Summertime Blues

"Summertime Blues"
Label of the 1958 US single
Single by Eddie Cochran
B-side"Love Again"
Released
  • July 21, 1958 (1958-07-21) (US)
  • September 1958 (1958-09) (UK)[1]
RecordedMarch 28, 1958
StudioGold Star Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreRock and roll
Length1:59
LabelLiberty
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran singles chronology
"Pretty Girl"
(1958)
"Summertime Blues"
(1958)
"C'mon Everybody"
(1958)

"Summertime Blues" is a song co-written and recorded by American rock artist Eddie Cochran.[2] It was written by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart.[3] Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958[1] and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958, and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It has been covered by many artists, including being a number-one hit for country music artist Alan Jackson, and scoring notable hits in versions by Blue Cheer, the Who and Brian Setzer, the last of whom recorded his version for the 1987 film La Bamba, in which he portrayed Cochran.

  1. ^ a b Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
  2. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 11 - Tennessee Firebird. [Part 3], Big Rock Candy Mountain. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  3. ^ Padgett, Ray (2017). Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time. New York: Sterling. pp. 78–85. ISBN 978-1-4549-2250-6. OCLC 978537907.