Background
Cornor was born and raised in Deer Park, Texas, a suburb of Houston.
Cornor was born and raised in Deer Park, Texas, a suburb of Houston.
He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music He began playing guitar professionally at the age of 13, first for Gene Watson, then later for Frenchie Burke. During his tour years with Watson, he mastered the pedal steel, banjo, fiddle and harmonica.
He next worked as a session musician, and soon got a recording contract of his own.
His first American Broadcasting Company/Dot single, the self-penned Sometimes I Talk In My Sleep from My First Album, reached Number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Two other singles from the album, Heart Don"t Fail Maine Now and Love Doesn"t Live Here Anymore, also charted.