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It was written in the late 1950s by Eddie Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. Originally a single B-side, it peaked at #8 Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958. The handclapping is performed by Sharon Sheeley, and the deep vocals at the end of each verse are done by Cochran. Sharon Sheeley (April 4, 1940–May 17, 2002) was an American songwriter born in California in 1940 whos work found success for artists like Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, and former fiancee, Eddie Cochran. ...

The song was used in the 1980 movie Caddyshack. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at #77 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Caddyshack is a 1980 U.S. comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney. ... Q is a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 140,282 and a readership of 731,000. ...

Cover versions

Beach Boys' version

The Beach Boys's version appears in Surfin' Safari Album The Beach Boys, originally the Beech Boys, a small team of four brothers from the south of Poland, emigrated to America in the early 1950s in search of a fortune to be made in the Arizonian logging industry. When it soon became evident they had been the victims of...

Blue Cheer's version

Blue Cheer recorded it or their 1968 album Vincebus Eruptum. Their version, which omits all of the response lyrics heard in Cochran's version in favor of instrumental responses by each member of the band, was featured as the first heavy metal recording in the 2005 documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. Blue Cheer is a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vincebus Eruptum is a psychedelic album by proto-heavy metal band Blue Cheer, released in January of 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the '80s MTV played a black & white video for the song, taken from a TV program, in their Closet Classics segment. The song was also featured in the 1986 movie Troll and the 1991 movie Night on Earth and the 1996 movie I Shot Andy Warhol. This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Troll (disambiguation). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Night on Earth is a 1991 film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 independent film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with Andy Warhol. ...

The Who

“Summertime Blues”
Single by The Who from the album Live at Leeds
B-side	"Heaven and Hell"
Released	June, 1970
Format	7" 45 RPM
Genre	Rock
Length	3:22
Label	Track (UK) Decca (US) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... Live at Leeds (1970) is The Whos first live album, and indeed is their only live album that was released while the band was still recording and performing regularly. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-sides, often accompanied by several B-sides—usually remixes or other songs. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Track Records is a record label founded by The Who to distribute artists and projects they wanted to support. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ...
Writer(s)	Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capeheart
Producer	Kit Lambert, Chris Stamp
The Who singles chronology
"The Seeker" (1970) "Summertime Blues" (1970) "See Me, Feel Me" (1970)

The Who's version appears on the 1970 album Live at Leeds. Their version is done in a more aggressive (and louder) style than the original, and is so well-known that many people mistakenly think of "Summertime Blues" as an original by The Who. It is played in the key of A major and on the 3rd verse modulates up to B major. A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Raymond Edward Eddie Cochran (October 2, 1938[1]–April 17, 1960[2]) was an American rock and roll musician and an important influence on popular music during the late 1950s, early 1960s, and beyond. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Kit Lambert (May 11, 1935 – April 7, 1981) was a record producer and the manager for The Who. ... Chris Stamp, a former filmmaker, was the co-manager (with Kit Lambert) and executive producer of The Who until 1973, at which point tensions between Pete Townshend and Lambert caused the management team to be replaced by former assistant Bill Curbishley. ... The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... The Seeker was a two-man musical group consisting of Kenichi Ito (Guitar) and Daichi Kuroda (Lead Vocal). ... See Me, Feel Me is a portion of the song Were Not Gonna Take It written by Pete Townshend of The Who. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Live at Leeds (1970) is The Whos first live album, and indeed is their only live album that was released while the band was still recording and performing regularly. ... A major is a major scale based on A, consisting of the pitches A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G♯, and A. Its key signature consists of three sharps. ... Also see: B minor, or B flat major. ...

This version features John Entwistle singing the vocal parts of the boss, the father, and the congressman in his trademark baritone growl, in addition to playing the bass guitar. The track features the original four-man Who lineup of Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, and Pete Townshend. John Alec Entwistle (October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, and horn player, who was best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band The Who. ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944), is a rock vocalist, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. ... John Alec Entwistle (October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, and horn player, who was best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band The Who. ... Keith Moon at his Pictures of Lily-drumkit Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... Pete Townshend (born Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend on 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and writer. ...

Another live version from The Who is featured in the concert and documentary film "Woodstock". Woodstock (subtitled 3 Days of Peace & Music) is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival in 1969. ...

"Summertime Blues" was a staple of Who concerts between 1967 and 1976 with intermittent appearances thereafter.

Other Who versions can be found on Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Odds & Sods, 30 Years of Maximum R&B, and the CD release of Live at the Royal Albert Hall. Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1970) is an album by The Who which was released in 1996. ... Odds and Sods is a compilation album by British rock band, The Who. ... Thirty Years of Maximum R&B is a box set by British rock band, The Who. ... The Who, at the time (2002) consisting of John Entwistle, Roger Datlrey, Pete Townshend, Zak Starkey, and John Rabbit Bundrick, performed a concert at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust. ...

Olivia Newton-John

On her Clearly Love album, 1975. Clearly Love was an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1975. ...

Buddy Holly And the Cricket's Version

Played by him on the La Bamba Movie Soundtrack

Cheech Marin's version

• Played in the 1987 movie Born in East L.A.

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Nathan Cavaleri's version

• Played in the 1994 movie Camp Nowhere.

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Alan Jackson's version

• Recorded on his 1994 album Who I Am reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 (equivalent to #104 on the Billboard Hot 100).

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Gary Allan's version

• Played in the 1999 TV miniseries Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story.

Rush's version

“Summertime Blues”
Single by Rush from the album Feedback
Released	June 2004
Genre	Rock
Length	3:52
Label	Anthem (CAN) Atlantic Records (US) A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario; presently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... For other albums of the same name, see Feedback (album). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Anthem Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...
Writer(s)	Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capeheart
Producer	Rush & David Leonard
Rush singles chronology
"Secret Touch" (2002) "Summertime Blues" (2004) "Far Cry" (2007)

• Like the Blue Cheer version, the line "I'd like to help you son..." is not spoken.
• Played as the theme song for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s SummerSlam pay per view in 2004.
• In A major like the Who's version (3rd verse likewise modulates up to B major), but guitar intro is that of the Blue Cheer version, transposed to fit new key

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The Black Keys' version

• B-side on the 10 A.M. Automatic single
• bonus track on the Japanese release of their 2004 album Rubber Factory

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Other covers

The song has also been covered by Blue Cheer, Bobby Fuller, Bon Jovi, Bow Wow, Brian Setzer (sometimes incorrectly attributed to George Thorogood), Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, CAPRiS, Cheech Marin, Chris Spedding, The Clash, De La Soul, Deborah Harry, Dionysos, Dry Rot (band), The Flaming Lips - Hear It Is, The Flying Lizards, Frank Sidebottom (renamed 'Timperley Blues'), Gary Allan, The Guess Who ("This Time Long Ago" compilation), Guitar Wolf, Hanson, James Taylor, Joan Jett, Jussi & The Boys (In Finnish), La Muerte, Last Ones to Leave, Levon Helm, Little River Band, Lolita No.18, Mick Farren, moe., Motörhead - All the Aces: The Best of Motörhead Nathan Cavaleri, Papa Doo Run Run, Pfuri, Gorps und Kniri, Ritchie Venus and the Blue Beatles - Rocking to the Grave, Rockapella - Smilin' (August 2002), Robert Gordon and Link Wray, Rolling Stones, Rush – Feedback, Sandy Nelson, Stray Cats, The Surfaris, The Old Spice Boys, The Treads, T. Rex, Takako Minekawa, Terry Reid, The Beach Boys, The Black Keys, The Flying Lizards, The Gants, The Ordinary Boys, The Ventures, Twenty-Nineteen, Über Kings, Van Halen, Warren Zevon, Heartsdales and Eddie Meduza. Blue Cheer is a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. ... Bobby Fuller on the single cover of I Fought the Law Bobby Fuller (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966) was an American rock singer and guitar player best known for his classic I Fought the Law. // Born in Baytown, Texas, Robert Gaston Fuller spent most of his youth in El... Bon Jovi is a hard rock band originating from Sayreville, New Jersey. ... For other uses, see Bow Wow (disambiguation). ... Brian Setzer (born April 10, 1959, Massapequa, New York) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... Springsteen redirects here. ... Alvis Edgar Buck Owens, Jr. ... “Richard Marin” redirects here. ... 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References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.eddiecochran.info/Discography/USA/III.htm Cochran discography