Ronnie Cochran, Producer

Contact: minnard1@att.net

A native of West Virginia, Ronnie’s early career was in television. Later he performed and toured with country artist, Mel Street, playing bass and singing background vocals, and coproducing Mel’s recordings. His time with Mel Street brought him to Nashville, where he met and worked with Billy Walker. He played bass and did background vocals for Billy on the Grand Ole Opry and was Billy’s producer for almost twenty years. During his time in Nashville, Ronnie, through his production company RC Productions, produced recording sessions for many artists and clients including four album projects for Wendy Manley, an artist on John Nelson’s label, White Water Records. Ronnie produced most of the recordings showcased on this website, and in these recordings his talent and production skills are on full display.