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		<title>Hank Cochran Dies at 74</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Presley, among others. "He was a great friend, and a great mentor, and he was ...]]></description>
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		<title>Hank Cochran dies at 74; country music songwriter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 as Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces" and Eddy Arnold's "Make the World Go Away," died ...]]></description>
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		<title>Classic rock 101: why dad&#8217;s music matters (The Western Courier)</title>
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