I believe he was only 21 when he died in a car accident. He became popular after the emergence of Elvis Presley and was unfortunately forgotten after the British Invasion a few years later.
has talked about what a tremendous influence Eddie Cochran had on him and his desire to play guitar. He has said what a thrill it was for him to play Cochran in La Bamba.
It' hard to overstate the influence that the song "Twenty Flight Rock" had on music. The song literally led to the partnership we know as "Lennon and McCartney". The song charted the course of music history.
I think he's overlooked because his career was meteoric, and came to an abrupt and tragic end only 4 years in. Think about the music explosion between 56 and 60, and then the complete change in trajectory starting in 62. There was a ton going on. Imagine living as a 14 year old in 1958 and loving music. Wow.
Actually I was 14 in '56. Those two years gave me the advantage of being familiar with the pre- Rock and Roll era of the 40s (big bands and crooners) and the 50s (male quartets). Two years in that music era were huge.
I had an old 78 jukebox (converted to 45) and watched R&R arrive record by record; Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bill Haley, "Little Stevie" Wonder et al, displacing the Platters and Pat Boone.
And later a guy named Bobby Crewe from my Walnut Street neighborhood in Belleville started to write and produce for a local quartet who sang in North Newark bars. I wonder what ever happened to them.
No matter the age or generation.
I don't understand how he ever got forgotten.
Though the British Invasion left many behind, I play him often in my household and my sons are starting to catch on....
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I think he's overlooked because his career was meteoric, and came to an abrupt and tragic end only 4 years in. Think about the music explosion between 56 and 60, and then the complete change in trajectory starting in 62. There was a ton going on. Imagine living as a 14 year old in 1958 and loving music. Wow.
Actually I was 14 in '56. Those two years gave me the advantage of being familiar with the pre- Rock and Roll era of the 40s (big bands and crooners) and the 50s (male quartets). Two years in that music era were huge.
I had an old 78 jukebox (converted to 45) and watched R&R arrive record by record; Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bill Haley, "Little Stevie" Wonder et al, displacing the Platters and Pat Boone.
And later a guy named Bobby Crewe from my Walnut Street neighborhood in Belleville started to write and produce for a local quartet who sang in North Newark bars. I wonder what ever happened to them.
but my favorite version is by Humble Pie.. just because they're one of my favorite bands ever. I love Steve Mariotts energy and power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Un0-47x5OA
Isn’t he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
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in the history of rock n roll. Not sure why, but he is.
Isn’t he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
He may be, but if you ask the average person who listens to rock n roll, chances are they don't know who he is.
Come on everybody!
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