Lucky Cochran & The Persuaders

Me and Ward Davis..

Well, it’s with sadness I have to announce that I have to cancel the upcoming gig on July 10 for the East Moline Summer Concert Series. Due to several circumstances. One of the reasons as some people know, is that I have sold my house in Davenport and am preparing to move back to Texas. I’ve had a great time playing music here, and to all the awesome musicians, and people and places that I’ve played with, and been to, I thank you all very much for the fun times and memories! I plan on continuing my musical journey in The Lone Star State, so stay tuned! I’ll be keeping the same name and page here on Facebook. I’ll be living in this rig for awhile, so I’ll See y’all down the road! 🍀🤠🤘🎸

HUGE THANKS to Julie Welch-Rice and Cheers on Main in Aledo, IL for having us back for customer appreciation day again this year! It was a great time! Thanks to all the awesome folks who came out to party with us! Hope to see y’all next year!! 🍀🤠🤘🎸

Hey y’all, Want to let everyone know that the event for Sunday July 26 in Bennett, IA has been canceled by the event host so we will not be playing. Sorry for any inconvenience! We’ll see y’all at another show!

Huge THANKS to Hy-Vee Market Grill in Rock Island, and Kaylynn Neff, and all the folks that came out to hang with us! The weather was great, the Indy Car was cool, and we had a great time!! We’ll be back with the acoustic trio in a few weeks!! See y’all soon!!

Our first ever Merch is in! We’ll have these for sale at our show tomorrow at Hy-Vee Market Grill in Rock Island! Be sure to come hang out with us… the Hy-Vee Indy Car will be there, and there will be BBQ and Cold Beverages Available, along with some Kickin’ Outlaw Honkytonkin Country Music!! We’ll be there 12:30-3:00pm…See y’all there!! *** I forgot to mention our great friend and sometime Pedal Steel player the very talented Darrell Doose will be joining us on this show!! ****

Hey y’all,
I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce two new members to The Persuaders! Joining us on Bass Guitar is Mike Frank, and on Drums, Nathan Baker! Both of these guys are awesome musicians with many years of experience and playing music with several different bands between them. Very exited to have these guys on board! Please help us welcome them to the lineup when we play our first gig together Saturday May 14 at Hy-Vee Market Grill in Rock Island, IL. 12:30-3:30 pm! This is a big event as the Hy-Vee NASCAR will be there!! Can’t wait to see y’all as we get this season revved up and ready to roll !!
Boogity, Boogity, Boogity!! 🍀🤠🤘🎸

Taco Bell by Doug "Lucky" Cochran. Written by Doug and performed at the Gypsy Highway in Davenport, Iowa. Darren Schultz was there and videoed that performance. I used that video from YouTube...

Hey Y’all, hope everyone is doing great!
Just wanted to let you know that I will be on the radio tomorrow morning from 11:30am to Noon on Iowa Country Artist of the Week with Steve Shettler, on KBOE Hot County 104.9FM! I’m excited for this, so be sure to tune in or live stream and join us!

It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing the bad news that we, along with the Quad Cities Music scene has lost a much loved and talented musician, and all around great guy in Michael Quaintance. I really have no words, but to say I’m shocked and very saddened by this terrible news.

https://www.esterdahl.com/obituary/MichaelMike-Quaintance

Obituary for Michael "Mike" Glen Quaintance | Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory, Ltd. Share memories & support the family

We regretfully must announce that due to the resent COVID-19 concerns in North Scott county, our show for Saturday, September 26th at The DEPOT has been postponed until a future date to be determined,hopefully sometime in October. We, along with the management of The DEPOT feel this is the appropriate thing to do at this time. Please stay tuned, as we will be announcing a rescheduled date soon! Thanks for your support, and we look forward to playing you some classic honkytonk outlaw country music real soon! 🤠🎸🍀🇺🇸

Want to send out a BIG THANKS to Virgil L Richardson and all the staff at The Gypsy Highway, and all the great folks that came out! It was an epic night! Hope to see y’all again real soon!!!

Introducing Mike Johnson on drums and vocals!

Mike caught the musical bug at an early age. He was in the 4th grade when he decided he wanted to be a drummer, however his father, had other ideas stating "No, you're gonna play an instrument that makes music, NOT racket!" so Mike opted for playing the Trumpet, which he played througout school. Unfortunately, Mike lost his father at the early age of 13 and began saving up all his hard-earned lawn mowing money and purchased his first drum kit. He soon began jamming and playing in garage bands and was hooked! Being self taught, his influences were The Beatles, The Dave Clark 5, Grand Funk Railroad, The Doobie Brothers and Boston to name a few. Later on Mike became a big country music fan as well. Mike has since gone on to play with several local bands in the area over the years. We are certainly lucky to now have his talents and years of experience in The Persuaders!

Hey everybody, hope all is well with you! We have a couple lineup changes to announce... We're excited to welcome Mike Johnson on drums and vocals and Douglas Ganster on bass guitar!

Unfortunately, we have to cancel our March 8 appearance on The Midwest Review Show, as well as our appearance at The Living Room following. We deeply regret any inconvenience, and we look forward to rescheduling at a future date.

Can’t wait for this! Last time as a solo was a blast... now with a great band, quadruple the fun! Be sure to tune in!

Introducing Michael Quaintance, on Keys and vocals! So excited for the great dynamics and musical muscle Michael brings to the band!

Mike is a self-taught musician from Sherrard Illinois who inherited talent from his dad “Jack Quaintance”, a gifted pianist from the 1950's. Mike occasionally travels the country to play larger venues with long-time friends since retirement from Deere & Company as well as locally.
Music has always been a big part of Mike’s life be it
in support for fellow musicians, mentoring, learning from each other, comparing notes, understanding the music scene and offering support in any form. He’s also a member and supporter of the Local 67 American Federation of Musicians in the capacity of Vice President.

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Lucky Cochran & The Persuaders

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Added a new video: "Buck Owens cover "Truck Drivin' Man"" https://www.reverbnation.com/q/7ltnh0

Sunday rehearsal... all about gettin’ em’ right and tight!

Doug

Doug is someone I went to school with, this is a Sunday Sessions photo set.

Big THANKS to Virgil L Richardson and Gypsy Highway for having us, and to all who came out! It was a great night and a fun debut for The Persuaders! We had a blast! See y’all real soon!