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90s Matt Dickins

00s Eddie Nolan. Eddie Cochran died in a car crash in Bath, aged 21. A young police cadet named David Harman was one of the first on the scene. Cochran's guitar was held at the local police station and Harman used it to learn to play. He then became Dave Dee, of Dave Dee , Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich fame. I've just been telling my missus that, and singing her excerpts from both Bend It and Spirit of Xanadu, but it all fell on deaf ears I'm afraid. Tough crowd she is.
Both correct, I knew that Dave Dee was a copper on duty when Eddie Cochran died, but not about how he learned to play guitar - I thought he played lead whip for DD, D, B, M and T? The old punk in me had me singing this all yesterday.


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