Songwriting Legend
Hank Cochran Passes Away
Last night, Jamey
Johnson, Billy Ray Cyrus and Buddy Cannon dropped by to sing songs with
Hank, and this morning the legendary songwriter was surrounded by
family and friends when he passed away at his Hendersonville, Tennessee
home from a long illness. A private, family memorial will be held in
the near future, and a public service will follow. Details will be
forthcoming.
The
family asks that you respect their privacy at this time and, in lieu of
flowers, request those wishing to honor Hank make donations to the
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation.
Hank
was inducted in to the Nashville Songwriters Association International
Hall of Fame by unanimous vote in 1974, and was honored by B.M.I. in
June 2009 for his six-decade long career of hits, that includes country
classics: "I Fall To Pieces," "Make The World Go Away," "Ocean Front
Property," "The Chair" and "Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting
Me."
Hank
is survived by his wife Suzi, daughter Booth Calder and three sons-
Garland Perry Cochran Jr., James Lee Cochran and Daniel Cochran.
Media Contact:
Martha E. Moore
somuchmoore@charter.net
