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  • Aug 22, 1928
    Songwriter and artist manager Jerry Capehart is born in Goodman, Missouri. He's credited as a co-writer of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," a late-'50s rock & roll hit destined to be refashioned as a country single in 1994 by Alan Jackson
    Jan 28, 1996
    Songwriter Jerry Capehart appears on Nashville's WRLT-FM, in what turns out to be his last public performance. Capehart wrote the rock classic "Summertime Blues," reprised as a country hit in 1994 by Alan Jackson
    Apr 16, 1996
    "Summertime Blues" songwriter Jerry Capehart sues three publishers, including Warner/Chappell, for $1.35 million for breach of contract and unpaid royalties
    Jun 7, 1998
    Songwriter Jerry Capehart dies of brain cancer at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was a co-writer of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," which found success in country music in 1994, when Alan Jackson revitalized it

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