Three Steps to Heaven (song)
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"Three Steps to Heaven" is a 1960 single by Eddie Cochran
. It became a posthumous UK number-one hit for Cochran following his death in a car crash. In the US it didn't reach the Billboard Hot 100. Three Steps To Heaven was recorded in January 1960 and featured the late Buddy Holly
's Crickets
on instruments.
's 1975 cover version of this song was also a hit, reaching No. 1 in Ireland and No. 2 in the UK.
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...
. It became a posthumous UK number-one hit for Cochran following his death in a car crash. In the US it didn't reach the Billboard Hot 100. Three Steps To Heaven was recorded in January 1960 and featured the late Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
's Crickets
The Crickets
The Crickets are a rock & roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer/songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s. Their first hit record was "That'll Be the Day", released in 1957....
on instruments.
Personnel
- Eddie CochranEddie CochranEddie Cochran , was an American rock and roll pioneer who in his brief career had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the...
: vocal and rhythm guitar - Sonny CurtisSonny CurtisSonny Curtis is an American singer and songwriter. Most of his work falls into the Pop and Country genres. He was a teenage pal and band member with Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas...
: guitar - Conrad 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass
- Jerry AllisonJerry AllisonJ.I. Allison is an American musician, best known for being the drummer for The Crickets and co-writer of their Buddy Holly hit "Peggy Sue"....
: drums
Other versions
ShowaddywaddyShowaddywaddy
Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.-History:...
's 1975 cover version of this song was also a hit, reaching No. 1 in Ireland and No. 2 in the UK.
External links
- [ Three Steps to Heaven] - review of the Showaddywaddy version on allmusic.com