April 17th SONG OF THE DAY: EDDIE COCHRAN 'SUMMERTIME BLUES'
Today in 1960, whilst touring in the UK, 21-year-old US singer Eddie Cochran was killed when the taxi he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost in Chippenham, Wiltshire. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash, Cochran's current hit at the time was 'Three Steps to Heaven'.
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