(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...