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Eddie Cochran
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Eddie Cochran
Informação geral
Nome completo Edward Raymond Cochran
Nascimento 3 de outubro de 1938
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Estados Unidos
Data de morte 17 de abril de 1960 (21 anos)
Bath, Somerset, Inglaterra
Reino Unido
Gênero(s) Rock and roll, rockabilly
Instrumento(s) Guitarra, vocal
Modelos de instrumentos Gretsch 6120
Período em atividade 1953 - 1960
Gravadora(s) Ekko, Crest, Liberty
Afiliação(ões) Hank Cochran, Jerry Capehart
Edward Ray "Eddie" Cochran (Albert Lea, 3 de outubro de 1938 — Bath, 17 de abril de 1960) foi um músico norte-americano de rockabilly.
Começou a sua carreira musical em 1955 com seu amigo Hank Cochran (sem parentesco), que mais tarde viraria compositor country. A dupla gravava como The Cochran Brothers, enquanto Eddie trabalhava como músico de sessão e compunha suas próprias músicas.
Em 1956, Boris Petroff convidou Cochran para participar do filme The Girl Can't Help It. Ele aceitou, apresentando a música "Twenty-Flight Rock". Mas seu primeiro sucesso só emplacaria em 1957, uma de suas poucas canções escritas por outra pessoa, chamada "Sittin' in the Balcony". Cochran é mais lembrado por sua composição "Summertime Blues", que ajudou a modelar o formato do rock nos anos 60, tanto liricamente quanto musicalmente. Sua curta carreira foi marcada por mais alguns sucessos, como "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", "My Way", "Weekend", "Nervous Breakdown" e seu hit póstumo "Three Steps to Heaven".
Cochran faleceu aos 21 anos de idade no St. Martin's Hospital em Bath, Somerset, após sofrer um acidente de trânsito a bordo de um táxi na rodovia A4 em Chippenham, Wiltshire, durante uma breve turnê pelo Reino Unido em abril de 1960, tendo acabado de se apresentar em Bristol. Sua namorada, a compositora Sharon Sheeley e seu amigo, o cantor Gene Vincent, sobreviveram.[1]Eddie Cochran está enterrado no cemitério Forrest Lawn Memorial Park em Cypress, Califórnia. Ainda que suas mais conhecidas canções tenham sido lançadas em vida, mais das canções de Cochran foram lançadas postumamente, sobretudo pelo selo britânico Rockstar Records, que pesquisa até os dias atuais por canções inéditas de Cochran, tendo lançado mais material dele nos anos 70 do que durante sua vida. Em 1987, Cochran foi induzido ao Hall da Fama do Rock and Roll.
Discografia[editar | editar código-fonte]
Singin' To My Baby Liberty LRP-3061 (Novembro de 1957)[2]
12 of His Biggest Hits Liberty LRP-3172 (Abril de 1960) relançado como The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album (Maio de 1960)
Never To Be Forgotten Liberty LRP-3220 (5 de Janeiro de 1962)[2]
Cherished Memories (dezembro de 1962)
The Best Of Eddie Cohran Liberty-EMI U.K. (1985) (A faixa mono nº 16 do LP/cassette é originada do The Rock 'N' Roll Masters series.)
Greatest Hits Curb Records (1990)
Singin' to My Baby and Never To Be Forgotten EMI Records (1993)
The Very Best of Eddie Cochran (Junho de 2008)
Eddie Cochran Story (6 de Julho de 2009)
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Cliff Gallup
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Clifton[1] E. "Cliff" Gallup (June 17, 1930 – October 9, 1988) was an American electric guitarist, who played rock and roll in the band Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps in the 1950s.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 Guitar Technique and Equipment
3 Discography
4 References
Biography[edit]
In February 1956, local radio DJ Sheriff Tex Davis (William Douchette, 1914–2007)[2] heard Gene Vincent performing at a talent show in Norfolk, Virginia, became his manager, and assembled a band of local musicians to back him. The band included Gallup, who had previously played in a local band, the Virginians, and who was older than Vincent and the other band members.[3] In May 1956, the band recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Producer Ken Nelson had session musicians standing by in case the band was not up to par, but as soon as Gallup played the solos on "Race with the Devil" they knew they would not be needed.[4]
Gallup played on 35 tracks with Vincent, including his biggest hit, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", and established a reputation as one of the most technically proficient guitarists in early rock and roll. As a married man, Gallup was reluctant to tour with Vincent, and left the band in late 1956, returning only for some more studio sessions that same year for the second LP by Vincent and His Blue Caps. In the mid-1960s Gallup made a solo album for the local Pussy Cat record label in Norfolk, Straight Down the Middle, in a more mellow instrumental style akin to that of Chet Atkins and Les Paul. The album is now available again, as an MP3 download. Gallup occasionally played with local bands, while working in school maintenance. He played guitar until the day he died. He last played in Norfolk with a group called the H-Lo's 48 hours before he suffered a fatal heart attack.
At the time of his death in 1988, he was the director of maintenance and transportation for the Chesapeake, Virginia, city school system, where he worked for almost 30 years. At the request of his widow, obituaries in local newspapers made no mention of his time with Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps. He is remembered principally for his influence on such guitarists as Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. The latter recorded an album of Gene Vincent songs, Crazy Legs, in 1993 considered by music critics to be a tribute to Gallup[5][6] and Vincent.[7]
Gallup was ranked 79th by Rolling Stone magazine's David Fricke in his list of "100 Greatest Guitarists."[8] He was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[citation needed]
Guitar Technique and Equipment[edit]
His right hand playing technique is based on a flat pick in conjunction with fingerpicks on his middle and ring fingers, using his little finger to work the vibrato bar. In his short time as lead guitarist in Blue Caps he played a 1954 (Vintage Guitar Magazine June 2017) Gretsch 6128 (Duo-Jet) probably fitted up with two DeArmond dynasonic single coil pick-ups, an aluminum bridge, not a Melita bridge as previously thought, and a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. For amplifiers he used a Standel 25L15 (26-Watts tube amp with a single 15-inch speaker) for studio works and a Fender tweed for the remainder.[9] According to one source, Gallup's trademark sound was produced by echo units he constructed himself from old tape recorder parts,[4] but according to another source it was created in the studio by Nelson.[9]
Discography[edit]
Tracks recorded with Gene Vincent in chronological order of the recording sessions[10]
The recording sessions were all done in three series at Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, and produced by Ken Nelson.
A) One session on May 4, 1956
B) Four sessions on June 24–27, 1956
C) Four sessions on October 15–18, 1956
Session 1: May 4, 1956
Race with the Devil (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 2:02
Be-Bop-A-Lula (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 2:35
Woman Love (Jack Rhodes), 2:31
I Sure Miss You (Bill Davis, Eddie Bryan), 2:38
Session 2: June 24, 1956
Jezebel (Wayne Shanklin), 2:23
Crazy Legs (Jerry Reed), 2:09
Peg o' My Heart (Fred Fisher, Alfred Bryan), 2:35
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine) (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Willie Raskin), 2:30
Session 3: June 25, 1956
Waltz of the Wind (Fred Rose), 2:42
Up a Lazy River (Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin), 2:20
Ain't She Sweet (Milton Ager, Jack Yellin), 2:29
Gonna Back Up Baby (Danny Wolfe), 2:24
Race with the Devil (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), unissued / lost track
Session 4: June 26, 1956
Who Slapped John (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 1:56
Jumps Giggles and Shout (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 2:50
Bluejean Bop (Gene Vincent, Hal Levy), 2:21
I Flipped (Bobbie Carrol, Bill Hicks), 2:24
Session 5: June 27, 1956
Bop Street (Cliff Gallup, Bill Davis), 2:24
Well, I Knocked Bim Bam (Bobbie Carrol), 2:14
You Told a Fib (Cliff Gallup, Gene Vincent), 2:20
Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back (Hadda Brooks), 2:00
Session 6: October 15, 1956
Teenage Partner (version 1) (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 2:13
Blues Stay Away from Me (Alton & Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney, P. Henry Glover), 2:16
Five Feet of Lovin' (version 1) (Buck Peddy, Mel Tillis), 2:07
Cat Man (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 2:18
Session 7: October 16, 1956
Double Talkin' Baby (Danny Wolfe), 2:12
Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 2:14
Unchained Melody (Alex North, Hy Zaret), 2:37
Session 8: October 17, 1956
B-I-Bickey-Bi Bo Bo Go (Don Carter, Dub Nalls, Jack Rhodes), 2:15
Pink Thunderbird (Paul Peek, Bill Davis), 2:32
Pretty, Pretty Baby (Danny Wolfe), 2:27
Cruisin' (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 2:11
Session 9: October 18, 1956
Important Words (version 1) (Gene Vincent, Bill Davis), 2:21
You Better Believe (Cliff Gallup), 1:59
Red Bluejeans and a Pony Tail (Jack Rhodes, Bill Davis), 2:14
Five Days, Five Days (Jack Rhodes, Billy Willey, Freddie Franks), 2:36
