Who originally did the song "Summertime Blues"?

[coloradodem2005]

I was just listening to the Rush cover on the computer and I have heard the original but I don't know the name of the band that did it. I know that The Who covered it on Live at Leeds but beyond that, I know nothing.

[RandomKoolzip]

1. Eddie Cochran

[Fenris]

2. Eddie Cochran

[DrBB]

3. Its an Eddy Cochran tune

Blue Cheer did a hot version of it, too--proto punk.

Course at first I was going to say Gershwin....

[coloradodem2005]

6. I forgot about the Blue Cheer version.

That one was pretty raw. Was Eddie Cochran kind of a 1-hit wonder?

[PoliticsSportsMusic]

11. Eddie is a staple of 50's rock

Not a one hit wonder....but don't ask me to name any other songs by him....he was featured in a movie about rock-n-roll in the 50's can't remember the name of it either..HA!! Got a mind like a steel trap.

[johnnie]

4. What they said.......

[htuttle]

5. Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart

My favorite version was done by the Flying Lizards, a very strange band to both appear and disappear during the 80's. They did a great version of the Beatle's 'Money (That's What I Want)', too.

[RandomKoolzip]

8. Barrett Strong did "Money" first.

Yes, I'm a Rock trivia show-off! It's my only skill.....

[johnnie]

9. Not to be petty .....

Money (That's what I want) was originally done by Barret Strong.:-)

[Ganja Ninja]

7. Robert Johnson

It's old time blues song I'm guessing he wrote.

No edit: Nope I googled it and it was Eddie

[RandomKoolzip]

10. No.

It was Eddie Cochran.

[freetobegay]

12. Alan Jackson, does it the best!

[mistertrickster]

13. A related question--I heard a bit on NPR about 6-7 years ago of

a movie about rock-and-roll. The producer is telling the band what kind of sound he wants, and they keep trying and not getting it, and he finally says, "okay, I'm coming in there . . ."

Never got to the see the movie and want to rent it. Does anybody know the title?