Cochran was a beloved country music songwriter. Imani Carter Country music songwriter Hank Cochran died Thursday at his home in Hendersonville, Tenn. According to the L.A. Times , Cochran wrote and co-wrote hundreds of songs that were recorded by the likes of Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Elvis ... Continue reading Hank Cochran Dies at 74 »

In a career spanning more than half a century, he wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs recorded by Eddy Arnold, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley and others. Hank Cochran, the esteemed country music songwriter revered for the poetic economy and power of such enduring hits ... Continue reading Hank Cochran dies at 74; country music songwriter »

Gram Parsons "Gram existed on a different plane." Emmy Lou Harris For: If you like alt-country or the mainstream variety. Influenced by: Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Bob Wills, Hank Williams Sr., Roy Acuff, the Kingston Trio, Merle Haggard. Influenced: Wilco, contemporary country music artists, Neko Case, Elvis Costello. Continue reading Classic rock 101: why dad’s music matters (The Western Courier) »