Tour manager Patrick Thompkins and Eddie’s fiancée, songwriter Sharon Seeley (she wrote Ricky Nelson’s #1 hit “Poor Little Fool”) were also in the Ford Consul that was later estimated to have been traveling in excess of 60 mph through a dark and winding section of the two-lane A4 in the village of Chippenham.

Who died in the car crash with Eddie Cochran?

In addition to Cochran and Vincent, the other passengers in the vehicle were Sharon Sheeley (a 20-year-old songwriter who was also Cochran’s fiancée at the time), Patrick Tompkins (the tour manager, 29 years old), and George Martin (the 19-year-old taxi driver).

Who died in a car crash in Chippenham?

The names of three young men who were killed in the A420 crash near Faringdon have been made public ahead of an inquest into their deaths. Calum Leighton, aged 18 and Joseph Shape, aged 18 from Chippenham and Lawrence Bruce, aged 20 from Devizes died at the scene of the crash.

Was Eddie Cochran a good guitar player?

Along with Les Paul, he was one of the first to experiment with multi-track recording and dubbing. He was also an astounding and prolific session player. And Cochran was a guitar hero — he did for rock ‘n’ roll guitar what Chet Atkins, his hero, did for country guitar.

Did Gene Vincent try to shoot Gary Glitter?

In 1968, while touring in Germany, Vincent tried to murder Gary Glitter, but his gunshot went wide right. His 1969 album, “I’m Back And I’m Proud,” for Dandelion Records in England, was produced by Kim Fowley, arranged by Skip Battin of The Byrds and had Linda Ronstadt on backing vocals. But it went nowhere.

What pop star was killed in Chippenham?

Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran, original name Ray Edward Cockran, (born Oct. 3, 1938, Albert Lea, Minn., U.S.—died April 17, 1960, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, Eng.), a first-generation rock-and-roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter who died at age 21 in a car crash while on tour in England.

What nationality was Eddie Cochran?

What happened to Eddie Cochran? Final days of rock n roll …

Who died in the plane crash with Buddy Holly?

Ritchie Valens

(WVUE) – On Feb. 3, 1959, the careers of three American music legends were unfortunately cut short as a plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (a.k.a The Big Bopper) crashed in Clear Lake, Iowa. The three were on the Winter Dance Party Tour that began in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Jan. 23, 1959.

Which rock star died from injuries from a car crash in Wiltshire in 1960?

Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran, the man behind “Summertime Blues” and “C’mon Everybody,” was killed on April 17, 1960 when the taxi carrying him from a show in Bristol, England, crashed en route to the airport in London, where he was to catch a flight back home to the United States.