Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (b. August 2, 1935, Isola, Mississippi) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isola is a town in Humphreys County Mississippi. The population was 768 at the 2000 census The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.
He moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1960, and in 1961 teamed up with Harlan Howard to write "I Fall to Pieces" that became a major hit for Patsy Cline. Harlan Perry Howard ( September 8 1927 - March 3 2002) was an American Hall of Fame Country music Songwriter "I Fall to Pieces" is a single released by Patsy Cline in 1961 and was featured on her 1961 studio album Patsy Cline Showcase. Patsy Cline (b Virginia Patterson Hensley September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American Country
In 1974 Hank Cochran was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation Inc
He also wrote songs for Eddy Arnold ("Make the World Go Away"), George Strait ("Ocean Front Property"), Merle Haggard ("It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)"), and Mickey Gilley ("That's All That Matters"). Richard Edward Arnold (known as Eddy Arnold) ( May 15, 1918 &ndash May 8, 2008) was an American Country music " Make the World Go Away' " is a Country / Pop song that was written by Hank Cochran and was recorded and became a hit for Eddy Arnold George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American Country music singer Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Mickey Gilley (b Mickey Leroy Gilley March 9, 1936) is an American Country music Singer and Musician.
He also wrote "She's Got You" which was also a major hit for Patsy Cline and was covered by others. " She's Got You " is a famous pop song written by Hank Cochran and was first recorded and released as a single by Patsy Cline in 1962
References
- Oermann, Robert K. (1998). "Hank Cochran". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 101-2.
- Official website
This article about a country musician from the United States is a stub. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic