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Written by Daniel Gibson
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Monday, 03 September 2007 |
Country Music Singer-Songwriter's Self-Titled Debut Album Set To Be Released Oct 16th
A singer, a songwriter, a second-generation recording artist, a proud veteran of the U.S. Marines – Aria/Quarterback's Stephen Cochran may be a lot of things, but he is definitely not your standard issue country star. Here's 10 good reasons why.
1. Cochran was raised in Nashville by his singing, songwriting father, aspiring country star Steve Cochran. Regulars around the Cochran household included country legends like Bobby Bare and Del Reeves. After his recent show-stopping performance at Jamboree in the Hills, where he shared the stage with Charlie Daniels, Cochran was introduced to the fiddle-playing country legend, who told him, "You don't remember this, but we've met before. Your Daddy used to open some shows for us, and I first met you when you were five years old."
2. Cochran is a highly decorated Marine. Following the tragic events of 9/11, the singer dropped out of college and enlisted to fight for his country. He served in the Second Light Armored Recon Battalion during distinguished tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
3. In Afghanistan, Cochran lost a dear friend – Marine Corporal Ron Payne – to enemy fire during an ambush in Afghanistan. Cochran wrote the song "When A Hero Falls" as a tribute to his fallen friend.
4. With less than a month remaining on his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Cochran was badly injured during a combat mission in Kandahar, breaking his back in six places. Paralyzed for eight months, he faced the real possibility that he might never walk again. After undergoing a new, cutting-edge procedure at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Cochran was up and walking within four days.
5. With four pounds of cement epoxy in his back from his surgery, Cochran walks, sings and performs like he was never paralyzed.
6. Cochran was raised on traditional country music, and from Johnny Cash to Conway Twitty to Bobby Bare to Waylon Jennings, it's still his first love. He also admires the go-for-broke showmanship of Elvis and Garth Brooks, and gives them both a run for their money onstage.
7. Cochran gives back to the causes that have touched him. He spends much of his time supporting wounded veterans, traveling – with the support of American Airlines and as a spokesperson for the Huey 091 Education Program – around the country to educate young Americans on the price of freedom. Cochran is also working on a "housing for heroes" foundation for wounded veterans.
8. Cochran founded and was a captain for the Western Kentucky University Lacrosse Team.
9. Recently signed with Bobby Roberts Booking Agency, Cochran is getting ready to hit the road with artists like John Conlee and John Anderson.
10. Cochran reunited with his old friend, director Blake McClure, to film the video for his debut single, "Friday Night Fireside." Working with Tacklebox Films, the veteran video director did Cochran's rowdy song proud, transforming the outdoor video set into a real-life celebration of the artist and his music. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 30 November 2007 )
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Written by Daniel Gibson
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 |
"Friday Night Fireside" "
The writers, Vinnie Hickerson, Butter, Scott Harris, Isaac Rich and I were around a bonfire playing guitars one night and talking about how Kenny Chesney pretty much has summertime music on lockdown. And it was like, 'You know what, nobody has written a song about this, what we're doing right now.' I went out of town for a while, and when I came back they had written this song. I played it for my producer and he was like, 'I don't know if they'll get it in the north.' Well, my grandpa worked for GM for 30 years, and I spent every summer from the time I was four up in Michigan, in a field around a bonfire. The only difference is in the south they were drinking Bud Light and up north they were drinking Boone's Farm! It's such a fun song and it says a lot about me, and where I come from. When I first sang a George Strait song, I was sittin' around a bonfire in a field, trying to win a woman's heart. 'Friday Night Fireside' has that sing-along chorus, and it's a great song to have a couple of beers to."
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 June 2007 )
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