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Darrel Higham on Eddie Cochran
UK rockabilly scene linchpin Darrel Higham salutes his hero and reveals his Top Five Eddie Cochran tracks
Rockabilly hero Darrel Higham has been a fan of Eddie Cochran for a very long time, with his music a clear influence on his work with acclaimed bands such as The Enforcers. He even played with Cochran’s last band, The Kelly Four, in the early 90s for six months. We caught up with Darrel to find out more about his life-long fandom.
What first turned you on to Eddie?
Flicking through my Mum and Dad’s record collection when I was about five, there was this album called Singin’ To My Baby which had belonged to my Aunt Kyra, my Dad’s sister. She’d written all over the back cover with love hearts and “Kyra loves Eddie” and all this typical fan-girl gush! I thought that if this Eddie Cochran chap had made such a huge impression on Kyra, it was best I take this seriously. What struck me first was the front cover with the three shadowy photos of Eddie – two headshots and then the photo of Eddie holding his Gretsch 6120. That guitar affected me profoundly… the most beautiful guitar I’d ever seen. I still get very nostalgic whenever I pull that LP out and see that cover.
You’ve also spoken highly of the album’s content…
It’s a
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