Some songs take on lives of their own in the hands of different artists. “Summertime Blues” is a teenage national anthem. It came from a California teenager writing about a character who is repressed, ...

"We all wanted to be Eddie," Richards says in film that will premiere next month at Raindance festival ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- When rocker Eddie Cochran released "Summertime Blues" in August 1958, the concept of "the song of summer" was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that ...

The most famous rock ‘n’ roller ever to come from southern Minnesota will be celebrated this weekend in Albert Lea. Eddie Cochran, whose hits included "Summertime Blues" and "Twenty-Flight Rock," was ...