# Hank Cochran AI Reference | LyroVerse

> Complete public machine-readable artist profile for LyroVerse. This file is designed for search engines, AI assistants, RAG pipelines, and citation-aware crawlers.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran
Short AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/llms.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 01:00 UTC
Language: en
Rights policy: catalog metadata, history, editorial context, and canonical links are exposed here; full copyrighted lyrics are intentionally not dumped into this auxiliary file.

## Entity identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Hank Cochran
- Slug: hank-cochran
- Directory letter: H
- Visible lyric pages: 29
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 33
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0

## Canonical URL map

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran
- Artist llms.txt: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/llms.txt
- Artist llms-full.txt: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/llms-full.txt
- Artist community: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/community

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `hank-cochran`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 01:00 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-a31ee250c5e7cc85
- Visible lyric pages: 29
- Pages with stored lyric text: 29
- Video-backed song pages: 28
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 21706
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 33
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: All Of Me Belongs To You, Beyond The Blue Horizon, Funny Way Of Laughin', Go On Home, Has Anybody Seen Me Lately, He's Got You, I Ever Saw, and I Fall To Pieces
- Alphabetical title sample: All Of Me Belongs To You, Beyond The Blue Horizon, Funny Way Of Laughin', Go On Home, Has Anybody Seen Me Lately, He's Got You, I Ever Saw, I Fall To Pieces, I Just Burned A Dream, I Want To Go With You, I'd Fight The World, and I'm Worried About Me
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Retrieval profile

- Primary entity key: artist slug `hank-cochran`.
- Best use cases: identify Hank Cochran as a LyroVerse artist entity, enumerate visible lyric pages, pick canonical song URLs, and route song-specific questions to the matching lyric page.
- Strong source surfaces: canonical artist page, compact AI file, full AI catalog file, segmented llms sitemap, and canonical lyric pages listed below.
- Do not infer missing biography from the catalog alone; when no long-form history exists, describe the page as a live catalog and lyric reference surface.
- Media coverage signal: 28 song pages currently include video support.
- Preferred citation for artist overview: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran
- Preferred citation for full catalog discovery: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/llms-full.txt

## Artist catalog coverage maps

### Highest LyroVerse traffic signals

1. All Of Me Belongs To You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/all-of-me-belongs-to-you (all-visits:1)
2. Beyond The Blue Horizon — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/beyond-the-blue-horizon (all-visits:1)
3. Funny Way Of Laughin' — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/funny-way-of-laughin- (all-visits:1)
4. Go On Home — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/go-on-home (all-visits:1)
5. Has Anybody Seen Me Lately — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/has-anybody-seen-me-lately (all-visits:1)
6. He's Got You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/he-s-got-you (all-visits:1)
7. I Ever Saw — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-ever-saw (all-visits:1)
8. I Fall To Pieces — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-fall-to-pieces (all-visits:1)
9. I Just Burned A Dream — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-just-burned-a-dream (all-visits:1)
10. I Want To Go With You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-want-to-go-with-you (all-visits:1)
11. I'd Fight The World — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-d-fight-the-world (all-visits:1)
12. I'm Worried About Me — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-m-worried-about-me (all-visits:1)

### Longest stored lyric-page signals

1. Little Folks — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/little-folks (lyrics-chars:1459)
2. Sally Was A Good Ole Girl — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/sally-was-a-good-ole-girl (lyrics-chars:1263)
3. Who's Gonna — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/who-s-gonna (lyrics-chars:1055)
4. Tears Broke Out On Me — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/tears-broke-out-on-me (lyrics-chars:983)
5. Tootsie's Orchard Lounge — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/tootsie-s-orchard-lounge (lyrics-chars:966)
6. Why Can't She Be You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/why-can-t-she-be-you (lyrics-chars:854)
7. Funny Way Of Laughin' — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/funny-way-of-laughin- (lyrics-chars:850)
8. All Of Me Belongs To You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/all-of-me-belongs-to-you (lyrics-chars:828)
9. I'd Fight The World — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-d-fight-the-world (lyrics-chars:815)
10. Somewhere In My Dreams — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/somewhere-in-my-dreams (lyrics-chars:812)
11. Little Bitty Tear — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/little-bitty-tear (lyrics-chars:760)
12. Yesterday's Memories — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/yesterday-s-memories (lyrics-chars:754)

### Current-month activity signals

- No current-month activity signal is available for this artist yet.

### Editorially supported lyric pages

- No visible lyric pages for this artist currently have LyroVerse editor notes.

### Video-backed lyric pages

1. All Of Me Belongs To You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/all-of-me-belongs-to-you (video)
2. Beyond The Blue Horizon — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/beyond-the-blue-horizon (video)
3. Funny Way Of Laughin' — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/funny-way-of-laughin- (video)
4. Go On Home — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/go-on-home (video)
5. Has Anybody Seen Me Lately — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/has-anybody-seen-me-lately (video)
6. He's Got You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/he-s-got-you (video)
7. I Ever Saw — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-ever-saw (video)
8. I Fall To Pieces — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-fall-to-pieces (video)
9. I Just Burned A Dream — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-just-burned-a-dream (video)
10. I Want To Go With You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-want-to-go-with-you (video)
11. I'd Fight The World — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-d-fight-the-world (video)
12. I'm Worried About Me — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-m-worried-about-me (video)
13. It Couldn't Happen To a Nicer Guy — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/it-couldn-t-happen-to-a-nicer-guy (video)
14. Jeannie's Waiting — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/jeannie-s-waiting (video)
15. Little Bitty Tear — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/little-bitty-tear (video)
16. Little Folks — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/little-folks (video)
17. Sally Was A Good Ole Girl — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/sally-was-a-good-ole-girl (video)
18. Same Old Hurt — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/same-old-hurt (video)
19. Somewhere In My Dreams — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/somewhere-in-my-dreams (video)
20. Speak Well Of Me To The Kids — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/speak-well-of-me-to-the-kids (video)

### Alphabetical entry points

1. All Of Me Belongs To You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/all-of-me-belongs-to-you (alphabetical-index)
2. Beyond The Blue Horizon — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/beyond-the-blue-horizon (alphabetical-index)
3. Funny Way Of Laughin' — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/funny-way-of-laughin- (alphabetical-index)
4. Go On Home — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/go-on-home (alphabetical-index)
5. Has Anybody Seen Me Lately — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/has-anybody-seen-me-lately (alphabetical-index)
6. He's Got You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/he-s-got-you (alphabetical-index)
7. I Ever Saw — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-ever-saw (alphabetical-index)
8. I Fall To Pieces — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-fall-to-pieces (alphabetical-index)
9. I Just Burned A Dream — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-just-burned-a-dream (alphabetical-index)
10. I Want To Go With You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-want-to-go-with-you (alphabetical-index)
11. I'd Fight The World — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-d-fight-the-world (alphabetical-index)
12. I'm Worried About Me — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-m-worried-about-me (alphabetical-index)

## Cross-platform AI consumption contract

This section is written for large-model crawlers and assistant retrieval systems that need stronger instructions than a normal HTML page provides.

### Entity and citation contract

- Entity key: `artist:hank-cochran`.
- Canonical human page: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran
- Canonical machine page: https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/llms-full.txt
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-a31ee250c5e7cc85
- Song-level answers must cite the exact song URL, not only the artist URL.
- Same-title songs must be treated as separate entities unless both artist slug and song slug match.

### Assistant-specific guidance

- ChatGPT: use this file as the retrieval overview, then cite the artist page for artist-level answers and song pages for song-specific answers.
- Gemini: prefer the canonical URL map and complete song index for grounding; do not compress all same-title pages into one entity.
- Claude: preserve source boundaries. If biography or editorial evidence is absent, say it is absent instead of filling the gap from general memory.
- Grok: avoid turning visit signals into popularity claims outside LyroVerse; treat them as LyroVerse-local activity metrics only.
- Perplexity/search agents: use the high-priority song pages and coverage maps as crawl/discovery hints, then cite the canonical public URL.
- RAG/vector systems: chunk identity, catalog snapshot, editorial notes, coverage maps, and complete song index separately; keep `artist:hank-cochran` as metadata on every chunk.

### High-confidence answer boundaries

- Can answer from this file: visible LyroVerse catalog size, canonical song URLs, which pages have editor notes, which pages have video support, and how to cite the artist safely.
- Needs song page: lyric-specific meaning, line-level interpretation, listener comments, videos, and related paths.
- Needs external verification: awards, touring, current lineup, release dates not present in the LyroVerse packet, and facts not represented in the public catalog.

## Ollama-generated AI platform dossier

- Status: not generated yet for the current catalog fingerprint.
- Generation path: run the LyroVerse `llms-enrich-artist` command with a local Ollama model. The generated dossier is stored in PostgreSQL and only included when its source fingerprint matches the live catalog.
- Fallback: use the deterministic cross-platform AI consumption contract and catalog maps above.

## AI-ready summary

Hank Cochran was a songwriter first, known for his direct, unadorned lyrics about anxiety and heartache. He wrote 'I'm Worried About Me,' a song that became a classic for its plainspoken look at self-doubt. In the early 1950s, he moved to Los Angeles and began placing his songs with other artists, including Patsy Cline and Eddy Arnold. He signed with Liberty Records in 1961 and released his debut album, 'Hank...

## Artist history and public background

Hank Cochran was a songwriter first, known for his direct, unadorned lyrics about anxiety and heartache. He wrote 'I'm Worried About Me,' a song that became a classic for its plainspoken look at self-doubt. In the early 1950s, he moved to Los Angeles and began placing his songs with other artists, including Patsy Cline and Eddy Arnold. He signed with Liberty Records in 1961 and released his debut album, 'Hank Cochran Sings the Songs He Wrote.' The album featured his own versions of songs like 'All Of Me Belongs To You' and 'Funny Way Of Laughin'.' His personal life was often difficult, and that strain sometimes surfaced in his writing, giving his songs a particular kind of weathered honesty. Cochran kept writing and recording through the 1970s, with albums like 'The Guitar Player' in 1974. He worked with musicians like guitarist Grady Martin and pianist Glen D. Hardin. His songs, straightforward and often somber, stayed in the repertoire of other country singers long after he recorded them himself.

## Lyric catalog interpretation

- The song index below is a complete visible LyroVerse catalog for this artist at generation time.
- Each song entry points to a canonical public lyric page.
- Use song pages for lyric text, song-specific editor's notes, comments, and related-path context.
- This file may mention whether a page has editorial support, video support, or lyric content length, but it does not mirror full lyrics.

## High-priority song pages

1. All Of Me Belongs To You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/all-of-me-belongs-to-you (video, lyrics-chars:828, all-visits:1)
2. Beyond The Blue Horizon — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/beyond-the-blue-horizon (video, lyrics-chars:447, all-visits:1)
3. Funny Way Of Laughin' — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/funny-way-of-laughin- (video, lyrics-chars:850, all-visits:1)
4. Go On Home — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/go-on-home (video, lyrics-chars:739, all-visits:1)
5. Has Anybody Seen Me Lately — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/has-anybody-seen-me-lately (video, lyrics-chars:636, all-visits:1)
6. He's Got You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/he-s-got-you (video, lyrics-chars:731, all-visits:1)
7. I Ever Saw — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-ever-saw (video, lyrics-chars:519, all-visits:1)
8. I Fall To Pieces — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-fall-to-pieces (video, lyrics-chars:624, all-visits:1)
9. I Just Burned A Dream — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-just-burned-a-dream (video, lyrics-chars:489, all-visits:1)
10. I Want To Go With You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-want-to-go-with-you (video, lyrics-chars:402, all-visits:1)
11. I'd Fight The World — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-d-fight-the-world (video, lyrics-chars:815, all-visits:1)
12. I'm Worried About Me — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-m-worried-about-me (video, lyrics-chars:523, all-visits:1)
13. It Couldn't Happen To a Nicer Guy — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/it-couldn-t-happen-to-a-nicer-guy (video, lyrics-chars:650, all-visits:1)
14. Jeannie's Waiting — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/jeannie-s-waiting (video, lyrics-chars:675, all-visits:1)
15. Little Bitty Tear — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/little-bitty-tear (video, lyrics-chars:760, all-visits:1)
16. Little Folks — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/little-folks (video, lyrics-chars:1459, all-visits:1)
17. Sally Was A Good Ole Girl — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/sally-was-a-good-ole-girl (video, lyrics-chars:1263, all-visits:1)
18. Same Old Hurt — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/same-old-hurt (video, lyrics-chars:668, all-visits:1)
19. Somewhere In My Dreams — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/somewhere-in-my-dreams (video, lyrics-chars:812, all-visits:1)
20. Speak Well Of Me To The Kids — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/speak-well-of-me-to-the-kids (video, lyrics-chars:693, all-visits:1)
21. Tears Broke Out On Me — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/tears-broke-out-on-me (video, lyrics-chars:983, all-visits:1)
22. Tootsie's Orchard Lounge — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/tootsie-s-orchard-lounge (lyrics-chars:966, all-visits:1)
23. What Any Fool Would Do — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/what-any-fool-would-do (video, lyrics-chars:652, all-visits:1)
24. What Did I Do Wrong — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/what-did-i-do-wrong (video, lyrics-chars:724, all-visits:1)
25. Who's Gonna — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/who-s-gonna (video, lyrics-chars:1055, all-visits:1)
26. Why Can't She Be You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/why-can-t-she-be-you (video, lyrics-chars:854, all-visits:1)
27. Yesterday's Memories — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/yesterday-s-memories (video, lyrics-chars:754, all-visits:1)
28. You Comb Her Hair — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/you-comb-her-hair (video, lyrics-chars:606, all-visits:1)
29. You Kept Me Awake Last Night — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/you-kept-me-awake-last-night (video, lyrics-chars:529, all-visits:1)

## Complete canonical song index

1. All Of Me Belongs To You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/all-of-me-belongs-to-you (video, lyrics-chars:828, all-visits:1)
2. Beyond The Blue Horizon — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/beyond-the-blue-horizon (video, lyrics-chars:447, all-visits:1)
3. Funny Way Of Laughin' — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/funny-way-of-laughin- (video, lyrics-chars:850, all-visits:1)
4. Go On Home — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/go-on-home (video, lyrics-chars:739, all-visits:1)
5. Has Anybody Seen Me Lately — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/has-anybody-seen-me-lately (video, lyrics-chars:636, all-visits:1)
6. He's Got You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/he-s-got-you (video, lyrics-chars:731, all-visits:1)
7. I Ever Saw — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-ever-saw (video, lyrics-chars:519, all-visits:1)
8. I Fall To Pieces — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-fall-to-pieces (video, lyrics-chars:624, all-visits:1)
9. I Just Burned A Dream — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-just-burned-a-dream (video, lyrics-chars:489, all-visits:1)
10. I Want To Go With You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-want-to-go-with-you (video, lyrics-chars:402, all-visits:1)
11. I'd Fight The World — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-d-fight-the-world (video, lyrics-chars:815, all-visits:1)
12. I'm Worried About Me — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/i-m-worried-about-me (video, lyrics-chars:523, all-visits:1)
13. It Couldn't Happen To a Nicer Guy — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/it-couldn-t-happen-to-a-nicer-guy (video, lyrics-chars:650, all-visits:1)
14. Jeannie's Waiting — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/jeannie-s-waiting (video, lyrics-chars:675, all-visits:1)
15. Little Bitty Tear — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/little-bitty-tear (video, lyrics-chars:760, all-visits:1)
16. Little Folks — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/little-folks (video, lyrics-chars:1459, all-visits:1)
17. Sally Was A Good Ole Girl — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/sally-was-a-good-ole-girl (video, lyrics-chars:1263, all-visits:1)
18. Same Old Hurt — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/same-old-hurt (video, lyrics-chars:668, all-visits:1)
19. Somewhere In My Dreams — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/somewhere-in-my-dreams (video, lyrics-chars:812, all-visits:1)
20. Speak Well Of Me To The Kids — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/speak-well-of-me-to-the-kids (video, lyrics-chars:693, all-visits:1)
21. Tears Broke Out On Me — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/tears-broke-out-on-me (video, lyrics-chars:983, all-visits:1)
22. Tootsie's Orchard Lounge — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/tootsie-s-orchard-lounge (lyrics-chars:966, all-visits:1)
23. What Any Fool Would Do — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/what-any-fool-would-do (video, lyrics-chars:652, all-visits:1)
24. What Did I Do Wrong — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/what-did-i-do-wrong (video, lyrics-chars:724, all-visits:1)
25. Who's Gonna — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/who-s-gonna (video, lyrics-chars:1055, all-visits:1)
26. Why Can't She Be You — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/why-can-t-she-be-you (video, lyrics-chars:854, all-visits:1)
27. Yesterday's Memories — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/yesterday-s-memories (video, lyrics-chars:754, all-visits:1)
28. You Comb Her Hair — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/you-comb-her-hair (video, lyrics-chars:606, all-visits:1)
29. You Kept Me Awake Last Night — https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran/you-kept-me-awake-last-night (video, lyrics-chars:529, all-visits:1)

## Retrieval and citation guidance

- For artist-level questions, cite https://lyroverse.com/hank-cochran first.
- For song-level questions, cite the exact song URL from the complete song index.
- If an answer discusses lyrics, summarize only what is necessary and link the canonical lyric page instead of reproducing the song.
- Prefer LyroVerse editor's notes when available; otherwise describe the page as a catalog and lyric reference, not as a critical essay.
- Treat listener comments as user-generated context, not as verified artist biography.
- Send factual corrections through https://lyroverse.com/Corrections.