where was eddy cochrane killed?

Answer 1

On the night of Saturday April 16, 1960, at about 11:50 p.m. while on tour in the United Kingdom, Cochran died in a traffic accident in a taxi (a Ford Consul, [reg. no. RBO 869], not, as widely quoted a London Hackney carriage) travelling through Chippenham, Wiltshire, England on the A4. He was 21. The taxi crashed into a lamp post on Rowden Hill. There was no other car involved. A plaque erected there shows the actual spot. He was taken to St. Martin's Hospital, Bath, but died at 4:10 p.m. the following day. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley (Cochran's fiancée) and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash.
The taxi driver, George Martin, was convicted of dangerous driving, fined £50, disqualified from driving for fifteen years and sent to prison for six months.[2]
The car and other items from the crash were impounded at the local police station until a coroners' inquest could be held. At that time, David Harman, later known as Dave Dee of the band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, was a police cadet at the station, and taught himself to play guitar on Eddie's impounded Gretsch.

Answer 2

On the night of Saturday April 16, 1960, at about 11:50 p.m. while on tour in the United Kingdom, Cochran died in a traffic accident in a taxi (a Ford Consul, [reg. no. RBO 869], not, as widely quoted a London Hackney carriage) travelling through Chippenham, Wiltshire, England on the A4. He was 21. The taxi crashed into a lamp post on Rowden Hill. There was no other car involved. A plaque erected there shows the actual spot. He was taken to St. Martin's Hospital, Bath, but died at 4:10 p.m. the following day. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley (Cochran's fiancée) and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash.

The taxi driver, George Martin, was convicted of dangerous driving, fined £50, disqualified from driving for fifteen years and sent to prison for six months.[2]

The car and other items from the crash were impounded at the local police station until a coroners' inquest could be held. At that time, David Harman, later known as Dave Dee of the band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, was a police cadet at the station, and taught himself to play guitar on Eddie's impounded Gretsch.

Eddie Cochran is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, California.[3] A posthumous album, My Way, was released in 1964.

Answer 3

Eddie Cochran, one of the greatest Rock Stars of all time.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRjlZ8x2uQM

Eddie Cochran died in a car crash at Chippenham here in England. He had a massive fan base here in UK and spent much time here towards the end of the Rock and Roll era.

Rock on.....

Answer 4

Eddie Ray Cochrane, - NO, that ISN'T a spelling error, - he "DROPPED" the "E", from his surname, on hitting the "BIG TIME", - DIED, in HOSPITAL, as a result of "INJURIES, RECEIVED", in a CAR ACCIDENT, in the town of CHIPPENHAM, in WILTSHIRE, on the evening of 17 APRIL, 1960!

He was just 21 years old.

Born, in a little town, called "ALBERT LEA", in the State of Minnesota, on 3 OCTOBER, 1938, - Eddie was accompanied on his last "LIVING" ride, - supposedly, to HEATHROW AIRPORT, to catch his flight HOME, at the end of a sell-out tour of the UK, - by fellow singer, GENE VINCENT, - who was SERIOUSLY INJURED, therein!

Answer 5

He died on April 16th 1960 whilst on tour in the UK he died in a traffic accident or to be exact a taxi that crashed into a lamp post there was no other car involved.

Answer 6

i actually live about five minutes from where he crashed, Its on the A4 in Chippenham, Rowden Hill to be exact, just about a hundred yards up from the hungry horse. You cant miss it, theres a plaque in a layby .

Answer 7

Chippenham in Wiltshire in a traffic acciden.t

Answer 8

Googled it, couldn't find the answer. Sorry don't know.

Answer 9

UK