On 23rd September the world's top rock-n-roll performer, LIttle Richard,
will arrive in Chippenham, Wiltshire to headline the 10th Anniversary Eddie
Cochran Festival from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th September 2004. At the
end of 2001 Little Richard announced that he was retiring from touring,
but has played selected venues maninly in the USA. He was asked to consider
coming over to Chippenham for this special event and accepted the
offer.Little
Richard was on the 1957 tour of Australia with Eddie Cochran who played
on stage with Little Richard's band.

Formed in 1995, the Eddie Cochran Appreciation Society has organised an
annual rock-n-roll festival paying tribute to the music and memory or the
great Eddie Cochran who, in April 1960, following a sellout tour and final
concert at the Bristol Hippodrome, was sadly killed in a car accident in
Chippenham, whilst en route to London. Fellow US rock-n-roll singer Gene
Vincent and Eddie's girl friend Sharon Sheeley were travelling with Eddie
but both survived the accident.

To mark 10 years of this highly acclaimed international event, many more
top artistes from the USA and UK will be performing over the festival weekend
in a specially built concert tent in Monkton Park, Chippenham, and the
festival
organisation expect to attract upto 6000 daily for this unique event, with
visitors from the USA, Scandinavia, the Chzec Republic, Europe and the UK.

On Friday Bill Haley's original 1957 Comets will be on stage along with
top UK rocker' Dave Edmunds' and his band, plus Mike Berry and Eddie
Cochran's
nephew 'Bobby Cochran'. Special guest will be Stan Perkins who is the son
of the legendart 'Carl Perkins', with Stan and his all star UK band will
be another musical legend - drummer 'DJ Fontana' who played drums on many
of the Elvis Presley hits alond with Scotty Moore.

Saturday will be headlined by the 'King of Rock-n-Roll' "Little Richard"
with his US band, also on the show will be 'The Crickets' who not only toured
and recorded with the late Buddy Holly, but also recorded many songs with
Eddie Cochran including - Cherished Memories, Cut Across Shorty and Eddie's
final hit record "Three Steps To Heaven".
One of the worlds top guitarist and former Cricket, 'Albert Lee' will be
playing with his band Hogans Heroes, former Shadow's bass player, the very
popular 'Jet Harris' will play many of hit hit instrumentals backed by The
Rapiers, Rebel Dean who plays Eddie Cochran in the the musical "Rockin
on Heavens Door" and the top Gene Vincent tribute band from Paris ' Ervin
Travis & The Virginians' will also be here.

Closing the Weekend on Sunday will see Marty Wilde & The Wildcats who
headlined
the very first Eddie Cochran Festival back in 1995 and special guest from
the USA Charlie Gracie, who was a close friend of Eddie Cochran.
Many 'brits' on this show include Terry Dene, Vince Eager, Matchbox and
Chas Hodges (from Chas & Dave fame)with his Rock-n-Roll Trio.

Over the festival weekend there will be classic car cruises, memorabilia
stalls, guitar workshops, jive lessons concluding with a festival service
close to the Eddie Cochran Memorial at Rowden Hill Chippenham.

Ticket prices range from £70 - £80 for a weekend ticket with day tickets
also available.

For more information visit: www.rockabillyhall.com/chippenham04.html or
call 01249 656350/463303/07879 040 723

The Eddie Cochran 10th Anniversary Rock-n-Roll Festival is been hailed as
the biggest since trhe London Rock-n-Roll Show held at Wembley Stadium in
1972



Rod
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