Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me

9/14/2026

Despite being just twenty-one when he died, it's impressive to watch just how many of rock music's luminaries are prepared to go on record and extol the considerable musical virtues of Eddie Cochran. Keith Richards is always good value as are Ronnie Wood, Sirs Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Tim Rice and Roger Daltrey as well as Alice Cooper and Suzi Quattro who all have tales to tell of this man's role in inspiring this most diverse group of musicians - all the more impressive given most never met or even saw the man. From his upbringing in small-town 1950s America, we use a modest amount of archive footage - mostly audio - and some enlightening chat with members of his family to learn a little about what made this handsome and charismatic man tick; how he was prepared to travel coast to coas