From:   "jean.marc.peze
Date:  Thu Aug 22, 2002  3:10 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You: Jerry Capehart
 
JERRY CAPEHART (By Shaun Mather)

Born Jerry Neil Capehart, 22 August 1928, Goodman,
Missouri
Died 7 June 1998, Nashville, Tennessee

Jerry Capehart made his mark in the music business as the
manager of the great Eddie Cochran. The two met
accidentally in a Bell Gardens, California music centre
in 1956 when Jerry was there to buy guitar picks while
Eddie was picking up strings. At the time Eddie was
working with future songwriting legend Hank Cochran.
The un-related Cochran Brothers went to the studio with
Capehart in early 1956 resulting in the Cash single
Rollin'/Walking' Stick Boogie, which was released as by
Jerry Capehart featuring the Cochran Brothers.
The new association proved fruitful for Eddie as Capehart
was a shrewd manager who soon helped him to secure a
recording contract with Liberty, and ultimately a cameo
role in the classic rock 'n' roll flick, The Girl Can't
Help It. Both Eddie and Jerry were fine songwriters and
their greatest collaboration came in the spring of 1958
with one of rock's anthems, Summertime Blues.
Capehart saw further releases on Dot in 1958 (I Hates
Rabbits/Scratchin' - as by Jerry Neal) and Crest in 1962
(Song of New Orleans/Theme For The Young And The Blue).

Recommended listening:
Any of the Eddie Cochran Rockstar releases.