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Aug 22, 1928Songwriter and artist manager Jerry Capehart is born in Goodman, Missouri. He's credited as a co-writer of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," a late-'50s rock & roll hit destined to be refashioned as a country single in 1994 by Alan JacksonJan 28, 1996Songwriter Jerry Capehart appears on Nashville's WRLT-FM, in what turns out to be his last public performance. Capehart wrote the rock classic "Summertime Blues," reprised as a country hit in 1994 by Alan JacksonApr 16, 1996"Summertime Blues" songwriter Jerry Capehart sues three publishers, including Warner/Chappell, for $1.35 million for breach of contract and unpaid royaltiesJun 7, 1998Songwriter Jerry Capehart dies of brain cancer at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was a co-writer of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," which found success in country music in 1994, when Alan Jackson revitalized it
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