interest in delving in to decades before you is absolutely wonderful! You and Jay both have a personality for finding out what music was all about from decades gone by! I always look forward to what you have to offer… Because you do exactly that!

[@junietunes2148]

Musicians who count Eddie Cochran as an influence: The Beatles, The Who, Rush, Joan Jett, T.Rex, Brian Setzer, among many, many other greats. Eddie Cochran not only sang and played guitar, he also played bass, drums and piano on a huge chunk of his known recordings. He also was a pioneer in tape-to-tape engineering, way ahead of his time. Other great Eddie Cochran songs: Something Else, Nervous Breakdown, Come On Everybody, Cut Across Shorty, Three Steps to Heaven and Twenty Flight Rock

[@theresesouthworth227]

Glad he is getting more notoriety even if it is 60+ years but it shows what a talented and prolific innovator he was

[@robertcoates6800]

Great covers of this song by The Who and Blue Cheer.

[@helindove2237]

Glad you reached Eddy Cochran! It's such a great tune! Another vote for Gene Vincent's song Be-Bop-a-Lula. That even inspired Bryan Adams. His youngest daughter, Lula, is named after that song.

[@turnerdan53]

Blue Cheer ROCKs this song out.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

This song always got a lot of radio air time during summer break - various covers and the original. The genre is Rockabilly - the feelings are Teen Angst.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Earliest form of rock was rockabilly a take on hillbilly and rhythm and blues. Eddie played in the Winter concert that Buddy Holly and Richie Valens played in before the fatal plane crash.

[@oldiesfan63]

He did the deep voice on the song and also played all the guitar parts.

[@lancepickett5653]

From the same era Link Wray did an instrumental called "Rumble" that directly, or indirectly, influenced all the hard rock and heavy metal for the next 60 years.

[@gnomeofwar]

If you wanna check out another great song by him, you'll like "Somethin Else"

[@markallen2984]

Great suggestion 👌

[@bruceyoung7875]

Eddie’s THREE STARS is a tribute to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. Then shortly after Eddie died in a car accident that also injured Gene Vincent.

[@davidrobinson3716]

The Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson was discovered on a Oklahoma City radio program and had such hits as "Lets have a Party" "Hard Headed Woman" and "Fujiyama Mama". She was a girlfriend of Elvis at one time.

[@nancgallardo4711]

I saw Wanda Jackson about 5 years ago, and she was close to 80, and still rocking out, just unbelievable!!! She dated Elvis, and was referred to as the female counter part to Elvis back in the day.

[@deniseculton]

Eddie's gf was in the taxi too but she was ok. She wrote Poor Little Fool that Ricky Nelson made famous and I heartily recommend him. Also in the taxi was Gene Vincent,best known for Be Bop A Lula, but has so much we never hear. They were on tour when the crash occurred. There were 2 British guys on it. Billy Fury and Joe Brown. Give them a listen as well. Eddie had some good ones too but they play Summertime Blues A LOT and you would think it was all he did but nope!

[@barryshapiro3349]

The Who do a HEAVY HEAVY version on their “Live From Leeds” album. I like it better than Eddie’s original.

[@johnk.2508]

Or the Blue Cheer version

[@adamsher2538]

The entire album is awesome.

[@frankortiz237]

This guy would've been out about the time as BUDDY. HOLLY , their styles and country sound, sounds a lot like him..

[@rodb9275]

Please check out The Tokens "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". It's from 1961, but really close to the 50's! I think you'll like it.

[@SK-lk3iu]

Incredible song!

[@johnk.2508]

For your next Eddie Cochran reaction, try "Something Else".

[@alanjay5974]

I agree with you're choice, a great song.I've just put up a similar comment to back youres up.All the best.

[@MizzInterpreted]

Yes! Such a great song.

[@felixdk8727]

Eddie was also a studio session musician, who contributed to numerous other recordings. His girlfriend, Sharon Sheeley wrote a huge hit for Ricky Nelson: "Poor Little Fool" in 1958

[@wills517]

Thank you so much for doing this. I love Eddie Cochran. This song got me through the Summer of 1995 when I got my first job washing down lorry’s back in Swadlincote England. I’ve always loved Rock N Roll since I discovered Buddy Holly. And then I got into Buddy’s buddy Eddie. They both have influenced me throughout my carrier as a musician. Eddie was in the 50’s what Nirvana was in the 90’s

[@rolandpucci8417]

Summertime Blues L'un des plus grand rock'n'roll de tout les temps . Le son est énorme . Eddie Cochran n'était plus dans le même monde que la musique qui ce faisait dans les années 50 .

[@chriso6719]

This is the original from 1958. it has been covered multiple times. including by The Beach Boys, The Who, Alan Jackson , and RUSH.

[@glennromano28]

Also Blue Cheer did a psychedelic/pre-metal version

[@cynthiahoffmann5757]

This is rockabilly. This is also how Elvis Presley got started.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

The amazing Eddie Cochran. Classic.

[@wolf1066]

Loved this song for years - this and _C'mon Everybody' - had no idea he was so young. As you say, he sounds like he's been around a while.

[@megdelany5688]

Please react to: -1.The Clovers: Love Potion Number 9 -2.The Coasters: Poison Ivy -3.? and the Mysterians: 96 Tears -4.Jody Reynolds: Endless Sleep -5.Ray Peterson: Tell Laura I Love Her -Thanks!!!

[@elipolonsky4235]

This song was never recorded in stereo as we're hearing it here. Stereo was only beginning around this time and not many records were produced in stereo yet. This is a recent digital enhancement of the original for stereo effect, but they did a good job. They kept the original intact while adding just a little stereo effect to it.

[@russellhenderson381]

Eddie Cochran is often overlooked, even though he was a songwriter of rockabilly music (and likely would have moved into rock and roll).

[@scottfrench4139]

Rockabilly is rock 'n' roll.

[@darkdante2595]

Anybody talking early rock n roll needs to know about Eddie Cochran and though short lived his early contribution to the genre , RIP

[@garyarnett1220]

Such a great song, dozens of covers.And I second the motion that you watch "La Bamba" ..opens and explains so much.

[@BradReddekopp]

There are many covers of this one but Eddie did the original. The Who did a somewhat psychedelic version in 1970. In 2004, Rush recorded "Feedback", an EP of covers, paying tribute to artists who inspired them in their teens. The EP includes their take on The Who's cover of "Summertime Blues".

[@breebree9319]

I think the biggest thing to take away is that Rock n Roll has its roots in Blues or Rhythm and Blues so some Rock n Roll, especially from the earlier years can sound very southern, or folksy even. You should really watch a history of rock n roll and you can see the progression and things will make so much sense. I love seeing how things connect, what has influenced many artists we love and how they have branched out since the early days of RnR.

[@Jason.King.at.your.service]

Eddie Cochran was fantastic.

[@ivarwinter3049]

This song was featured in the original American Graphite. As in before Happy Days. When you find it to watch, there will be so many faces that were in their late teens and early 20's I think the 45 was put out one the Sun records lable

[@jessortiz8181]

Eddie Cochran was a big Influence on the Beatles as well as Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly and the Crickets. Twenty Flight Rock, and Something else and C'mon everybody are other good Eddie Cochran songs to check out and listen to as well

[@lilliansantiago3533]

Rockabilly is what he was a part of; what that type of music is. Fun too!

[@JimScholfield]

The Who did a good cover of this that was a lot more widely known. This is really good and brings back real good memories.

[@PaulWilliams-ko5fu]

One thing that unites Eddie, Buddy Holly and Little Richard. They were much bigger in the UK than their home nation. We know talent when we hear it in the UK.

[@philiptodd7062]

He died in April 1960 in England he had a posthumous no 1 in that year with three steps to heaven in the U.K. he made his first recording in 1957 his sister or wife Jackie le Cochran was also a recording artist in 1957 with more of a rockabilly style

[@michelewith1l636]

This is rock from the Buddy Holly era. (rockabilly) Eddie was on the Winter Tour with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper. He was on the tour bus the night the plane crashed.

[@patriciakeith6755]

Folk music you mostly sit and listen to. You might clap to Folk and sway to that genre of music, but never saw anyone get up and danced to it. Rockabilly/50s RnR music (like this) you jumped up, hit the floor and and dance your heart out.

[@jaypeitzer3719]

Eddie had been singing professionally since the age of 15. So even at 21 he was a veteran performer. He wrote his own songs played guitar and like Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry were the archetypes of what was to come. You might want to listen to some Chuck Berry...the original Guitar Hero.

[@swingsloth]

Definitely fits within the Rockabilly genre. Would love to hear more Rockabilly on your channel. Some amazing performers.

[@gkiferonhs]

Remember rock & roll was BECOMING at this point. There weren't any rock and rollers yet. They came from folk, country, bluegrass, jazz, dixieland, blues and every other background you can think of and a lot of times the roots show through.

[@michaelevans1193]

OMG - I was going to recommend this song last week. So awesome to watch you react to this. A similar song to this is The Coasters “Charlie Brown”. Note - it’s not based on the Peanuts character.

[@stephenulmer3781]

If you wanna hear "Folk" music from the 50s try "Tom Dooley" by The Kingston Trio or "He's got the whole world in his hands" by Laurie London. I'll also suggest "Endless Sleep" by Jody Reynolds from this era as well (1958)

[@singluna888]

I love this kind of music. To me it folk/Rock. Whatever you call it, it's fun music! I grew up hearing my relatives singing and playing on the porch in the evenings back in the 60's. My first job I made1$ an hour. I was 11 years old. I thought I was rich!

[@dave-hp3rf]

Eddie came from Rockabilly and then rock and roll a great performer.very popular in the uk.

[@Calinicus72]

He died in London when the taxi he was riding in crashed. He is buried in the same cemetery as my Maternal Grandmother, my Dad, and my Aunt & Uncle. Not to mention the drummer for The Runaways, Sandy West, and a former lead singer for The Temptations, Richard Allen Street.

[@markallen2984]

Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent were contemporaries...BOTH were big influences on The Beatles and they were around at the same time as Elvis and Buddy Holly.

[@paulmorris8762]

this song was covered by the Who, Olivia Newton-John, I think T Rex, but the most amazing cover which will blow both your minds, was done by Blue Cheer in 1967

[@megamaniac7402]

Cochran was a real pioneer and a visionary. Who knows what great music he would have created if he wouldn't pass away at that early age. Check out the extraordinary son "Eddies Blues". It contains two guitar solos that are way ahead of it's time,

[@helenchristie6530]

I absolutely love Eddie Cochran! Three Steps To Heaven is great.

[@billsimonis]

When the biopic film La Bamba (about the life of Ritchie Valens) came out, the movie sound track had quite a few songs that appeared in the film. This is one of the of those songs. It was cover by the same artist who played by Eddie Cochran in the movie. None other than Brian Setzer (of The Stray Cats). He does a very faithful rendition of the song though with a bit more rawer sound in it. You should check out the cover version he did. Fun Fact: Hard rock band Blue Cheer did a heavy metal cover of this song as well. The Who also performed it live for many years and it appeared on their Live At Leeds album.

[@paulwalker9421]

Rock was mixed with blues. Dylan was folk! great song thank Ya'll

[@lonnyjohnson2061]

This is '50's rock. The '60's and '70's grew from this. You would have heard this at the "Sock Hop".

[@pjh6930]

He was a very old soul, you got that spot on! I think he was 19 or 20 when he recorded Summertime Blues. He was a smoker and did like a bit of bourbon. A hardened studio session guitar player too, since his early teens.

[@bakilacat1]

How about some Bobby Darin ‘splish Splash’ or ‘Mac the knife’.

[@msbrookemoore]

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[@forwardpeace]

The raspy voice was a characteristic of 50s rock. A female singer who did it is Brenda Lee on "Sweet Nothin's". Brenda could also sing pure as a bell, as on "I'm Sorry."

[@cherry363]

Eddie Cochran was born in and lived in my little town (19,000 people) of Albert Lea, MN. We have Eddie Cochran days every summer here with a classic car show, and a street dance featuring music of the 50’s! It’s a great time!!!

[@shawnhall2412]

Eddie Cochran is another Rock 'n Roll legend gone too soon. Since you liked this, I would suggest another early Rock classic from him, "C'mon Everybody". Thanks again.

[@srag2115]

Rockabilly is the best genre fit. A little early rock mix with country, R&B and gospel roots. A musical melting pot. The early boomers - war babies and those of the 50s - were actually the first generation that had the opportunity to have an extensive childhood. They were the first teenagers. Rock and roll was full of their angst. Now kids were expected to go to school til 12th grade. They went to movies and other types of entertainments. But you had part time jobs for pocket money. At 14, my paternal grandmother was working 12 hour shifts in a textile mill. At 14, my maternal grandmother was married and share cropping as well as keeping house. At 14, I was just flipping burgers after school. Post World War II saw some significant social change.

[@charliesmith9931]

Alan Jackson has done a cover of this song. Don't Rock the Juckbox, Remember When and Pop a Top is some of my favorites. I forgot Little Bitty is a great song for the girls.

[@auckalukaum]

As others have said, this is pure rockabilly through and through, but it also has a little bit of a surf sound to it, too. One of my favorites from the 50s. In my opinion his sound is probably closer to Buddy Holly than early Elvis, but they were all so similar in sound in that early era.

[@davidpitt9528]

Eddie was won of the best Guitar player he was the most asked for as a studio musician. He would have been a super star if he had only lived longer,him and Gene Vincent were really best friends and performed together in England.

[@moominpic]

The thing to remember about a lot of these early white R'n'R singers is that they grew up listening to Country and Folk stuff. Eddie (who was from Oklahoma) was a Country singer before he did Rock'n' Roll. Listen to Hank Williams or Jimmie Rodgers to hear his influences.

[@jeanmckay2831]

It would be really good if you could do a reaction to the Everly brothers. They were early rock and roll. Don passed away in August 2021, and Phil his brother passed jan2014. They had the best harmonies ever . They influenced just about everyone. Including the Beatles. The also did folk and rock . You won’t regret it.