# Eddie Cochran — Summertime Blues

Eddie Cochran’s Summertime Blues (1958) is No. 6 in our Rock and Roll ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1958
- **Label:** Liberty
- **On one list:** Rock and Roll
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Eddie Cochran](https://waxonia.com/artist/eddie-cochran/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/eddie-cochran--summertime-blues/

## What we say

### No. 6 in [Rock and Roll](https://waxonia.com/genre/rock-and-roll/)

Two acoustic guitars, handclaps and a complaint. The first great record about teenage powerlessness, and structurally the ancestor of every punk single on this site.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Eddie%20Cochran%20Summertime%20Blues) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=NKLhq2RubiM)

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