Researching Bud Cockrell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 312 people with the Cockrell surname? In that year Cockrell was ranked number 3267 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Bud means "Off-shoot" and is of German origin.
Records of Bud Cockrell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bud Cockrell and the Cockrell Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 321 people with the Cockrell surname in the UK? Cockrell is now ranked number 3740 for popularity in the UK. |
Cockrell Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Cockrell surname in the USA? Cockrell is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bud Cockrell
Bud Cockrell
James Ray "Bud" Cockrell (March 28, 1950 – March 6, 2010) was an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the original bassist and one of the lead vocalists for the San Francisco-based California rock band Pablo Cruise. Cockrell was in the band at its inception in 1973, but left in 1977 before its most successful album, Worlds Away, to form a duo (Cockrell & Santos) with his wife and former It's a Beautiful Day bandmate, Pattie Santos. He was replaced by bassist Bruce Day.
Cockrell previously had a brief stint with the band It's a Beautiful Day with David LaFlamme and Pattie Santos and featured guests included Airto Moreira and his wife Flora Purim of Return To Forever and jazz fusion bassist Jaco Pastorius of Weather Report.
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