A SPECIAL EVENING OF SONG TO PAY TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY SONGWRITERS HANK COCHRAN AND RED LANE; RAISE MONEY FOR SONGWRITERS WITH CANCER

UPDATE - 12:51PM ET WED, JAN 17
#CANCELLATION - If you were planning on attending, The Hank Cochran Pen Fund Benefit scheduled for tonight has been cancelled due to weather. Look for a rescheduled date soon!

A Special Evening Of Song To Pay Tribute To Legendary Songwriters

Hank Cochran & Red Lane And Raise Money For Songwriters With Cancer

The Event:  The Hank Cochran Pen Fund Benefit

When:  Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Where:  3rd & Lindsley

Time:   Show at 7:30 p.m. (Doors at 6:00)

Price:  $10.00

Performers: Ronnie Bowman, Rafe Van Hoy, Don Sampson, Marla Cannon-Goodman, Dale Dodson Waylon Payne and you never know who's going to "stop by" ...

"Hank and Red are both legends and amazing songwriters.  Red and I actually wrote a lot together - on his plane or at my house.  Our friendship evolved from friends to family.  He was like a father to me and I miss him.  I'm honored to be invited to be a part of such a great cause." 

 - Ronnie Bowman

"I was extremely lucky to be able to know them, especially at an early formative time in my career.  They were both very funny, clever souls who always had family and friends around them, and I'm so glad I got to be a part of many of those wonderful times."  - Rafe Van Hoy

  

"Red and I were close.  When Red would call at 2 a.m. and say 'hey,' you had time to get up, make a sandwich and eat it before he would ask 'what ya doing?' He was definitely one of a kind, and I'm thrilled to be taking part in this fundraiser for THCPF."   - Don Sampson

"Dad always said that Hank would show up at the studio with a suitcase full of songs whenever someone was recording," she recalls.  "Everyone knew then that at least three spots on the album were gone.  It was a good lesson for me to learn.  Persistence pays."

 - Marla Cannon-Goodman

"Hank is the nail to country music that put it all together. Haggard said 'there's only three writers in country music -- Hank being first, me and Red Lane a real close third.'" 

- Dale Dodson

"Hank and Red are part of the Masters of Songwriting and I was honored to call them both my friends and mentors." 

- Waylon Payne

To Donate

The Hank Cochran Pen Fund offers financial support to songwriters and their families as they deal with cancer.  "Hank understood songwriters better than anyone," Booth recalls.  "Not every writer is on the charts every week; some never make it there at all, but they are all songwriters."  The Fund shares that philosophy, and is dedicated to helping writers - of all career stages - in whatever way possible.  To date, the Fund has paid mortgage and utility bills, paid for medical supplies, meals, Uber rides and dog sitter fees.  "Everyone's life is different and so everyone has unique needs," notes Cochran.  "Our goal is to help meet the financial needs of the individual so that they can focus on healing."  - https://www.facebook.com/ThePenFund