Eddie Cochran: Somethin' Else
Another chance to hear Joe Brown present a tribute to Eddie Cochran, the rock 'n' roll pioneer whose glittering future was snatched away in a car crash on 17 April 1960.
Continuing our rock 'n' roll season with another chance to hear Joe Brown present a tribute to Eddie Cochran, the pioneer whose glittering future was snatched away in a car crash on the night of 17 April 1960.
The list of his admirers is a long one, which spans the decades and includes Rod Stewart, Marc Bolan, The Who, The Beach Boys and The Sex Pistols - all of whom have recorded his songs over the years. Eddie's career was brief but his influence and popularity have been long-lasting. His reputation as a founding father of rock 'n' roll music was confirmed when he was chosen as one of the first stars to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
The programme features comments from admirers Robert Plant and George Harrison (an archive interview with Joe Brown), guitarist and Cochran biographer Darrel Higham, rock historian Rob Finnis, British rock 'n' rollers Vince Eager and Marty Wilde and Eddie's recording engineer at Goldstar Studios, Stan Ross.
There are archive interviews with Eddie Cochran from programmes in the USA, Australia and in the UK (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio's Saturday Club and the TV programme Boy Meets Girls). Plus those rock 'n' roll classics: Somethin' Else, Summertime Blues, C'Mon Everybody. Twenty Flight Rock, and Three Steps To Heaven.
First broadcast on Radio 2 in February 2009.
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WEEKEND
- The Very Best Of....
- EMI.
- 50999-21227820.
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Eddie Cochran
MY WAY
- THE HITS OF 1963.
- MFP.
- CDMFP-6033.
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Eddie Cochran
The Poor People Of Paris
- Rockin' It Country Style (The Legendary Chuck Foreman Recordings 1953-55).
- RockStar Records.
- RSRCD 011.
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The Cochran Brothers
Two Blue Singin' Stars
- The Eddie Cochran Legend.
- Oxford.
- OX/3179.
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Eddie Cochran
SKINNY JIM
- THE EP COLLECTION.
- SEE FOR MILES.
- SEECD-271.
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Eddie Cochran
TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK
- C'MON EVERYBODY.
- LIBERTY.
- CDP-790122 2.
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Eddie Cochran
Sittin' In The Balcony
- The Very Best Of....
- EMI.
- 50999-21227820.
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Eddie Cochran
DRIVE IN SHOW
- EDDIE COCHRAN: THE BEST OF....
- EMI AMERICAN CDP7465802.
- N/A-01.
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Jack Davy
Interview With Eddie Cochran
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Eddie Cochran
JEANIE JEANIE JEANIe
- SUMMERTIME BLUES.
- LIBERTY.
- CDP-9 911892.
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Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues
- Music from the Movies.
- Kodak Express.
- BCD-1478.
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Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
- CDEMTVD-100.
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Eddie Cochran
THREE STARS
- THE VERY BEST OF EDDIE COCHRAN.
- FAME.
- CDFA-3019.
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Eddie Cochran
Somethin' Else
- Eddie Cochran - The Best Of.
- EMI.
- 8540282.
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Eddie Cochran
HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO
- Live Rock N Roll Rebels.
- SPV Label.
- 507-22.
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Eddie Cochran
What'd I Say
- The Eddie Cochran Legend.
- Oxford.
- OX/3179.
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Eddie Cochran
MILK COW BLUES
- Live Rock N Roll Rebels.
- SPV Label.
- SPV-50722.
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Eddie Cochran
MILK COW BLUES
- Live Rock N Roll Rebels.
- SPV Label.
- SPV-50722.
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Eddie Cochran
THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN
- 50 OF THE GREATEST ROCK'N'ROLL LOVE SONG.
- GTV.
- RADCD-115.
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Eddie Cochran
Eddie's Blues
- Three Steps To Heaven / Eddie's Blues.
- Liberty.
- LIB 10276.
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Eddie Cochran
TEENAGE HEAVEN
- 20 GREAT TRACKS.
- EMI.
- CDMFP-5748.
Broadcasts
Sat 21 Feb 2009 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2- Mon 12 Apr 2010 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
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