Rock-and-roll pioneer Eddie Cochran hit it big with songs such as \"Summertime Blues\" and \"C'mon Everybody\" before a car crash ended his life in 1960.
Born in Minnesota in 1938, Eddie Cochran wrote and played country music as part of the Cochran Brothers until the hits of Elvis Presley turned him toward rock and roll. In 1958 two hit songs, \"Summertime Blues\" and \"C'mon Everybody,\" shot him to stardom. His fame and good looks earned him roles in the movies The Girl Can't Help It (1956) Untamed Youth (1957) and Go, Johnny Go! (1959). Cochran was killed in car accident at age 21.
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