Tammy Cochran

Infobox musical artist
Name = Tammy Cochran

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Tammy Cochran
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Born = birth date and age|1972|01|30
Origin = Austinburg, Ohio, USA
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Country
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 2000–Present
Label = Epic
Shanachie
Associated_acts = Shane Decker
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Tammy Cochran (born January 30, 1972 in Austinburg, Ohio) is an American country music artist. Signed to Epic Records Nashville in 2000, she released her self titled debut album that year, followed a year later by "Life Happened". These two albums produced a total of six chart singles for her on the "Billboard" country charts between 2000 and 2003, of which the highest-charting was "Angels in Waiting" at #9. A third album, "Where I Am", followed in

Biography

Tammy Cochran was a Country singer born and raised in a small rural town called Austinburg, Ohio, which according to Tammy was a perfect place to write a country song. There was also enough tragedy in Cochran's life to write a country song.

She was born in 1972 to Mabel and Delmar Cochran and was the third of three children. Tammy's two older brothers, Shawn and Alan were both born with the disease Cystic Fibrosis. Shawn died from the disease in 1980, at 14. She soon became accustomed to listening to and singing the songs of Loretta Lynn and Barbara Mandrell. Encouraged and inspired by her brothers, Tammy realized that she preferred singing in front of an audience. For the next few years, Tammy sang at her family's local church, and then she entered a talent show contest and won. The next step for Tammy was to join a band. She joined a couple before making her own band called "TC Country" that played at fairs and weddings.

Cochran finished high school and took vocational training to become a secretary. She then moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991. She married in 1996 but divorced soon afterward.

Musical career

In 1998, Cochran met Shane Decker, a songwriter for Warner Bros. Records. He offered his help on making demos to send to record companies after seeing Cochran. He also helped her get a job as a songwriter for Warner Chappell. Her demo tapes were sent to Epic Records; that same year, Cochran released her eponymous debut album. She released her first single that same year called "If You Can", followed by "So What". Although neither single made Top 40 on the country charts, the third single ("Angels in Waiting") peaked at #9, and its success led to the release of her self-titled debut album. This album's fourth single, "I Cry", reached Top 20 as well.

Cochran's second album for Epic, "Life Happened", was released a year later. The lead-off single reached Top 20, while "Love Won't Let Me", the follow-up, peaked at #31 and Cochran was dropped from Epic in 2003. Her third album, "Where I Am", was issued on the independent Shanachie Records in 2007.

Discography

Albums

ingles

*^A Failed to chart.

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:1kpsa9lgl23k~T51 Tammy Cochran Discography At All Music Guide]
* [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/cochran_tammy/artist.jhtml CMT.com: Tammy Cochran]