Hank Cochran obituary

Country songwriter with a string of hitsSongwriting in country music is the art of making the ordinary exceptional, the everyday timeless. Some of the most memorable examples of that skill in the 1960s and 70s came from the pen of Hank Cochran, who has died from cancer, aged 74. Among them were Make the World Go Away, It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) and, an anthem of loss poignantly rendered by Patsy Cline, She's Got You. He also collaborated with Harlan Howard on Cline's other heartbreak hit, ...

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