Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story - Hardcover

Bobby Cochran; Susan VanHecke

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0634032526 ISBN 13: 9780634032523

Publisher: Hal Leonard, 2003

Synopsis

Outrageously talented, remarkably handsome, internationally renowned, and dead at the age of 21. More than 40 years after the tragic car crash that killed him, Eddie Cochran remains one of rock and roll's most lamented “What Ifs.” A trailblazing guitarist, gifted vocalist, hit-making composer and arranger, and budding whiz-kid producer, Cochran quickly ascended from Midwestern obscurity in the late '50s to become one of nascent rock and roll's leading lights. He penned or recorded many of the most recognized songs in rock history – “Summertime Blues ” “Nervous Breakdown ” “Somethin' Else ” “C'mon Everybody ” “Twenty Flight Rock ” “Sittin' in the Balcony” – songs whose distinctive sound and defiant, often wryly humorous lyrics have been eagerly digested, analyzed and lovingly reinterpreted by generations of rockers after him, from The Beatles to the Sex Pistols, The Who to U2.

Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story – co-authored by Cochran's nephew, also a gifted musician – is the first American biography of this uniquely American rock legend, who was among the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The book is a detailed portrait of Cochran's personal and professional triumphs and travails, with fascinating insight into the rock pioneer's life that only a family member can provide. 33 B/W photographs; Hardcover.

About this title

About the Author:

Bobby Cochran is an award-winning producer and guitarist who's worked with Steppenwolf, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Leon Russell, the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Adrian Legg. He lives in Fairview, TN, near Nashville.

Music journalist Susan Van Hecke is the author of the acclaimed Race with the Devil: Gene Vincent's Life in the Fast Lane and Swingin' the Devil's Dream: Spade Cooley, King of Western Swing. She lives in Norfolk, VA.

Review:

... an excellent work for music historians and budding rock guitarists. -- Vintage Guitar, November, 2003

Buy this now... a biography that benefits from memory and family lore as well as interviews and research. -- Rolling Stone, September 18, 2003

While Cochran's meteoric rise... is shown from an insider's view, his influence is felt through the author's self-examination. -- Dirty Linen, October/November 2003

About this edition

• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0634032526
• ISBN 13: 9780634032523
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 278