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  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eddie Cochran   popular trivia quiz  
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Eddie Cochran had a very brief, yet influential music career. This quiz will be on his life, music and bands he influenced.
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  The Music Of Eddie Cochran   great trivia quiz  
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The rock star that never was but who remains a cherished memory. He only had two US and UK top 20 hits during his lifetime. (US chart positions, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002. UK chart positions, Guinness book of British Hit Singles)
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Eddie Cochran Trivia Questions
1. What is the title of Eddie Cochran's first hit on the US pop chart? He may have been holding the hand of his girlfriend and smooching.

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: Sittin' In The Balcony

Eddie was "Sittin' In The Balcony" and may even have been watching the movie. It reached number 18 on the US pop chart in 1957 but did not chart in the UK.

2. Where was Eddie Cochran born?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eddie Cochran

Answer: Albert Lea, Minnesota

Eddie was born in Minnesota on October 3, 1938. His family moved to southern California in 1951 where he fell in love with the guitar.

3. What is the very apt title of Eddie Cochran's posthumous 1960 UK number one hit?

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: Three Steps To Heaven

Eddie took "Three Steps To Heaven" to the top of the UK chart for two weeks in 1960. It did not chart in the US. Eddie recorded this song shortly before his fatal car accident in Wiltshire UK while being driven to the airport in a taxi cab. His girlfriend at the time, the late songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent were also injured in the crash. In the strange but true category, he was backed on the record by The Crickets, whose ex-lead singer Buddy Holly, had the previous posthumous UK number one hit "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" in 1959.

4. Eddie Cochran first found limited music success as half of The Cochran Brothers. The interesting fact is that the other half of his duo, although named Cochran, was not his real brother. Who was this artist's name?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eddie Cochran

Answer: Hank Cochran

Hank Cochran took the experience gained as part of The Cochran Brothers and became a great country/western songwriter. Hits he wrote included: "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline, "Make the World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold and "The Chair" by George Strait. Rob Cochran was a jazz artist, Jack Cochran was an influential rockabilly artist and Lee Cochran was dominant in gospel music.

5. Which deceased singer is *not* mentioned by Eddie Cochran in the tribute song "Three Stars"?

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: Johnny Horton

Country singer Johnny Horton was the odd one out, he died in a car crash in 1960. He was married to the widow of country legend Hank Williams. The song was a tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper who were all killed in a plane crash, northwest of Clear Lake, Iowa USA, on 3rd February 1959.

6. Eddie Cochran was working with Jerry Capehart writing songs for soundtracks when he was asked not only to provide a song for, but to actually appear in a film. Which film, released in 1956, was it?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eddie Cochran

Answer: The Girl Can't Help It

"The Girl Can't Help It" starred Edmond O'Brien and Jayne Mansfield in the role that made her a star. The film is best described as gangster-rock-comedy. Eddie played himself in the film that featured other music acts of the era including Fats Domino, The Platters, Little Richard and Duane Eddy. Of particular interest, the song Eddie recorded for this fim was "Twenty-Flight Rock", the same song Paul McCartney used to impress John Lennon when they first met in 1957.

7. Which Eddie Cochran song, in which nothing seems to be going right, contains this reply to his inquiry? "I'd like to help you son But you're too young to vote"

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: Summertime Blues

The lyrics come from "Summertime Blues", it is the reply to a call he made to his congressman. It was a number eight hit on the US pop chart and it reached number 18 on the UK chart in 1958.

8. Eddie Cochran only had one US top ten hit on the Pop Charts. What was the name of the song?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eddie Cochran

Answer: Summertime Blues

"Summertime Blues" was a tremendous hit for Eddie Cochran, which reached number eight on the US Pop Charts. Even more surprising that the song charted on the Pop Charts, was that it rose to number 11 on the R&B Charts because the song was particularly "heavy". During that time, the R&B charts were filled with doo-wop and soul acts and the inclusion of a young, white singer performing a loud, raucous song was unheard of. "Summertime Blues" was also performed by Blue Cheer, Guess Who, T-Rex, Van Halen, Alan Jackson, Olivia Newton-John, Skid Row, The Beach Boys, The Crickets, The Stray Cats and The Who.

9. In which Eddie Cochran song of 1958 were there bare feet slapping on the floor causing the house to shake?

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: C'mon Everybody

"C'mon Everybody" is the song and Eddie's parents are away. He has invited the usual crew round to the house for a party and the "House'll be a-shakin' from the bare feet slapping on the floor". Now we've all been there, right? "C'mon Everybody was a number 35 hit on the US pop chart. It reached number six on the UK chart in 1959. On re-release in 1988 it reached number 14 on the UK chart.

10. The Eddie Cochran song "My Way" was a concert staple for which band?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eddie Cochran

Answer: The Who

Eddie Cochran had a huge, near cult, following of many English musicians. George Harrison was noted to follow Cochran from city to city during Cochran's tour of England. Perhaps no English group found admiration to the Cochran sound than The Who. Roger Daltrey recorded "Summertime Blues" and the band often played "My Way" in concert.

11. Eddie Cochran has had 6 different albums in the UK album chart between 1960 and 1988, which one reached the highest position?

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: Eddie Cochran Memorial Album

"The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album" reached number nine in 1960. Re-issued in 1963 it reached number eleven. "Singing To My Baby" reached number 19 in 1960. Re-issued in 1963 it reached number 20. "Cherished Memories" reached number 15 in 1963. "Very Best Of Eddie Cochran" reached number 34 in 1970. Eddie Cochran never had an album in the top forty on the US album chart.

12. What mid-west city saw the last ever US appearance of Eddie Cochran?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eddie Cochran

Answer: Wichita, Kansas

After the Wichita concert, Eddie Cochran left for London on January 10, 1960 for a promotional tour. When Eddie arrived, he was given a royal reception at the Decca Records headquarters

13. Eddie Cochran was inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame 27 years after his death; which year was it?

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: 1987

Eddie Cochran was inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, along with the likes of Bill Haley, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Bo Diddley and B.B. King.

14. Which Eddie Cochran UK hit about something we look forward to, do these lyrics come from? "Took the road to look-out hill The view up there is sure a thrill"

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: Weekend

We all look forward to the "Weekend". It reached number 15 on the UK chart in 1961; it never charted in the US.

15. Eddie Cochran sadly died in England on Easter Sunday in 1960. What was the cause of his death?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Eddie Cochran

Answer: He died in a taxi crash.

Eddie Cochran died from head injuries suffered when his rented taxi car crashed en route to the airport where he was scheduled to return to the US. He died in the hospital in Wiltshire, England. Other passengers in the taxi included rock legend Gene Vincent and singer Sharon Sheeley.

16. The UK group The Who had a UK and US hit with a cover version of which Eddie Cochran record?

From Quiz The Music Of Eddie Cochran

Answer: Summertime Blues

The Who had a hit with "Summertime Blues" in 1970. It reached number 38 on the UK chart and number 27 on the US pop chart.

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