Karl Cochran, a veteran rock guitarist who collaborated with KISS and performed with singer Joe Lynn Turner, amongst others, was killed in a tragic automobile accident involving his 90-year-old mom on Wednesday morning (February nineteenth) in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
In accordance with MyCentralJersey.com, the 61-year-old Cochran was a passenger within the automobile, and was ejected when the 2015 Subaru Legacy his mom Arna was driving struck a tree whereas backing up in a entrance yard. Cochran was taken by helicopter to Robert Wooden Johnson College Hospital in New Brunswick, the place he died from his accidents.
Cochran was a member of KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s solo band within the Nineteen Nineties, and co-wrote the KISS music “Into the Void” with Frehley on the band’s 1998 reunion album Psycho Circus. He was additionally a member of The Eric Singer Venture, that includes the longtime KISS drummer.
Along with his associations with KISS musicians, Cochran was identified for his work with singer Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple), showing on a variety of the vocalist’s solo recordings.
Cochran suffered a stroke in 2014, however continued to work in music as a producer and engineer, in addition to a guitar and bass instructor.
KISS paid tribute to Cochran upon studying of his passing, sharing a photograph of the guitarist with Paul Stanley, and writing, “Our expensive buddy Karl Cochran was killed in a automobile accident on Feb. nineteenth. Karl was a vocalist and guitarist extraordinaire who suffered a large stroke however by no means stopped preventing to make his method again. He was cherished by our followers worldwide by way of his appearances worldwide and was a relentless inspiration as our visitor on our KISS Kruises. Our deep condolences to Geri and household.”
Joe Lynn Turner provided a prolonged tribute, which learn partly, “For me personally I’ve misplaced a brother, buddy and associate. Now there’ll at all times be a lacking a part of my coronary heart. I shall at all times bear in mind and have a good time with love for the time I used to be lucky sufficient to share along with his unimaginable character and boundless spirit.”
Our condolences exit to Karl Cochran’s household and pals throughout this troublesome time.