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    • Jan 21, 1987
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame adds Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Rick Nelson, Jackie Wilson, Leiber & Stoller, Carl Perkins, Clyde McPhatter, Louis Jordan, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Joe Turner, Eddie Cochran, B.B. King, Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
    Jul 6, 1987
    The movie "La Bamba" is released. The biopic covers the life of Ritchie Valens, who died in the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. All three are portrayed in the picture, as are Eddie Cochran, Jackie Wilson, songwriter Sharon Sheeley and future Nashville studio guitarist Tommy Allsup
    Jul 23, 1994
    Alan Jackson's remake of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" tops the Billboard country singles chart
    Mar 11, 1996
    "Rock & Roll Era: 1958" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA. It features Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe," Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Duane Eddy and the original versions of "Johnny B. Goode," "Summertime Blues" and "Chantilly Lace"
    Feb 24, 1999
    Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Ray Price's "Crazy Arms" enter the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with the original versions of "Lonely Teardrops," "Only You (And You Alone)," "Summertime Blues" and "Johnny B. Goode"
    Jan 6, 2000
    Eddie Cochran's recording of "Summertime Blues" hits #77 on a VH1 poll of the 100 greatest rock & roll songs of all-time. The song became a country hit in 1994 when re-recorded by Alan Jackson
    Oct 14, 2003
    Doc Hollywood Records releases the soundtrack to "The Singing Detective," featuring Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe," plus Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and The Chordettes' version of "Mr. Sandman"
    Oct 24, 2003
    The movie "The Singing Detective" opens in theaters. Music in the picture includes Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, plus The Chordettes' "Mr. Sandman" and Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe"
    May 29, 2006
    The Minnesota Rock & Country Hall of Fame inducts "Summertime Blues" songwriter Eddie Cochran, The Andrews Sisters and Texas Bill Strength during a ceremony at the Medina Entertainment Center
    Apr 3, 2007
    Legacy releases the soundtrack to the documentary "The Future Is Unwritten," celebrating The Clash's Joe Strummer. The album features Elvis Presley's "Crawfish," plus music by Eddie Cochran, Bob Dylan, Tim Hardin and Woody Guthrie
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