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Bobby Cochran (born 1950) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Bobby Cochran Bobby Cochran (born 1950) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Bobby Cochranat AllmusicAllmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...
Bobby Cochran discography
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He has worked with many bands, including Steppenwolf,Steppenwolf biography
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Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...
the Flying Burrito Brothers The Flying Burrito Brothers are an American country rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1968, best known for their influential 1969 debut album, ''The Gilded Palace of Sin''. Although the group is known for its connection to band f ...
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Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock a ...
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Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with the Other Ones, later known as the Dead ...
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Bobby and the Midnites Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. The band was Weir's main side project during the first half of the 1980s. They released two albums, but were better known for their live concerts than for their wor ...
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Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...
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. 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)
"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 Ray Edward Cochran ( ; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. His songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", " Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire in ...
.Bobby Cochran
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Rockabilly Hall of Fame The original Rockabilly Hall of Fame was an organization and website launched on March 21, 1997, to present early rock and roll history and information relating to the artists and personalities involved in rockabilly. Headquartered in Nashville ...
Chrystall, Margaret (February 26, 2016)
"Bobby Cochran's Bond with Uncle Eddie"
, ''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.Bobby Cochran credits
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AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...
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Slow Flux ''Slow Flux'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. The album was released in August 1974, by Epic Records. In the US it was released on the Mums Records label, a short-lived CBS Records subsidiary. It was the f ...
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Hour of the Wolf ''Hour of the Wolf'' () is a 1968 Swedish psychological horror and Folk horror film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann. The story explores the disappearance of fictional painter Johan Borg (von Sydow), who ...
'' – Steppenwolf – 1975 *'' Skullduggery'' – Steppenwolf – 1975 *''
Bobby and the Midnites Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. The band was Weir's main side project during the first half of the 1980s. They released two albums, but were better known for their live concerts than for their wor ...
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Bobby and the Midnites Bobby and the Midnites was a rock group led by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. The band was Weir's main side project during the first half of the 1980s. They released two albums, but were better known for their live concerts than for their wor ...
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Where the Beat Meets the Street ''Where the Beat Meets the Street'' is the second studio album by Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and his side-project, Bobby and the Midnites. The album reached number 166 on the Billboard 200. Track listing #"(I Want to Live in) Amer ...
'' – Bobby and the Midnights – 1984 *''Private Edition'' – Bobby Cochran – 1998''Private Edition''
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AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...
. Retrieved August 5, 2016.


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Bobby Cochran Interview
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