67 years of summer songs: Celebrating music’s hottest season

67 years of summer songs: Celebrating music’s hottest season

When rocker Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in August 1958, the concept of “the song of summer” was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that anyone whose summer wasn’t going to plan could appreciate. The vibe fit any summer that followed, whether in Cochran’s original or the many cover versions by artists as varied as the Who, Blue Cheer, the Flying Lizards, Buck Owens and Rush. It was both a hit, cracking the …