Cochise was an English

England

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 country rock

Country rock

Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...

 band that performed in the 1970s.

This band is more significant for who they included than what they produced. Singer Stewart Brown had grown up with Reggie Dwight, later Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

, and co-founded the band Bluesology

Bluesology

Bluesology was a 1960s English R&B group, best remembered as being the first professional band of which Reggie Dwight - later known as Elton John - was a member.-History:...

 with him. After the demise of Cochise, Mick Grabham

Mick Grabham

Mick Grabham played lead guitar for Procol Harum after the departure of Dave Ball, beginning with their album, Grand Hotel through to Something Magic...

 made a solo album in 1972 and joined Procol Harum

Procol Harum

Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...

 the following year. B.J. Cole also recorded a solo album in 1972, called New Hovering Dog, before becoming an important session musician

Session musician

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 playing with Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

, Uriah Heep

Uriah Heep (band)

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...

 and many others throughout the 1970s. Rick Wills and John "Willie" Wilson played on David Gilmour

David Gilmour

David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of...

's debut solo album

David Gilmour (album)

David Gilmour is the first solo album from Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour, released in May 1978 in the UK and on 17 June 1978 in the US. The album reached #17 in the UK and #29 on the Billboard US album charts and was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA...

 in 1978.

Personnel

• Stewart Brown - Vocals, Guitar
• B.J. Cole - Steel Guitar
• Mick Grabham
  Mick Grabham
  Mick Grabham played lead guitar for Procol Harum after the departure of Dave Ball, beginning with their album, Grand Hotel through to Something Magic...
  
   - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
• Rick Wills - Bass, Vocals
• John 'Willie' Wilson - Drums
• Roy O'Temro - Drums
• John Gilbert - Vocals

Albums

• Cochise
  Cochise (album)
  Cochise is the debut album from the British rock band Cochise.-Track list:#"Velvet Mountain" – 3:26#"China" –3:55#"Trafalgar Day" Cochise is the debut album from the British rock band Cochise.-Track list:#"Velvet Mountain" (Mick Grabham) – 3:26#"China"...
  
  (United Artists Uas 29177) 1970 (reissued on CD by Kissing Spell, 2002 - SCD933)
• Swallow Tales
  Swallow Tales
  Swallow Tales is a 1971 album by British country rock band Cochise.Cochise was most well known for guitarist Mick Grabham, who joined British rock band Procol Harum after Cochise dissolved in 1972. The album was released in 1971, and featured several supporting artists including Tim Renwick and...
  
  (Liberty Lbg 83428) 1971 (reissued on CD by Kissing Spell, 2002 - SCD934)
• So Far (United Artists Uas 29286) 1972 (reissued on CD by Kissing Spell, 2002 - SCD935)

Singles

• "Watch This Space" / "59th Street Bridge Song" (United Artists UP 35134) 1970
• "Love's Made A Fool Of You" / "Words Of A Dying Man" (Liberty LBF 15425) 1970
• "Why I Sing The Blues" / "Jed Collder" (Liberty LBF 15460) 1971

Compilation albums

• The track "Home Again" appears on United Artists Records
  United Artists Records
  United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
  
   1971 sampler All Good Clean Fun
  All Good Clean Fun
  All Good Clean Fun was originally a promotional sampler issued by United Artists Records in 1971. This original release was a double album containing 23 tracks by 20 different artists, with three artists; Morning, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Canned Heat, having 2 tracks each.Most of the...
  
  (UDX 201/2)
• "Home Again" and "Velvet Mountain" appear on the 2004 EMI
  EMI
  The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
  
  CD re-package of All Good Clean Fun (Liberty 8660902).