Summertime Blues (No.11)
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"Summertime Blues" was recorded by Eddie Cochran in 1958 about the trials and tribulations of teenage life in America.
It was written in the late 1950's by Eddie Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. Originally a B-side, it peaked at No.8 on the American Billboard Hot 100 in September 1958, and at No.18 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song is ranked at No.73 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.