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Hank Cochran passes away
Cochran's music career began in the early 60s, when he started writing songs which became major hits for Patsy Cline, including 'I Fall to Pieces', 'She's Got You' and 'Why Can't He Be You'.
He also wrote music recorded by the likes of Ray Price, Eddy Arnold, Loretta Lynn, Burl Ives, Merle Haggard, and is credited with giving Willie Nelson his first break in Nashvile by convincing his employer, publishing company Pamper Music, to hire Nelson.
Cochran was a recording artist and performer in his own right from the 60s through to the 80s, and made it into the Billboard country charts seven times.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1974, and is quoted as saying: "I have a theory that somebody beside me must write my songs because half of the time I don't have the slightest idea where they come from. I even wake up out of a dead sleep and write a song completely."
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Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (b. August 2, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting in the 1960s, Cochran has been 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, charting seven times on the Billboard country charts, with his highest solo peak being the...
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