Hank Cochran
Hank Cochran | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Garland Perry Cochran |
| Born | August 2, 1935 Isola, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 2010 (aged 74) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 1955–2010 |
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Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold, and others. Cochran was also a recording artist between 1962 and 1980, scoring seven times on the Billboard country music charts, with his greatest solo success being the No. 20 "Sally Was a Good Old Girl." In 2014, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.