Summertime Blues

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Written by: Cochran, Jerry Capehart
Produced by: Capehart
Released: July '58 on Liberty
Charts: 16 weeks
Top spot: No. 8

Cochran was a virtuoso guitarist with a tough-sounding voice. Though his record label tried molding him into a crooning teen idol, he made his mark with a string of rockabilly classics written with partner Capehart. Explaining the inspiration for this classic, Capehart said, "There had been a lot of songs about summer, but none about the hardships of summer." With that idea and a guitar lick from Cochran, they knocked out the song in forty-five minutes.

Appears on: Somethin' Else (Razor and Tie)

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