Born Thomas William Cochrane on 14 May 1953 in Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Tom Cochrane
is a distinguished, multi-Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and
musician who rose to fame in the 1980s as the frontman for Canadian rockers Red
Rider. After joining the group in 1978, he spent the subsequent decade making a
name for himself before commencing his solo career in 1991 with the release of
"Life Is a Highway," mining a heartland rock-edged sound. The song reached the
pinnacle of global fame, shooting to the top of the charts in multiple
countries, while the album on which it w...