Hank Cochran, a country music songwriter, composer and performer, died Thursday at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was 74.

His publicist Martha E. Moore said he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago and suffered from aortic aneurysm in March.

The famed songwriter was considered to be one of the most influential in the 1960s, with three of his songs as a solo artist making it to the top 30. Several of his compositions won Grammy awards, including “Funny Way of Laughin” (1962) by Burl Ives and “Don’t Touch Me” (1966) by Jeannie Seely.

He also co-wrote several chart topping hits like “I Fall to Pieces” by Patsy Cline, “Ocean Front Property” by George Strait, “That’s All That Matters to Me” by Mickey Gilley, “Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me” by Ronnie Milsap and “Set ‘em Up Joe” by Vern Gosdin.

Cochran, who was born in Mississippi, was a member of the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Association International Hall of Fame.

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