Welcome to Rock & Roll Flashback! Hey, Jumpin' John here, and on this podcast I will discuss the brief career of early rock and roller and rockabilly sensation, Eddie Cochran!
Ray Edward Cochran was born in 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. When Eddie was in junior high school his family moved to Bell Gardens, California. Cochran briefly took music lessons in school, and the school band director suggested that Eddie try the clarinet. Cochran refused to even consider it. He vowed to quit the band if he couldn't play what he wanted. After quitting to play drums, he gravitated to learning guitar on his brother's Kay brand guitar (that's spelled K-A-Y). Eddie bought a guitar chord book and was completely self-taught, playing country, blues, and other music he heard on the radio.
All podcasts on the Rock and Roll Flashback Podcast are produced by brothers-in-law Bill Price and "Jumpin' John" McDermott. The Podcast Theme Song, "You Essay", was written by John. It was initially recorded by Bill and John on April 1, 2004 with several revisions since then.
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