@DougPatton1 No need to explain to sso20101 about "whitey tunes". Without a guitar, a saxophone, etc. blacks would just have some wooden blocks to beat on.
@sso20101 You mean that blacks haven't stole any white culture?? Where did football come from? Basketball? The automobile? Where did electricity come from? The guitar? Western clothing? The English language? Etc. Etc. Think about what you say.
@dedbusted Dude's just another ignorant racist moron. On top of what you listed, I could also spend an hour here naming all of the blacks who scored huge hits with white songs.
@MisterMasterShafter1 Though I agree with you that Elvis' version is brilliant, Eddie's version is an entirely different song, with a whole different feel and even many different lyrics. Elvis' has a strong blues feeling to it and Eddie's is an upbeat, fun song. Very different songs.
@bumblebeemoi Yeah, they are different styles and that's cool, but Eddie mainly sticks to the same lyrics as Elvis. Eddie just skipped a verse or two.
A capo is a device that attaches to the neck of the guitar to allow the guitarist to shift the "nut" position. It allows them to play a certain fingerpicking arrangement regardless of the key. Otherwise, they might have to relearn the same part if they have to change musical keys. Guybo is the only bassist I've ever seen use a capo.
@lagman50 When and on what tune(s)? Is there a picture or footage of this? I'm surprised that any bassist would use a capo especially one as good as Paul. I know the producer in that Metallica documentary has one in one scene.
@harvey1954 We can only go on Paul's word, he says that during the Rubber Soul sessions The Beatles were trying lots of new things in the studio, such as sitars and detuning his bass and putting a capo on it, he doesn't mention whether or not he used it on any recordings, so I don't think that a capo was used on the album, although it's possible.
@lagman50 Ok, but it sounds like Paul was just using it to experiment with in the studio. You usually use a capo on a guitar so you can use a particular guitar arrangement in a different key. For bass it's not that big a deal, especially with what Guybo was playing, to switch keys. I dig Guybo's style. That jackhammer basslines on things like "C'mon Everybody" were really ahead of their time. I've been trying for years to track him down.
Conrad "Guybo" Smith is the only bassist I've seen that plays a P-bass with a capo. His driving bass line (ala the drums on "Slippin' and a Slidin'") is what made Eddie's rockers seem ahead of their time. A true innovator despite the capo.
5 hours ago u must read this. once u have started there is no turning back. a little 10 year old girl was raped and murderded in 1945. her body was not found until 1947. then a boy last week read this and did not copy and paste this message. the dead girl appeared in his room haunting him and killed him. if you do not copy and paste this onto 10 vidoes in 30 minutes the dead girl will apear in your room tonight and haunt you and kill you. well you better
Listen, Ringo Starr said it best in defense of George Harrison during the plagerism lawsuit over "My Sweet Lord," (regarding rock music), "Everyone nicks ("steals") from everybody else."
@BlindTom61 Yes, but I'm no musician, so what excactly is a capo? My computer is F****D up tonight and Google doesn't work my way. I managed seeing some pics of 'capos' but it look like it can be a pen attached to the top neck of the gtr OR other contraptions. Though I know that a real Capo is the guy right under the Don ("caporegime") but you don't mean the mob here...I guess. OK, it's Friday and I'm off the common mans curse for a couple of days and feel good.
@bellgardens53 Ahhh...Now I do understand that guy who said 'Guybo' had a capo around his neck. The neck of the GUITAR as now I can see it. Not easy to understand. As I said, I'm no musician but those pix I googled made me understand. Funny here on youtube sometimes...I mean people write things some have no clue about or I may get a comment after 1 year and the person is not hinting what it's about. Maybe some think it's cool. I think it's stupidity.
@TheDiddlysquat I don't like witch hunts in general though I love Eddie and everything he did. Think that the Martin guy, as he was very young at that accident, had have a very heavy stone to wear on his back after the accident. Of course I don't think it was his intention getting Ed killed thus it's an accident. I think GWT Martin was devastated what happened. Do you like to hunt an old man for an accident that happened some 50 yrs ago? Doesn't seem sound in my ears.
@beeroosterm Finding something truly original in any media is virtually impossible "it's all been done before" as we say in the biz. You want to talk rip off, ask Jimmy Page what Zep owes to Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon!
@beeroosterm Piracy shmiracy. When they say "it's all been done before", that includes ol' Eddie. Ask Jimmy Page how much of a debt Zepplin owes to Howlin' Wolf or Willie Dixon, or the Beatles owe Chuck Berry (or Eddie for that matter). It's not plagerism unless 8 bars of music or lyrics are exactly the same, and its that way for a reason. It's incredibly hard to come up with something that's truly original and doesn't 'remind' the listener of something else.
@spacemonkey1463 Led Zeppelin's "covers" were nearly identical so don't think you're smart. They are specific because they settled in court quite a few times which means there's a lot more than "covering" the songs in question. And it's a lot of songs (in fact, their first album is not even theirs virtually). One thing is being influenced by someone, and another ripping someone off. PLUS, and this is even more important and an entirely different matter, fucking Page NEVER gave credit to anyone.
@spacemonkey1463 They credited the original artists only twice originally, and also on Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, only after Anne Bredon took legal action and settled out of court. Page was a piece of shit. He never credited his then best friend Beck for a rip-off of Bolero for example.
On the other hand, the Beatles and sooo many other bands have covered songs too (obviously -.-) and none never ripped-off so many songs so blatantly. Plus, they all gave credit.
@spacemonkey1463 Btw, search for 'Led Zeppelin plagiarism' or something like that and watch a three part video on youtube. I simply cannot be convinced that they never ripped-off anyone. And even more so - you cannot refute the fact they virtually never gave credit to anyone outside the band. Pathetic to say the least. -.-
Brian Stezer took so much from this guy, not only does he play the same guitar but his voice is virtually identical. What gets me is the Cochran-Beatles connection. Paul McCartney playing Twenty flight rock for Lennon which convinces Lennon to make McCartney a partner, George Harrison getting into guitar from Cochran and the taxi driver who killed Cochran was named George Martin.
@JamesTKirkCobain Agree about taking from Cochran. Brownsville Station ripped off this tune and called it "Smokin' in the Boys Room". If you can't hear the piracy, you're deaf - and clueless.
He was part of many in the 56-59 era that stood out, along with the other greats. He could sing anything. He was there, and luckily, compared to today, glad I was there as a teenager, as well. Just to bad he died so young. Loved to have seen him in the late 60's, with that "advanced' music. I don't think he would have missed a beat.
Ahhh....Eddie ALIVE...and gone. What a great musician, talent, rocker, performer. Everything that personifye Rockn'Roll...was Ed. Had it all, the real deal
hey "gang" U putin 2much creme on that salad. Carl, sure he rockt good, El, n Gene Vicent,TomySands,even I was 15 when El started w/Thas alrite Mama, how old are U?
Hi Bob. Sorry if I scared you,no as far as I am aware we do not know one another, I looked on your channel to see were you reside, could it be the Bristol area? I live in Ashford Kent and its awful this morning. We seem to have a common interest in Eddie.
No probs.. I do live in Bristoll I had to reply to you.. as I can't understand why people keep trying to run one singer down it just goes on and on.. every one was GOOD .some of the people go over the top on their comments I just remember the good times and like them all in their different ways take care bobc.
I agree they were all good, all these silly discussions really get me going we all have our favourites. I was 12 when it all kicked off here in the UK so we have seen the best. Without these guys there would no Beatles etc etc. Take Care Bob.
You can catch me on FaceBook .picture of me with Grand daughter and Snowman at Christmas in the usa..Bob chapman p.s i am 63 old rocker ..500cc Gold Star..take care bobc.
...and Perkins copying Hank Williams copying Brian SETZER (called irony!) But not Seltzer, none used Alka Seltzer but maybe you? How can you open your mouth being so stupid typing these ridicoulus lines? Git!
He was meteor, only for 4 short years. If you watch the film, the girl can't help with Jayne Mansfield, he is in there at his best. There was a hell of a lot of competition in the second half of the 50's, he had to go to London to get more recognization.
Eddie is one of the first Rock and Roll session guitarists, and also one of the first Rock and Roll artists to write his own material after Chuck Berry. I think you should look into him a little more. Elvis was a great performer, but he did not write his own music and his band was just as responsible for his sound as he was.
TheTocar- Cochran was a talented musician no doubt, and would have gone on to be a huge star- but to assume that Presley's band was just as responsible for Elvis' success is ridiculous. Presley had the whole package, and easily the best singer out of all the early rockers.
Elvis did have it all, but without Scotty and Bill I don't think he would have had that sound he achieved on those early Sun records, and that is the only Elvis I am interested in. Eddie remains very underrated, whereas dare I say it, Elvis is overrated slightly. I love the man but he is not the be all end all of rockabilly and rock and roll music.
Tucker- Okay, good point. I agree that he's not the end all of Rockabilly, ( I think that would be Carl Perkins) but he had a major effect on the sound, along with Perkins and Burnette ( as well as Eddie and Gene)
Maybe Elvis sounded better, but Eddie was way before Elvis came around in !955. Eddie had already been on the scene playing rock and roll. So, I wouldn't knock him too much, he came around just after Chuck Berry which was 54-55.
Your right Elvis first record was 55. Berrys first record was 55, but he was performing back in 51 in what I remember as the Cosmo. Club, because I had a job there setting up lighting and maintenance, Eddie was playing in a band in Oklahoma in the early fifties performing playing some drums and guitar, at a carnival in Oklahoma, doubt he made much , but he was performing before Elvis. Berry was the earliest.
Yeah look at Elvis' version 4 years later after Chuck Berry, and Eddie Cochran had blaised the trail for him to follow. Elvis was great , but he followed in their footsteps, and later surpassed them due to Eddie Cochrans early death, and Chuck Berry's unfortunate circumstance of being born black, and much of the black musicians music was pirated away without paying royalties for its use.
I once tried to use capo with a bass, the strings are too thick, the capo can't press them all the way to the fretboard, if you know what I mean. It sounded awfull!
But my bass is Precision bass! And the neck is thicker than a bloody log! PS. Are you from Finland? I guess your name is referring to the great lyricist Juice Leskinen, no?
Such a great talent. He would have been greater than Elvis, seriously. Love the singing and the feel for rhythm Eddie displays in the first few bars of the song.
andreboogie,He would never have been greater than Elvis,thats a fact,he died in the uk,on tour,rock and roll was gone in the usa,thats why all the r n r singers came to the uk,when he died he did not make the front page news..............
Never bigger than Elvis (nothings biggerv than Elvis, period). But Eddie was definitely a HUGE talent and one of the best Rockers of all time. But you can't deny that he, like most ALL others of that time, try so hard to copy the Presly sound...Gene Vincent, Eddie, etc. Sun Records started it all.
you are telling funny things, buddy..check out the thousands of unknown rockers.THEN you got the real soul outta this time...and not SUN started all...think of King, Meteor and and. and..
Agree, I listen to a Rockabily Show On Saturday nights on XM radio and there are thousands of raw, rockabily rockers no one has heard of thaqt real capture the soul of the mid-50s. But even then, you still hear the Presley influence in their playing and even the voice inflexions imitating Elvis. But yes, some great unkown rockers for sure, even from canada!
Some that definitely DIDN't sound like Elvis or influenced by him were; Fats (started long before El), Chuck, JLL, Penniman, Clyde McPatter, Sam Cooke, Little Willie John, BB King, Ike Turner, Coaster, Clovers, Cadillacs, Chuck Willis, Everly Bros., Roy Brown, Big Bopper et al. Seriously, there were countless real original Rockers/R&B (difference not big) that had very different style vs. Elvis. Don't say that MOST all others at that time sounded like him. That is too much a generalisation.
almost all mentioned artists started out in R&B, Gospel or C&W and were not straight rock&roll musicians with the exception of Berry and Lewis and the doowop groups (almost a special category for itself).
I think Lewis was heavyly influenced by Elvis by trying to get a contract with sun and using Otis Blackwell (don't be cruel) as a songwriter (Great balls of fire, Breathless).
Sorry, I don't mean to be harsh, but what the heck is 'straight rock&roll muscicians'? Elvis did all kind of music in the '50s, ballads, soul, gospel, pop...whatever, but in HIS distinctive style. JLL heavyly influnced by Elvis getting on Sun? There were 1000s of wanna be artists, black and white that wanted to get a Sun record done/contract. That was NOT because of Elvis, I tell you that. Read some, any book about Sun records or of JLL. Little Richard IS a symbol of vintage rockn'roll.
Cont...same goes for Fats. They became so BIG that they grew out of any so callded 'specialised' music domain. Take for example Frankie Ford (white) on Specialty. His "Sea Cruise", "Roberta" or other stuff IS what most now consider early Rockn'roll. Cadillacs did Rockn'roll, fast stuff. Clovers, "Down in the Alley", what is that? Is it rockn'roll when Elvis do it or is it Doo-Woop when Clovers sings. Not excactly sweet harmonies there. I second that Ed didn't have the wide voice range El had.
I know Eddie was influenced by Elvis - he was about 3 yrs younger and that's a big difference in the formative years - but also influenced by Ray Charles, Little Richard and father of the modern/classic gtr, Andre Segovia - who played Bach on guitar. Eddie did that too. Eddie made his niche, found a musical personality, a kind of unique spokesman who captured that time so perfect; on what being a part of teenage America was all about. Berry here being the obvious exception which proves the rule
However at the tail end of the Riley session he recorded some songs - the rest is history. Lewis refused at first to record Great Balls because he thought R&R was devil's music.
Domino started recording in 1949 with FAT MAN (the tune was borrowed from JUNKER'S Blues by fellow piano player from N.O. Jack Dupree). Donino was a successful R&B star before becoming a pop star with only little changes in style. Little Richard recorded first in 1951 for Atlantic in some kind of Jump blues style.
You are not harsh. It is not some much about fast or slow songs but about solisation.
Before Elvis entered SUN that label recorded Black and white artists but black singers for the black audience (mainly R&B) and White ones for the C&W audience. JL Lewis was the piano player of Billy Lee Riley. Philipps did not want to record Lewis at first because he did C&W honky tonk piano but Riley played what people now consider as Rockabilly.
or even Domino who got his Nickname because of Fats Waller( a jazzsinger/pianist).
I would not consider Frankie Ford as early. Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Berry, Haley and even Cochran are early Rock&Rollers. Ike Turner, Roy Brown etc. did play for black audiences and not for white teenagers. Dont mix up Clovers and Cadillacs (early and late doowop). Coasters started as Robins (R&B) and became the Coasters in mid50's.
I like Eddie Cochran and did not wanted to diss him and I think I didn't.
I kow all about this you have written here but I just don't put the borders as tecnically/academically as you tend to do. I don't mix up Clovers w/Cadillacs. I know about Coasters started as Robins but changed personell. I consider Frankie Ford as early in the context as its '50s RnRoll. The '50s is early/vintage Rnroll for me. Because Turner, Brown and Domino (played for black audience in beginning) don't make them less rockn'rollers or Larry Williams or Richard. By many the first Rockn'roll
Cont...record considered is "Rocket 88" by black musicians. Of course you can debate that to world ends. Rockn'Roll was black slang. BUT Domino and Richard IS commonly considered as '50s rockn'roll artists. Rock music has taken on many different forms since it first shook the world and has produced almost as many intellectual tomes as records. I can be nitpicing and, lets say about Fats: Fats in beginning, "The Fat Man" (from 49, on Billboard spring '50), "Careless Love",
Cont..."Boogie Woogie Baby", "Hey La Bas" (Dec '49), "Every Night About This Time" ('50) etc, etc. can be called blues 'n' boogie. What you can say is that he developed from a local New Orleans blues artist, to R&B star, before hitting the international Rockn'Roll stage. Period. From my pov, the boogie woogie by such illuminaries as Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson and Meadux Lewis have very much the rockn'roll feeling and this is way back in the '30s. Ok... ;O)
But I am showing to you now an extreme example what I meant about socialisation:
Robert Johnson plays a guitar riff - Keith Richards plays exactly the same riff 30 years later - in 2009 a talended 13-year old japanese teenager plays the same riff exactly in the same way.
It is not technical or academic but considering the social background of people. It is not judging who is better.
I understand that it was not about judging from your side. I just said that I knew this BUT that doesn't mean that others do, so it's very, very ok, it's good that you type all that info. You write whatever you like of course. Because we might differ in some opinions or how I might view this or that and you don't...well it's very ok for me. Thank you.
I have always in mind (and the hope) that some of the people are not only listening and watching the vids but get the idea of getting more and deeper interested in the music and artists (maybe inspired because of such friendly discussions - I know and I am realistic enough to know only very few people are reading this after it moved to page 2 or even page5.
After Elvis had success Sun dropped all their black artists in favor for white "straight rock&roll muscicians" who had C&W background but who were R&B influenced. In fact you'll find only few black solo rock&rollers who started in the mid50's and made more than a few recordings in that style. The Clovers started inthe late 40's but were a group, Ike Turner recorded R&B and later soul but was never considered as a Rock&Roller like Richard,Berry
I think Cochran was under strong influence of Elvis, too. But he knew he was a singer with limited range in his voice and had to find a different style (which he successfully found).
For instance Gene Vincent was a more versatile with his voice and could do a wider range of styles (like Elvis did) but ill health kept him from going further.
edi?betr than El? edi cudnt sing balads worth a fluck, can u sing? I can. edi was jus a punky kid who thot he lookt "cool" with his collar up, shhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiii.....
I could watch Eddie's video's day after day. Thank goodness for U-tube or I never would have had the chance to see these. I was shocked when he died and close to fifty years later I'm still saddened. RIP Eddie
Memories of my first place I rented. Those were days of party time. Now days from my ocean view home, I write fictional stories, but still listen to EDDIE'S music.
to be honest i doubt either of them actually wrote the song... i know elvis didn't write all of his songs, he didn't even write heartbreak hotel... still a damn good artist tho!
Addendum: giterdun77 et al. If someone stole anything in the '50s, from black artists (and white ditto...u read right) it was the record companies/producers NOT the artists. AND you had an esp. bad one aka greedy booger, named Don Robey, black, but maybe white in his soul. He was not a racist as the only color he liked was the green one, he did not care if the artists were white or black. But does that make him better? Hope none here accuse Eddie for 'stealing' anything music vise.
...racism cont. ...In US too. It look like the thing is who get or posses the 'upper hand' aka being in power and using it. By that I don't defend racism used by whites in US earlier or now. One wrong doing don't make another good.
Can't understand why u go on hitting each others here. I love all Rnroll from the '50s and never compare Elvis '57 with Eddie '59. Why should I? Elvis is best doing Heart Break Hotel and Eddie is best doing Sometin' Else...and that Gretsch 6120 is a piece of art, esp in the hands of Eddie.
What a re-discovery - thanks more attitude in his little finger than our modern contemporary wannabies. Makes me want to go out and buy a ford zepher and blast out the tunes, afterall that's what it's all about. Off to play my Gretch.
Hello everybody, this is a very complicated discussion. There were musicians you can't really place to one genre, and Eddie for sure was one of those. On the other side, you can
Elvis' version was way better.
yoyoleone 2 weeks ago
Stealers of the black culture
sso20101 5 months ago
@sso20101 Sho nuff, few black guys covered whitey toons but even Hendrix said that Cochran & Holly were early gitbox influences for him.
DougPatton1 3 months ago
@DougPatton1 No need to explain to sso20101 about "whitey tunes". Without a guitar, a saxophone, etc. blacks would just have some wooden blocks to beat on.
dedbusted 2 months ago
No need for naZty black-bashin @dedbusted boy, coz no fancy beatin on basic blocks = no Pop Rock Rythm n Jazz.
DougPatton1 2 months ago
@sso20101 You mean that blacks haven't stole any white culture?? Where did football come from? Basketball? The automobile? Where did electricity come from? The guitar? Western clothing? The English language? Etc. Etc. Think about what you say.
dedbusted 2 months ago
@dedbusted Dude's just another ignorant racist moron. On top of what you listed, I could also spend an hour here naming all of the blacks who scored huge hits with white songs.
MisterMasterShafter1 1 week ago
Legend!
cozener1 6 months ago
smokin in the boy's room!
79goldmaster1 6 months ago
Eddie is great.
jbsports44 7 months ago
Elvis rocks this song.
zeak62 7 months ago 3
@zeak62 Elvis' version of this is so superior it isn't even funny. His studio version from his first album is fucking brilliant.
MisterMasterShafter1 5 months ago 4
@MisterMasterShafter1 Though I agree with you that Elvis' version is brilliant, Eddie's version is an entirely different song, with a whole different feel and even many different lyrics. Elvis' has a strong blues feeling to it and Eddie's is an upbeat, fun song. Very different songs.
bumblebeemoi 1 week ago
@bumblebeemoi Yeah, they are different styles and that's cool, but Eddie mainly sticks to the same lyrics as Elvis. Eddie just skipped a verse or two.
MisterMasterShafter1 1 week ago
A capo is a device that attaches to the neck of the guitar to allow the guitarist to shift the "nut" position. It allows them to play a certain fingerpicking arrangement regardless of the key. Otherwise, they might have to relearn the same part if they have to change musical keys. Guybo is the only bassist I've ever seen use a capo.
harvey1954 8 months ago
@harvey1954 Paul McCartney used one in the studio with The Beatles.
lagman50 7 months ago
@lagman50 When and on what tune(s)? Is there a picture or footage of this? I'm surprised that any bassist would use a capo especially one as good as Paul. I know the producer in that Metallica documentary has one in one scene.
harvey1954 7 months ago
@harvey1954 We can only go on Paul's word, he says that during the Rubber Soul sessions The Beatles were trying lots of new things in the studio, such as sitars and detuning his bass and putting a capo on it, he doesn't mention whether or not he used it on any recordings, so I don't think that a capo was used on the album, although it's possible.
lagman50 7 months ago
@lagman50 Ok, but it sounds like Paul was just using it to experiment with in the studio. You usually use a capo on a guitar so you can use a particular guitar arrangement in a different key. For bass it's not that big a deal, especially with what Guybo was playing, to switch keys. I dig Guybo's style. That jackhammer basslines on things like "C'mon Everybody" were really ahead of their time. I've been trying for years to track him down.
harvey1954 7 months ago
Conrad "Guybo" Smith is the only bassist I've seen that plays a P-bass with a capo. His driving bass line (ala the drums on "Slippin' and a Slidin'") is what made Eddie's rockers seem ahead of their time. A true innovator despite the capo.
harvey1954 8 months ago
Eddy was the true King
StrubelJoe 8 months ago
Why does the poor bassist look so miserable when the rest of the band are so obviously having fun?
norrisonthespot 9 months ago
tell these kids of today we had different sound editing then. So hold your diapers
MrTrigga40 1 year ago
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plwblj 1 year ago
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5 hours ago u must read this. once u have started there is no turning back. a little 10 year old girl was raped and murderded in 1945. her body was not found until 1947. then a boy last week read this and did not copy and paste this message. the dead girl appeared in his room haunting him and killed him. if you do not copy and paste this onto 10 vidoes in 30 minutes the dead girl will apear in your room tonight and haunt you and kill you. well you better
letsrockallnite 1 year ago
Listen, Ringo Starr said it best in defense of George Harrison during the plagerism lawsuit over "My Sweet Lord," (regarding rock music), "Everyone nicks ("steals") from everybody else."
gmartinz01 1 year ago
doesn't matter if it'sthe 50's or now or whenever it about the moeny.
maalaea 1 year ago
Cool Eddie!
Jim4979 1 year ago
From a technical viewpoint - anybody else noticed the bassist has a capo onthe neck? That's certainly a first for me!
vazon69 1 year ago
@vazon69 Connie 'Guybo' Smith having a "capo" around his neck? WTF is a "capo?" Is the broader/thicker part of the sling of the bs called a "capo?"
bellgardens53 1 year ago
@bellgardens53
Back in those days some guys would capo up to play a specific lick. Jimmie Vaughn did that a lot. I do for some songs..
BlindTom61 1 year ago
@BlindTom61 Yes, but I'm no musician, so what excactly is a capo? My computer is F****D up tonight and Google doesn't work my way. I managed seeing some pics of 'capos' but it look like it can be a pen attached to the top neck of the gtr OR other contraptions. Though I know that a real Capo is the guy right under the Don ("caporegime") but you don't mean the mob here...I guess. OK, it's Friday and I'm off the common mans curse for a couple of days and feel good.
bellgardens53 1 year ago
@bellgardens53 Ahhh...Now I do understand that guy who said 'Guybo' had a capo around his neck. The neck of the GUITAR as now I can see it. Not easy to understand. As I said, I'm no musician but those pix I googled made me understand. Funny here on youtube sometimes...I mean people write things some have no clue about or I may get a comment after 1 year and the person is not hinting what it's about. Maybe some think it's cool. I think it's stupidity.
bellgardens53 1 year ago
@bellgardens53 ...or in this case, the neck of the bass.
bellgardens53 1 year ago
@bellgardens53 this time was not a computer time. That was rock 'n' roll time.
The170460 10 months ago
@The170460 Absolutely. And this was a GREAT time coming to the original Rockn'Roll
bellgardens53 10 months ago
@vazon69 yes i noticed several months ago and i'm still puzzled why.
misterdsen 1 year ago
Now this is inspirational!
simonjtyleruk 1 year ago
My honey Eddie. For ever !
chyckberru 1 year ago
@TheDiddlysquat I don't like witch hunts in general though I love Eddie and everything he did. Think that the Martin guy, as he was very young at that accident, had have a very heavy stone to wear on his back after the accident. Of course I don't think it was his intention getting Ed killed thus it's an accident. I think GWT Martin was devastated what happened. Do you like to hunt an old man for an accident that happened some 50 yrs ago? Doesn't seem sound in my ears.
gangerollo 1 year ago
@765tony Thanks
old65rocker 1 year ago
Well, Brownsville Station completely ripped off this tune and called it "Smokin' in the Boys Room". Has no one noticed this?...
beeroosterm 1 year ago
@beeroosterm Finding something truly original in any media is virtually impossible "it's all been done before" as we say in the biz. You want to talk rip off, ask Jimmy Page what Zep owes to Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon!
spacemonkey1463 1 year ago
@beeroosterm Piracy shmiracy. When they say "it's all been done before", that includes ol' Eddie. Ask Jimmy Page how much of a debt Zepplin owes to Howlin' Wolf or Willie Dixon, or the Beatles owe Chuck Berry (or Eddie for that matter). It's not plagerism unless 8 bars of music or lyrics are exactly the same, and its that way for a reason. It's incredibly hard to come up with something that's truly original and doesn't 'remind' the listener of something else.
spacemonkey1463 1 year ago
@spacemonkey1463 Led Zeppelin's "covers" were nearly identical so don't think you're smart. They are specific because they settled in court quite a few times which means there's a lot more than "covering" the songs in question. And it's a lot of songs (in fact, their first album is not even theirs virtually). One thing is being influenced by someone, and another ripping someone off. PLUS, and this is even more important and an entirely different matter, fucking Page NEVER gave credit to anyone.
Solus77 1 year ago
@spacemonkey1463 They credited the original artists only twice originally, and also on Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, only after Anne Bredon took legal action and settled out of court. Page was a piece of shit. He never credited his then best friend Beck for a rip-off of Bolero for example.
On the other hand, the Beatles and sooo many other bands have covered songs too (obviously -.-) and none never ripped-off so many songs so blatantly. Plus, they all gave credit.
Solus77 1 year ago
@spacemonkey1463 There are exceptions OF COURSE, but not in the same league or volume as with Led Zeppelin. And none that famous either.
Having said all that, I love Led Zeppelin, so you don't think I'm thrashing them for whatever reason.
JUST PLAIN FACTS. Can't argue with that.
Solus77 1 year ago
@spacemonkey1463 Btw, search for 'Led Zeppelin plagiarism' or something like that and watch a three part video on youtube. I simply cannot be convinced that they never ripped-off anyone. And even more so - you cannot refute the fact they virtually never gave credit to anyone outside the band. Pathetic to say the least. -.-
Solus77 1 year ago
@beeroosterm
spacemonkey1463 1 year ago
super cool time,and this guy was super cool in that time, just like Eddie!!!!!!!!!!!!!
barnfresh60 1 year ago
@barnfresh60 Yeah man, the first cool guy ever!
tedrmoore3 1 year ago
Brian Stezer took so much from this guy, not only does he play the same guitar but his voice is virtually identical. What gets me is the Cochran-Beatles connection. Paul McCartney playing Twenty flight rock for Lennon which convinces Lennon to make McCartney a partner, George Harrison getting into guitar from Cochran and the taxi driver who killed Cochran was named George Martin.
JamesTKirkCobain 1 year ago
@JamesTKirkCobain haha i did not know that last fact about george martin haha nice
daddyseek67 1 year ago
@JamesTKirkCobain Agree about taking from Cochran. Brownsville Station ripped off this tune and called it "Smokin' in the Boys Room". If you can't hear the piracy, you're deaf - and clueless.
beeroosterm 1 year ago
RIP Eddie. Your the greatest.
thenonbelief 1 year ago
You're one of the best Eddie and sorely missed.
hollymikequesnelle 1 year ago
pour moi un guitariste qui a fait avancé la six cordes,très grand trop vite disparu
mimichou53 1 year ago
The 17th of April is the 50th anniversary of this great mans death play his records loud all day.
ginger1959able 1 year ago
He was part of many in the 56-59 era that stood out, along with the other greats. He could sing anything. He was there, and luckily, compared to today, glad I was there as a teenager, as well. Just to bad he died so young. Loved to have seen him in the late 60's, with that "advanced' music. I don't think he would have missed a beat.
19thcentury 1 year ago
Eddie rocks!
386due 1 year ago
UGH!
YRNGHFAN2 1 year ago
Funny, never seen a bassplayer using capo. still C I guess
bookshots 1 year ago
Ahhh....Eddie ALIVE...and gone. What a great musician, talent, rocker, performer. Everything that personifye Rockn'Roll...was Ed. Had it all, the real deal
gangerollo 2 years ago 2
hey "gang" U putin 2much creme on that salad. Carl, sure he rockt good, El, n Gene Vicent,TomySands,even I was 15 when El started w/Thas alrite Mama, how old are U?
salchez68 2 years ago
I agree with old 65rocker don't keep on about who was the First.. just enjoy,, they were all GOOD.. .never to be replaced. bob chapman
24lyne 2 years ago
Nice garden 24lyne
old65rocker 2 years ago
Nice to hear from you how do you know I have a nice garden??? do I know you?? take care bob chapman
24lyne 2 years ago
Hi Bob. Sorry if I scared you,no as far as I am aware we do not know one another, I looked on your channel to see were you reside, could it be the Bristol area? I live in Ashford Kent and its awful this morning. We seem to have a common interest in Eddie.
old65rocker 2 years ago
No probs.. I do live in Bristoll I had to reply to you.. as I can't understand why people keep trying to run one singer down it just goes on and on.. every one was GOOD .some of the people go over the top on their comments I just remember the good times and like them all in their different ways take care bobc.
24lyne 2 years ago
I agree they were all good, all these silly discussions really get me going we all have our favourites. I was 12 when it all kicked off here in the UK so we have seen the best. Without these guys there would no Beatles etc etc. Take Care Bob.
old65rocker 2 years ago 2
You can catch me on FaceBook .picture of me with Grand daughter and Snowman at Christmas in the usa..Bob chapman p.s i am 63 old rocker ..500cc Gold Star..take care bobc.
24lyne 2 years ago
Wasn't Brian Seltzer copying Eddie Cochran copying Elvis Presley copying Carl Perkins ?
Kramnosnits 2 years ago 2
...and Perkins copying Hank Williams copying Brian SETZER (called irony!) But not Seltzer, none used Alka Seltzer but maybe you? How can you open your mouth being so stupid typing these ridicoulus lines? Git!
gangerollo 2 years ago
He was meteor, only for 4 short years. If you watch the film, the girl can't help with Jayne Mansfield, he is in there at his best. There was a hell of a lot of competition in the second half of the 50's, he had to go to London to get more recognization.
19thcentury 2 years ago
19thcent...Yeaaaaaaaaa...and meteors kinda rocks!
gangerollo 2 years ago
GREAT Eddie!!
ClintReno90 2 years ago 10
elvis is much better :) i loove elvis!
1wolfiesLady 2 years ago
Elvis is a kid compared to Eddie
IgNaceus 2 years ago
eddie is a nobody compared to elvis!
elvis is the best!
i dont even know who eddie is, and he sings bad! sorry :)
1wolfiesLady 2 years ago
If you don'r know him, that's your problem
Elvis was good on his first years of career, but Eddie was quite better
IgNaceus 2 years ago
@IgNaceus wasnt Edie copying Elvis?? n CarlPerk?
salchez68 2 years ago
CarlPerk...what about him? AND it spells Eddie not Edie( Piaf! French female singer and not into rnroll)
gangerollo 2 years ago
Eddie is one of the first Rock and Roll session guitarists, and also one of the first Rock and Roll artists to write his own material after Chuck Berry. I think you should look into him a little more. Elvis was a great performer, but he did not write his own music and his band was just as responsible for his sound as he was.
TheTocaor 2 years ago
TheTocar- Cochran was a talented musician no doubt, and would have gone on to be a huge star- but to assume that Presley's band was just as responsible for Elvis' success is ridiculous. Presley had the whole package, and easily the best singer out of all the early rockers.
rbound827 2 years ago
Elvis did have it all, but without Scotty and Bill I don't think he would have had that sound he achieved on those early Sun records, and that is the only Elvis I am interested in. Eddie remains very underrated, whereas dare I say it, Elvis is overrated slightly. I love the man but he is not the be all end all of rockabilly and rock and roll music.
TheTocaor 2 years ago 2
Tucker- Okay, good point. I agree that he's not the end all of Rockabilly, ( I think that would be Carl Perkins) but he had a major effect on the sound, along with Perkins and Burnette ( as well as Eddie and Gene)
rbound827 2 years ago
Rock and Roll! I guess as I guitar player I am biased towards Eddie and Scottie a little, and also Burlison etc...!
TheTocaor 2 years ago
Jerry Lee Lewis WAS and STILL IS the best! End of story.
TheGMan516 2 years ago
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old65rocker 2 years ago 9
@old65rocker (in order) Fats Domino, Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard etc.
That might not be exact.
TheDJGrandPa 1 year ago
@TheDJGrandPa Sorry the djgrandpa, I got the order wrong, now Ive gone and removed my comment by accident.
old65rocker 1 year ago
Funny Doesn't Eddie Cochran....Russell Crowe....resemble each other? at least in this song/video.
THYCHANIE 2 years ago
finobini this is obviously a bass ! look at 1:37 , it would be big tuners for a guitar ...
TnTKid54 2 years ago
can't beat mr cochran! legend
rockabillykid17 2 years ago 9
This was the first hit for Clyde Mcphatter and the Drifters early 50ths.!
gullhjertet 2 years ago 2
Capo on a bass guitar... Is it just me, or is this a little strange??
God bless 'em.. the vid has 120,000 hits not bad.. Elvis' version has over 6,000,000
flying121 2 years ago
Maybe Elvis sounded better, but Eddie was way before Elvis came around in !955. Eddie had already been on the scene playing rock and roll. So, I wouldn't knock him too much, he came around just after Chuck Berry which was 54-55.
nathanielgreenepatri 2 years ago
Where do you get you information from.
Elvis' first record 1953
Chuck Berry First Record 1955
Eddie Cochran First Record 1955
Pedrooch 2 years ago
Your right Elvis first record was 55. Berrys first record was 55, but he was performing back in 51 in what I remember as the Cosmo. Club, because I had a job there setting up lighting and maintenance, Eddie was playing in a band in Oklahoma in the early fifties performing playing some drums and guitar, at a carnival in Oklahoma, doubt he made much , but he was performing before Elvis. Berry was the earliest.
nathanielgreenepatri 2 years ago
Wow you were working during that time in the 1950's? Man you must be old. Nah just kidding. :)
RussX5Z 2 years ago
No matter who was first !
We get a kick from all of them, they all created REAL R and R.
Deads rest in peace and livings be still a long time with us, anyway their songs will remain.
For me, no preference, Chuck, Eddie, Elvis, Gene, Jerry Lee, Buddy, Little R... all were the best in the 50's.
Just my 2 cents.
Bill Halley was first ! Ain't it ?
BIBOPELULA 2 years ago
Elvis was recording rock n roll before Eddie. Eddie was touring doing country at that time. Eddie is still great tho
lfscrazy 2 years ago
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BabybluesLand 2 years ago
That's not the bass guitar -.- I've honestly never seen a bass guitar that small with 6 strings
Finobini 2 years ago
Eddie once said Elvis can`t play guitar but I can!hehehe!
jyriboy21 2 years ago
Elvis' version is much much much better
melkiemelkie 2 years ago
OK folks.. Go look at Elvis version of this song..
'nuff said..
flying121 2 years ago
Yeah look at Elvis' version 4 years later after Chuck Berry, and Eddie Cochran had blaised the trail for him to follow. Elvis was great , but he followed in their footsteps, and later surpassed them due to Eddie Cochrans early death, and Chuck Berry's unfortunate circumstance of being born black, and much of the black musicians music was pirated away without paying royalties for its use.
nathanielgreenepatri 2 years ago 2
one of the most underated rockers of all time
yankeesinflorida 2 years ago 3
I never seen a bass player use a capo before. Straight out the trailer!
teetosh 2 years ago
I once tried to use capo with a bass, the strings are too thick, the capo can't press them all the way to the fretboard, if you know what I mean. It sounded awfull!
JoesRamone 2 years ago
My own Dimavery bass with a capo sounds good.
Juicefani11 2 years ago
But my bass is Precision bass! And the neck is thicker than a bloody log! PS. Are you from Finland? I guess your name is referring to the great lyricist Juice Leskinen, no?
JoesRamone 2 years ago
I know those P-basses. They are bigger.
I'm from Finland. And my name refers to Pauli Matti Juhani "Juice" Leskinen.
How do you know him?
Juicefani11 2 years ago
'cos I'm finnish as well :D
JoesRamone 2 years ago
Eddie is fukin great
elvisaron1 2 years ago 3
Such a great talent. He would have been greater than Elvis, seriously. Love the singing and the feel for rhythm Eddie displays in the first few bars of the song.
andreboogie 2 years ago
andreboogie,He would never have been greater than Elvis,thats a fact,he died in the uk,on tour,rock and roll was gone in the usa,thats why all the r n r singers came to the uk,when he died he did not make the front page news..............
grabar20 2 years ago
Never bigger than Elvis (nothings biggerv than Elvis, period). But Eddie was definitely a HUGE talent and one of the best Rockers of all time. But you can't deny that he, like most ALL others of that time, try so hard to copy the Presly sound...Gene Vincent, Eddie, etc. Sun Records started it all.
pgiro1 2 years ago
you are telling funny things, buddy..check out the thousands of unknown rockers.THEN you got the real soul outta this time...and not SUN started all...think of King, Meteor and and. and..
TyroneSchmidling 2 years ago
Agree, I listen to a Rockabily Show On Saturday nights on XM radio and there are thousands of raw, rockabily rockers no one has heard of thaqt real capture the soul of the mid-50s. But even then, you still hear the Presley influence in their playing and even the voice inflexions imitating Elvis. But yes, some great unkown rockers for sure, even from canada!
pgiro1 2 years ago
Some that definitely DIDN't sound like Elvis or influenced by him were; Fats (started long before El), Chuck, JLL, Penniman, Clyde McPatter, Sam Cooke, Little Willie John, BB King, Ike Turner, Coaster, Clovers, Cadillacs, Chuck Willis, Everly Bros., Roy Brown, Big Bopper et al. Seriously, there were countless real original Rockers/R&B (difference not big) that had very different style vs. Elvis. Don't say that MOST all others at that time sounded like him. That is too much a generalisation.
bellgardens53 2 years ago
almost all mentioned artists started out in R&B, Gospel or C&W and were not straight rock&roll musicians with the exception of Berry and Lewis and the doowop groups (almost a special category for itself).
I think Lewis was heavyly influenced by Elvis by trying to get a contract with sun and using Otis Blackwell (don't be cruel) as a songwriter (Great balls of fire, Breathless).
2009framat 2 years ago
Sorry, I don't mean to be harsh, but what the heck is 'straight rock&roll muscicians'? Elvis did all kind of music in the '50s, ballads, soul, gospel, pop...whatever, but in HIS distinctive style. JLL heavyly influnced by Elvis getting on Sun? There were 1000s of wanna be artists, black and white that wanted to get a Sun record done/contract. That was NOT because of Elvis, I tell you that. Read some, any book about Sun records or of JLL. Little Richard IS a symbol of vintage rockn'roll.
bellgardens53 2 years ago
Cont...same goes for Fats. They became so BIG that they grew out of any so callded 'specialised' music domain. Take for example Frankie Ford (white) on Specialty. His "Sea Cruise", "Roberta" or other stuff IS what most now consider early Rockn'roll. Cadillacs did Rockn'roll, fast stuff. Clovers, "Down in the Alley", what is that? Is it rockn'roll when Elvis do it or is it Doo-Woop when Clovers sings. Not excactly sweet harmonies there. I second that Ed didn't have the wide voice range El had.
bellgardens53 2 years ago
I know Eddie was influenced by Elvis - he was about 3 yrs younger and that's a big difference in the formative years - but also influenced by Ray Charles, Little Richard and father of the modern/classic gtr, Andre Segovia - who played Bach on guitar. Eddie did that too. Eddie made his niche, found a musical personality, a kind of unique spokesman who captured that time so perfect; on what being a part of teenage America was all about. Berry here being the obvious exception which proves the rule
bellgardens53 2 years ago
However at the tail end of the Riley session he recorded some songs - the rest is history. Lewis refused at first to record Great Balls because he thought R&R was devil's music.
Domino started recording in 1949 with FAT MAN (the tune was borrowed from JUNKER'S Blues by fellow piano player from N.O. Jack Dupree). Donino was a successful R&B star before becoming a pop star with only little changes in style. Little Richard recorded first in 1951 for Atlantic in some kind of Jump blues style.
2009framat 2 years ago
You are not harsh. It is not some much about fast or slow songs but about solisation.
Before Elvis entered SUN that label recorded Black and white artists but black singers for the black audience (mainly R&B) and White ones for the C&W audience. JL Lewis was the piano player of Billy Lee Riley. Philipps did not want to record Lewis at first because he did C&W honky tonk piano but Riley played what people now consider as Rockabilly.
2009framat 2 years ago
or even Domino who got his Nickname because of Fats Waller( a jazzsinger/pianist).
I would not consider Frankie Ford as early. Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Berry, Haley and even Cochran are early Rock&Rollers. Ike Turner, Roy Brown etc. did play for black audiences and not for white teenagers. Dont mix up Clovers and Cadillacs (early and late doowop). Coasters started as Robins (R&B) and became the Coasters in mid50's.
I like Eddie Cochran and did not wanted to diss him and I think I didn't.
Bye
2009framat 2 years ago
I kow all about this you have written here but I just don't put the borders as tecnically/academically as you tend to do. I don't mix up Clovers w/Cadillacs. I know about Coasters started as Robins but changed personell. I consider Frankie Ford as early in the context as its '50s RnRoll. The '50s is early/vintage Rnroll for me. Because Turner, Brown and Domino (played for black audience in beginning) don't make them less rockn'rollers or Larry Williams or Richard. By many the first Rockn'roll
bellgardens53 2 years ago
Cont...record considered is "Rocket 88" by black musicians. Of course you can debate that to world ends. Rockn'Roll was black slang. BUT Domino and Richard IS commonly considered as '50s rockn'roll artists. Rock music has taken on many different forms since it first shook the world and has produced almost as many intellectual tomes as records. I can be nitpicing and, lets say about Fats: Fats in beginning, "The Fat Man" (from 49, on Billboard spring '50), "Careless Love",
bellgardens53 2 years ago
Cont..."Boogie Woogie Baby", "Hey La Bas" (Dec '49), "Every Night About This Time" ('50) etc, etc. can be called blues 'n' boogie. What you can say is that he developed from a local New Orleans blues artist, to R&B star, before hitting the international Rockn'Roll stage. Period. From my pov, the boogie woogie by such illuminaries as Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson and Meadux Lewis have very much the rockn'roll feeling and this is way back in the '30s. Ok... ;O)
bellgardens53 2 years ago
Maybe some other people do not know but know now.
I do not intend to put up borders like you said.
But I am showing to you now an extreme example what I meant about socialisation:
Robert Johnson plays a guitar riff - Keith Richards plays exactly the same riff 30 years later - in 2009 a talended 13-year old japanese teenager plays the same riff exactly in the same way.
It is not technical or academic but considering the social background of people. It is not judging who is better.
Thank you
2009framat 2 years ago
I understand that it was not about judging from your side. I just said that I knew this BUT that doesn't mean that others do, so it's very, very ok, it's good that you type all that info. You write whatever you like of course. Because we might differ in some opinions or how I might view this or that and you don't...well it's very ok for me. Thank you.
bellgardens53 2 years ago
I have always in mind (and the hope) that some of the people are not only listening and watching the vids but get the idea of getting more and deeper interested in the music and artists (maybe inspired because of such friendly discussions - I know and I am realistic enough to know only very few people are reading this after it moved to page 2 or even page5.
Bye
have a nice weekend
2009framat 2 years ago
Ditto with weekend. Yes, on page 2 it will dissapear.
bellgardens53 2 years ago
After Elvis had success Sun dropped all their black artists in favor for white "straight rock&roll muscicians" who had C&W background but who were R&B influenced. In fact you'll find only few black solo rock&rollers who started in the mid50's and made more than a few recordings in that style. The Clovers started inthe late 40's but were a group, Ike Turner recorded R&B and later soul but was never considered as a Rock&Roller like Richard,Berry
2009framat 2 years ago
I think Cochran was under strong influence of Elvis, too. But he knew he was a singer with limited range in his voice and had to find a different style (which he successfully found).
For instance Gene Vincent was a more versatile with his voice and could do a wider range of styles (like Elvis did) but ill health kept him from going further.
2009framat 2 years ago
edi?betr than El? edi cudnt sing balads worth a fluck, can u sing? I can. edi was jus a punky kid who thot he lookt "cool" with his collar up, shhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiii.....
salchez68 2 years ago
not true in an interview lvis said that eddie wouldve given him trouble if he hadnt died
Theelviskid123 2 years ago
I Totally agree!!! If he would of lived a couple of more years he would have had the recognition the others had
bravebelt67 2 years ago
:~)
TMOTR 2 years ago
eddie was right up there with elvis,buddy and jerry lee.
glibsporass 2 years ago 4
I have saw all them perform live in concert and talked all them except Eddie! Rock and roll lives forever!
386due 2 years ago
Eddie can ring my front door bell anytime. I will never get tired of his voice and his guitar work! Eddie is the cure for blues!
386due 2 years ago
So cool. I love this show too. Why can't they have something like that these days? Real music played live, with style and swing.
TumblingDice66 3 years ago 2
New videos are based on looks and sex appeal to sell artists' music. Record companies just want more profit. That's the game!
386due 3 years ago
Thank you for posting this vid love these old clips,of one of the coolest people to ever hold a guitar..Cheers..
SpeedTriple59 3 years ago
what a brilliant performer!
moveonupcb 3 years ago
I could watch Eddie's video's day after day. Thank goodness for U-tube or I never would have had the chance to see these. I was shocked when he died and close to fifty years later I'm still saddened. RIP Eddie
blueblazer68 3 years ago
Great performance by Raikov Shippam here
gogosimonadebisi 3 years ago
Yeah! Eddie rocks!!!
elvisguerra 3 years ago
Eddie Rocks!!
Cadillac1956 3 years ago
Atta Boy Eddie! This is the real thing, shame about the sound.
problem49 3 years ago
Memories of my first place I rented. Those were days of party time. Now days from my ocean view home, I write fictional stories, but still listen to EDDIE'S music.
Sincerely, Jim Goodfellow-Johnston.
386due 3 years ago
oooooh i love his version
wanda jackson also sings it lovely <3
MINNIEDOLL137 3 years ago
to be honest i doubt either of them actually wrote the song... i know elvis didn't write all of his songs, he didn't even write heartbreak hotel... still a damn good artist tho!
bryson375 3 years ago 4
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dirkeezy 3 years ago
who made up this song? Elvis Presley Or Eddie Cochran?
Blackbelt1549 3 years ago
Elvis did it like 56 so i dont know
squirrelnutcased 3 years ago
It was originally done by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters in 1953 or 54
djdaddym 3 years ago
McPhatter made the original platter. Yeaaa...But That don't diminish Ed's version or El's for that matter.
gangerollo 3 years ago
Clyde Mcpatter
bellgardens53 3 years ago
Addendum: giterdun77 et al. If someone stole anything in the '50s, from black artists (and white ditto...u read right) it was the record companies/producers NOT the artists. AND you had an esp. bad one aka greedy booger, named Don Robey, black, but maybe white in his soul. He was not a racist as the only color he liked was the green one, he did not care if the artists were white or black. But does that make him better? Hope none here accuse Eddie for 'stealing' anything music vise.
gangerollo 3 years ago 2
...racism cont. ...In US too. It look like the thing is who get or posses the 'upper hand' aka being in power and using it. By that I don't defend racism used by whites in US earlier or now. One wrong doing don't make another good.
gangerollo 3 years ago
Can't understand why u go on hitting each others here. I love all Rnroll from the '50s and never compare Elvis '57 with Eddie '59. Why should I? Elvis is best doing Heart Break Hotel and Eddie is best doing Sometin' Else...and that Gretsch 6120 is a piece of art, esp in the hands of Eddie.
gangerollo 3 years ago
This riff is the grandfather of many-a-rock & metal song
F.i. "Smokin` in the boys room"
TrejosEd 3 years ago
What a re-discovery - thanks more attitude in his little finger than our modern contemporary wannabies. Makes me want to go out and buy a ford zepher and blast out the tunes, afterall that's what it's all about. Off to play my Gretch.
mugsymalon 3 years ago
Went to Eddie's grave yesterday to pay my respects. Rock on, Eddie!
Bopalena 3 years ago 6
Hello everybody, this is a very complicated discussion. There were musicians you can't really place to one genre, and Eddie for sure was one of those. On the other side, you can