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" Final Resting Place of Eddie Cochran"

Eddie Cochran   3rd.October 1938 - 17th.April 1960.
Born Oklahoma City.
Singer
Started singing career as a hillbilly singer but after meeting songwriter Jerry Capehart in 1956 reverted to Rock N Roll. Signed for Crest Records of Los Angeles, but after his first release failed signed for Liberty Records. His appearance in the "Girl Can't Help It" movie helped his first Liberty single "Sittin' In The Balcony" become a hit. Eddie's next release "Summertime Blues" turned him into a major star and nationwide tours established Eddie's as a dynamic stage performer. Began a British tour in early 1960 with Gene Vincent and his popularity increased with appearances on TV's shows. It was during this tour that Eddie decided on a brief return to Los Angeles. Whilst on the way to the airport his Ford Consul taxi blew a tyre at Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England  then crashed into a lamp post. He was taken to St. Martins Hospital, Bath where he was pronounced dead at the age of 22. A permanent memorial stone can be found at the scene of the crash. Gene Vincent was also a passenger in the car but survived. Eddie's then  new record was the aptly named single "Three Steps to Heaven" which went straight to No1. Although Eddie only enjoyed a short career his music lives on and over the years his songs have become Rock N Roll classics.
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cypress, nr. Anaheim, Los Angeles 
Located approximately 300yds. to your far left as you enter the main gate, by the big tree.

Hit Records:- "Sittin In The Balcony" 1957 - "Summertime Blues" 1958 - "C'mon Everybody" 1959
"Three Steps To Heaven" 1960 - "Weekend" 1961

                
    The crashed taxi                              Rowden Hill Marker