Hank Cochran, one of Nashville’s most prominent hit-making songwriters, died July 15 at his Hendersonville, TN, home. He was 74, and had battled cancer for two years. Born Garland Perry Cochran in ...

(AP) Hank Cochran was one of country music’s greatest songwriters. He was also an opportunist, something Jamey Johnson discovered when he met him at a mutual friend’s office several years ago. “Hank ...

Hank Cochran, one of the elite songwriters in country music, died earlier today. He was 74. Born in Mississippi, Cochran worked for a while with rocker Eddie Cochran (no relation) in a California band ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Ronnie Milsap, the blind country-soul singer and pianist, joined bluegrass vocalist Mac Wiseman and the late songwriter Hank Cochran as the newest members of the Country ...

One in a series of stories about the career and life of Willie Nelson. A predilection for writing lyrics and drinking helped Nelson find his people there. The late songwriter Hank Cochran, a ...

The composer of hit songs for country artists including Patsy Cline, Eddie Arnold and George Strait died Thursday. He was 74. And now we remember a hit maker, the man who helped make Patsy Cline and ...