Bobby Cochran
{{Short description|American musician and songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bobby Cochran
| image = Bobby Cochran.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1950}}
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| instrument = Guitar
| genre = Rock, rockabilly, classic rock, blues, surf, acoustic, fingerstyle
| occupation = Guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer
| years_active = 1960s–present
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| associated_acts = Steppenwolf
Flying Burrito Brothers
Bob Weir
Bobby and the Midnites
Somethin' Else!
| website = {{URL|bobbycochran.com}}
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Bobby Cochran (born 1950) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p65277|pure_url=yes}} Bobby Cochran] at Allmusic[http://www.bobbycochran.com/discography.htm Bobby Cochran discography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619043328/http://www.bobbycochran.com/discography.htm |date=June 19, 2009 }} at his official website He has worked with many bands, including Steppenwolf,[https://web.archive.org/web/20070223073520/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/steppenwolf/biography Steppenwolf biography] at Rolling Stone the Flying Burrito Brothers, Leon Russell, and Bob Weir's band Bobby and the Midnites.[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thegratefuldead/biography Grateful Dead biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327151938/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thegratefuldead/biography |date=March 27, 2010 }} at Rolling Stone[http://www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_Bobby_And_The_Midnites.htm Bobby and the Midnites] at the Grateful Dead Family Discography He was inducted into the international Rockabilly Hall of Fame along with his uncle, Eddie Cochran on July 1, 2017.
Biography
The international Rockabilly Hall of Fame inducted Bobby Cochran, and Eddie Cochran, at the same time, July 1, 2017. The president thinks it's the first time it's ever happened that two family members have been inducted on the same day.
Bobby Cochran has authored Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story with Susan Van Hecke.{{cite book | title = Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story | first1 = Bobby | last1 = Cochran | first2=Susan | last2=Van Hecke | publisher = Hal Leonard Corporation | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-634-03252-6 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=EFIEX0Il86gC&dq=%22Moonlight+in+Vermont%22+Johnny+Smith+Eddie+Cochran&pg=PA30 | page = 30}}
More recently Cochran formed Somethin' Else!, a new band with Brian Hodgson and Mike Bell. They toured in Europe in 2016.Burns, Dougie (February 28, 2016). [http://invernessgigs.co.uk/2016/02/28/review-of-something-else-2622016/ "Born to Rock n' Roll: Somethin' Else at Eden Court, Inverness, 26/2/2016 – A Review"], Inverness Gigs. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
He is the nephew of musician Eddie Cochran.[http://www.rockabillyhall.com/BobbyCochran.html Bobby Cochran] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223635/http://www.rockabillyhall.com/BobbyCochran.html |date=March 3, 2016 }} at the Rockabilly Hall of FameChrystall, Margaret (February 26, 2016). [http://www.whatson-north.co.uk/Whats-On/Music/Bobby-Cochrans-bond-with-Uncle-Eddie-26022016.htm "Bobby Cochran's Bond with Uncle Eddie"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703091510/http://www.whatson-north.co.uk/Whats-On/Music/Bobby-Cochrans-bond-with-Uncle-Eddie-26022016.htm |date=July 3, 2017 }}, What's On North. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
Discography
Bobby Cochran has contributed to albums by many different musical artists. Below is a partial discography.[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bobby-cochran-mn0000059635/credits Bobby Cochran credits] at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- Slow Flux – Steppenwolf – 1974
- Hour of the Wolf – Steppenwolf – 1975
- Skullduggery – Steppenwolf – 1975
- Bobby and the Midnites – Bobby and the Midnites – 1981
- Where the Beat Meets the Street – Bobby and the Midnights – 1984
- Private Edition – Bobby Cochran – 1998[http://www.allmusic.com/album/private-edition-mw0000994310 Private Edition] at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.bobbycochran.com/}}
- [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/bobby-cochran Bobby Cochran Interview] at NAMM Oral History Collection (2009/2019)
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Category:American rock guitarists
Category:American male guitarists
Category:American male songwriters
Category:Steppenwolf (band) members
Category:The Flying Burrito Brothers members
Category:Bobby and the Midnites members
Category:20th-century American guitarists
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