Music, Art & Literature

 

Thad Cockrell is "known for singing about heartache in the tried-and-true country mold". That's how NPR described him. He also has a MySpace page where you can sample his music.

Eddie Cockrell is an expert in international cinema. His film reviews regularly appear in Nitrate Online.

David Cockrell was a pioneer in music synthesis via computer. Using 2 PDP minicomputers, he built MUSYS III in 1962.

Bud Cockrell is a founding member of the group Pablo Cruise (double-platinum music in the late 70s).

 

 

Amanda Cockrell wrote "The Deer Dancers", "The Horse Catchers", and "The Pomegranate Seed".

Enjoy these lines from Day of These Days by Laurie Lee:

"Such a morning it is when love leans through geranium windows and calls with a cockerel's tongue.

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass; and the sun drips honey."