Thomas William Cochrane OC OM (/ˈkÉ'krÉ™n/ KOK-rÉ™n; born May 14,
1953) is a Canadian musician best known as the frontman for the rock
band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter. Cochrane
has won eight Juno Awards. He is a member of the Canadian Music Hall
of Fame, an officer of the Order of Canada, and has an honorary
doctorate from Brandon University. In September 2009, he was inducted
onto the Canadian Walk of Fame.After meeting at the El Mocambo tavern
in Toronto, Cochrane joined the Canadian rock band Red Rider in 1978
and served as their lead singer and main songwriter for more than ten
years. Red Rider included Ken Greer, Jeff Jones, Peter Boynton and Rob
Baker. Bruce Allen managed the band from their debut until 1985.
Cochrane recorded six studio albums with Red Rider plus a live album,
a best of album, and a box set. By 1986, the band was billed as "Tom
Cochrane & Red Rider". He would later refer to this period of his
career as a stretch of "manageable success" before the release of Mad
Mad World.In 2002, Cochrane reunited with his former Red Rider
bandmates Greer and Jones and continues to perform with them. Tom Cochrane Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter