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  1. "Summertime Blues" is a song co-written and recorded by the American rock artist #EddieCochran. It was written by Cochran and his manager #JerryCapehart. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958, and number 18 on the #UKSinglesChart. It has been covered by many artists, including being a number-one hit for #countryMusic artist #AlanJackson.
    youtube.com/watch?v=zdIqME_JLaU

  2. "Blue Jean" is a song written and recorded by the English singer-songwriter #DavidBowie for his sixteenth studio album #Tonight (1984). One of only two tracks on the album to be written entirely by Bowie, it was released as a single ahead of the album and charted in the United States, peaking at No. 8, becoming his 5th and last top 10 hit with no features. The song is loosely inspired by #EddieCochran.
    youtube.com/watch?v=dINYCbYhDrE

  3. On 17 Apr 1960: #EddieCochran, American rock vocalist and guitarist ("Summertime Blues"; "C'Mon Everybody"), died in a English taxi-car crash at 21.
    #RIP 🕊️

  4. "Blue Jean" is a song written and recorded by the English singer-songwriter #DavidBowie for his sixteenth studio album #Tonight (1984). One of only two tracks on the album to be written entirely by Bowie, it was released as a single ahead of the album and charted in the United States, peaking at No. 8, becoming his 5th and last top 10 hit with no features. The song is loosely inspired by #EddieCochran.
    youtube.com/watch?v=896nD5Jv2eI

  5. #OnThisDay in 1938, #EddieCochran, American rock vocalist and guitarist ("Summertime Blues"; "C'Mon Everybody"), born in Oklahoma City (d. 1960).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️

  6. Today's #TuneTuesday theme is #LegendaryGuitarWork. These are some of my favorites from the rock'n'roll era:

    Mickey & Sylvia: No Good Lover (1955, guitar: Mickey Baker)
    youtube.com/watch?v=1LDUBo1w_Rk

    Ricky Nelson: Believe What You Say (1958, guitar: James Burton)
    youtube.com/watch?v=zSfdc5LKbzc

    Link Wray: Rumble (1958, guitar: Link Wray)
    youtube.com/watch?v=ucTg6rZJCu4

    Eddie Cochran: Eddie's Blues (1959, guitar: Eddie Cochran)
    youtube.com/watch?v=QjVptiy92-A

    Ronnie Hawkins: Who Do You Love (1963, guitar: Robbie Robertson)
    youtube.com/watch?v=pK5mxNKI9rM

    #music #rocknroll #mickeybaker #rickynelson #jamesburton #linkwray #eddiecochran #ronniehawkins #robbierobertson