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Wayne Cochran
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American soul singer (1939-2017)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1966
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Fractal volume compresssion
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12,385
- Total plays
- 52,181
Tags
soulbluesrnbfunkRock and Roll
Wayne Cochran (Thomaston, Georgia, U.S., 1939 – November 21, 2017) was an American soul singer, known for his outlandish outfits and white pompadour hairstyle. He is sometimes referred to as The White Knight of Soul. Influenced by the country and rhythm and blues music he heard on the radio, Cochran fronted his first band - a group called the Rockin' Capris - as a teenager, and eventually left high school to pursue music as a full-time career. He relocated to Macon <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wayne
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Thomaston
- Place of death
- Miami
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Official website
- www.waynecochranandtheccriders.com
- Image
- Wayne Cochran 1969.JPG
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1939-05-10
- date of death
- 2017-11-21
- nickname
- White Knight of Soul
- cause of death
- cancer
- birth name
- Talvin Wayne Cochran
- manner of death
- natural causes
- different from
- Hank Cochran
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