On this day in Rock'n'Roll history, Eddie Cochran was born in 1938.
Cochran played the NME Poll Winners' Concert as a special guest at the Empire Pool, Wembley and the Finsbury Park Empire as part that fateful UK tour of 1960, which ended in the fatal car crash on the 17th April.
And here’s our own Rock’n’Roll London video…
REMEMBER: THE ROCK’N’ROLL PUB WALK IS BACK!
THE ROCK’N’ROLL LONDON PUB WALK! EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7.00PM MEETING AT TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STATION (EXIT 3).
A London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com