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"Summertime Blues" is a song co-written and recorded by the American rock artist Eddie Cochran. [2] It was written by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart . [ 3 ] Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 [ 1 ] and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958, and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart .
In 1958, Cochran seemed to find his stride in the famous teenage anthem "Summertime Blues" (co-written with Jerry Capehart). With this song, Cochran was established as one of the most important influences on rock and roll in the 1950s, both lyrically and musically. The song, released by Liberty recording no. 55144, charted at number 8 in 1958.
"Summertime Blues" b/w "C'mon Everybody" 55 [B] — — 1968 "Summertime Blues" b/w "Let's Get Together" 34 25 — 1975 "Summertime Blues" b/w "C'mon Everybody" 53 [B] — — 1988 "C'mon Everybody" b/w "Don't Ever Let Me Go" 14 — 7 "Somethin' Else" b/w "Boll Weevil Song" 100 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not ...
The first single released from that album was Stewart's radical interpretation of the George Gershwin song, "Summertime", a Top 10 hit on both the pop and R&B charts. [ 4 ] The follow-up single was Stewart's cover version of the Doris Day hit " Secret Love ", which reached the Pop Top 30 and just missed the Top 10 on the R&B chart.
In the summer of 2009, the Black Eyed Peas dominated the music charts with their album “The E.N.D.” and went all the way to No. 1 with “I Gotta Feeling,” knocking out their other song ...
Blue Cheer is often credited as one of the very earliest pioneers of heavy metal and their version of "Summertime Blues" has been cited as the first heavy metal song. [9] According to Tim Hills in his book, The Many Lives of the Crystal Ballroom, [47] "Blue Cheer was the epitome of San Francisco psychedelia."
Summertime Blues (1966) Legendary Masters Series (1972) Professional ratings; ... Johnny Russell (singer)) "Mean When I'm Mad" (Eddie Cochran - Jerry Capehart)
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair was a music festival held on a 600-acre (2.4-km 2) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969.Thirty-two acts performed during the sometimes rainy weekend in front of nearly half a million concertgoers.