On this day in 1960, Eddie Cochran would enter the studio and record for the last time. Cochran and his band mates recorded several songs on the day, but the most famous of all was a track called Three Steps to Heaven.
Just three short months later, Cochran would be killed in car crash, his song would later go on to hit number one on the U.K. charts.
Other notable events for January 8:
-The King of rock and roll is honored on this day in 1985 with a commemorative postage stamp
-Steve Clark, Def Leppard, passed away on Jan. 8, 1991 the latest in a string of tragedies for the band
-Johnny Cash Parkway is debuted in Hendersonville, Tennessee on Jan. 8, 1982
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