Early Life
Cochran was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, as Ray Edward Cochran. His parents were from Oklahoma, and he always stated in interviews that he was from Oklahoma. He took music lessons in school but quit the band to play drums. Also, rather than taking piano lessons, he began learning guitar, playing the country music he heard on the radio.
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