7 on that country's hit parade as listed by Billboard in its weekly 'Hits of the World' charts. Never released as a single in the US, it gained enough popularity in the Philippines early in 1966 to post no. Lead vocal on the track was jointly sung by lead guitarist Carl Wilson, who was not yet 16, and Capitol Records A&R man Nick Venet. Recorded four years after the Eddie Cochran original (and some two years after his death), the Beach Boys paid tribute to him on their first album, Surfin' Safari, released October 1962. The Beach Boys version "Summertime Blues" The song appears in the movies Caddyshack, This Boy's Life and American Shaolin, as well as season 4 of Beverly Hills, 90210. The song is also on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum list of "The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 77 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. The 1958 Liberty Records single by Eddie Cochran was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and the song is ranked number 73 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Connie 'Guybo' Smith played the electric bass and Earl Palmer drums. Eddie Cochran sang both the vocal and bass vocal (the "work-a-late" portions, Cochran's tribute to the Kingfish character from the Amos and Andy television series), played all the guitar parts, and added the hand clapping with possibly Sharon Sheeley. "Summertime Blues" was recorded on March 28, 1958, at Gold Star Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Finally, he considers visiting the United Nations to complain about his situation he settles for writing to his congressman, who brushes him off since he is too young to vote. After falsely telling the boss he is sick in order to get out of going to work, his parents will not let him use their car due to his laziness. The narrator resents having to take a job in order to earn pocket money, and he cannot go on a date with his girlfriend because his boss keeps scheduling him to work late. The song is about the struggle between a teenager and his parents, his boss and his congressman during the summer. It has been covered by many artists, including being a number-one hit for country music artist Alan Jackson, and scoring notable hits in versions by Blue Cheer, The Who, and Brian Setzer, the last of whom recorded his version for the 1987 film La Bamba, in which he portrayed Cochran. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958, and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It was written by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. " Summertime Blues" is a song co-written and recorded by American rock artist Eddie Cochran.
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