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My Take
Eddie Cochran is one of rock's great what-ifs for me. Dead at twenty-one, he still managed to bottle pure teenage restlessness in songs like Summertime Blues and C'mon Everybody, and he was quietly tinkering with overdubbing and distortion before most of his peers even understood those tools. What strikes me is how forward-looking his instincts were; he heard the future of rock production and reached for it on his earliest singles. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nod feels almost like an apology for how brief his run was. I keep wondering what he'd have built with one more decade.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eddie Cochran
- Name (Japanese)
- エディ・コクラン
- Reading
- えでぃ・こくらん
- Born
- October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / singer-songwriter / composer / rock musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bell Gardens High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.eddie-cochran.info
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Eddie Cochran born?
October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960.
Where is Eddie Cochran from?
Eddie Cochran is from Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States.
What does Eddie Cochran do?
Eddie Cochran works as guitarist, singer, singer-songwriter, composer, rock musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.