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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.
Pattie Santos, who had formed Cockrell & Santos with her husband, former bassist Bud Cockrell, in 1977, was killed in a car crash near Geyserville in Sonoma County, California on December 14, 1989. Cockrell himself died in 2010. It's a Beautiful Day reformed occasionally for reunions and special concerts.
Mar 17, 2010 · BUD COCKRELL, 59, lead vocalist for Pablo Cruise, who sang on such hits as "Whatcha Gonna Do?" and "Place in the Sun," died in his sleep due to complications from kidney failure. The Greenville, MS, native was in S.F. band It’s A Beautiful Day before joining Pablo Cruise.
Mar 1, 2017 · Cockrell was a natural athlete, finding great success in various games, even being chosen for the National High School All American Football Team, playing on the 1953 State Champion Pampa High School basketball team and that same year winner of the regional heavy weight Golden Glove boxing, winning his first match with a 43 second knock out.
Gabriel left Pablo Cruise in November 2009 and was replaced by veteran bassist Larry Antonino (who has worked with Air Supply, Jeff Beck, Ronnie Laws and many others) in 2010. Bud Cockrell died on March 6, 2010, after complications from diabetes. He was 59.
Dec 20, 2021 · Santos, who together with her husband, former group bassist Bud Cockrell (also original bassist with Pablo Cruise), had formed Cockrell & Santos in 1977. It’s a Beautiful Day reunited occasionally for reunions and special concerts.
Bud Cockrell, from Greenville, Mississippi, has 4 gold records. He was a singer and bass guitar player with Pablo Cruise in the 70’s. He left the band for joint project with then wife Pattie Santos (vocal on “White Bird” from the “It’s a Beautiful Day” band out of San Francisco in the early 70’s).
