Hank Cochran dies - July 15, 2010 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 Isola, Miss., Cochran was playing guitar and singing from the age of 10. After his parents separated, he lived in a Memphis orphanage before working in the Southwestern oil fields with his uncle.
As a teenager, Cochran moved to Los Angeles, where he began working with an unrelated performer named Eddie Cochran in the duo the Cochran Brothers. The pair recorded some much-prized rockabilly records in 1955-56 and appeared on the local shows "Town Hall Party" and "California Hayride" before splitting up; Eddie Cochran enjoyed a meteoric rock 'n' roll career before his death in a 1960 car crash.
Cochran's big break came after he returned to Nashville in 1960. As a writer for local publisher Pamper Music, he co-wrote Patsy Cline's 1961 smash "I Fall to Pieces" with Harlan Howard. He went on to co-own Pamper with country star Ray Price, for whom he authored such hits as "Make the World Go Away" and "Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me."
Cochran penned chart records for George Jones, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, Loretta Lynn, Eddy Arnold, Merle Haggard, Vern Gosdin, Keith Whitley and George Strait, among many others. He also recorded several albums of his own material, the most recent of which was "Livin' For a Song: A Songwriter's Autobiography" (2002). In 1974 he was unanimously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association's International Hall of Fame.
FOR GENE VINCENT 75TH BIRTHDAY FEBUARY 11,2010 - SPECIAL GENE VINCENT DAY 2or3 Gene vincent songs/ hour and special 8pm -- 10pm (french PARIS hours) ! listen ! RADIO : http://oldiesandrocknroll.free.fr/ -------------------------- At the same time, flowers will be brought to him at Newhall, Eternal Valley Cemetery, California, where he is ------------------------- A l'occasion du 75ème anniversaire de Gene Vincent, le 11 février prochain - un jour spécial Gene Vincent ! Toute la journée 1 à 3 chansons de Gene et de 20h à 22h (heure francaise) SPECIAL GENE VINCENT HOMMAGE ECOUTEZ SUR : http://oldiesandrocknroll.free.fr/ ----- En même temps, lui seront déposée des fleurs par un membre du fan club à Newhall, Eternal valley Californie
Sam Cooke was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 22, 1931. He was one of seven children of Charles Cooke Sr., who was a Baptist minister. When Sam sang as a little boy in church, everyone made note that his voice had "something special." He sang in his father's church until joining a group called the Highway Q.C.'s in his sophomore year in high school.
When Sam replaced R.H. Harris, the legendary lead singer for the extremely popular gospel group called The Soul Stirrers, it was the beginning of Sam's meteoric rise. Cooke sang with the group for six years, traveling back and forth across the country and gained a wealth of knowledge regarding how black people were treated. His refusal to sing at a segregated concert led to what many have described as one of the first real efforts in civil disobedience and helped usher in the new Civil Rights Movement.
After becoming one of the most recognized names in gospel, Sam decided to crossover from gospel to the more lucrative world of popular music. Because of his good looks and intonation, he was an instant success. His first single released in 1957 was "You Send Me" and sold over 1.7 million copies, and made Sam an "overnight success." Considered the very first Soul single, "You Send Me" combined Cooke's gospel background with rhythm and blues.
Having already established his own publishing company (KAGS Music) and record label (SAR/Derby), Cooke signed an unprecedented record deal with RCA in January of 1960. The deal allowed Cooke to retain his songwriter's royalties, a financially lucrative move since he had written most of his best-selling material.
Sam married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Campbell, in 1959 and had they had three children. Tragically, Vincent their youngest, drowned in their swimming pool at age four in June 1964.
According to the "official version" of events, Cooke ran into Elisa Boyer at Martoni's restaurant on the evening of December 10, 1964. After making a stop at a nightclub called PJ's, the two continued on to the Hacienda Motel in El Segundo, California on the early morning of December 11, 1964.
Cooke supposedly dragged Ms. Boyer into the room and proceeded to undress her against her will. She escaped while Cooke was in the bathroom, scooping up her clothes in addition to some of Cooke's, and an estimated $5000 of his money. Cooke, half-dressed, was said to have gone to the motel manager's office and knocked violently at the door, provoking Bertha Franklin to shoot him in self-defense.
There were several questionable factors surrounding Sam Cooke's death, including shoddy investigation by the Los Angeles Police Dept., several unasked and unanswered questions in the coroner's inquest, and the questionable background of Boyer and Franklin themselves. Boyer, for example, was a well-known prostitute in Hollywood (begging the question why would she say she was in a motel against her will?), and was said to have routinely run robbery scams with Franklin - an ex-prostitute herself. It has long been the theory that Sam Cooke was taken to the Hacienda against his will, and that Boyer and Franklin were pawns in the cover-up.
Sam Cooke was becoming a powerful figure not just on the music scene, but on the business side of the industry as well. His refusal to succumb to outside influences had become career-threatening, and behind-the-scene factors concerning his death have been written about extensively in a biography from his family's perspective.
PUT THIS GROUP OF PICTURES TOGETHER FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, CHOSE THIS SONG BECAUSE HE ALWAYS FOLLOWED HIS DREAM, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN
Il est une figure mythique du rockabilly. Il a joué un rôle essentiel au sein du label Sun Records. Il a obtenu son plus grand succès avec Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll (1957).
Eddie Cochran - Have I told you lately that I love you Feb 7th, 1959 Eddie Cochran played this concert four days after the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper and 2 days after recording the tribute song "Three Stars"
Have I told you lately that I love you? Could I tell you once again somehow? Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you? Well darling Im telling you now
Have I told you lately when Im sleeping Every dream I dream is you somehow? Have I told you why the nights are long When youre not with me? Well darling Im telling you now
My heart would break in two if I should lose you Im no good without you anyhow And have I told you lately that I love you Well darling Im telling you now
