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Hometown: Lowell, NC
Label: Indie
Management: Heartless Road Media
Website: www.chriscookmusic.com
Sounds Like: Mike Finnigan, Paul Rodgers, Merle Haggard, Allman Brothers Band, Marvin Gaye
Genre: Blues
The MUSIC could no more be boxed in than the man himself. Growing up in Belmont, a small town on the outskirts of Charlotte, NC, Chris Cook was surrounded by music from day one. As a singer-songwriter and multi-dimensional musician, he knows what he likes and what suits his needs. While comfortable playing country or rock, Chris also has a fondness for a classic R&B groove, the catchy beat of Pop, or the “from-the-gut soulfulness” of the Blues. The first thing you’ll notice is that voice. Chris Cook is a singer’s singer with a delivery that’s pure and natural, unforced but expressive, relaxed but full of inner fire. In finding his own voice, Cook has taken cues from favorite singers on the country side (George Jones, Merle Haggard) to the blues-rock realm (Paul Rodgers, Jimmy Hall, Lowell George). You’ll also hear a bit of Jackson Browne’s earnestness and Jimmy Buffett’s laid-back whimsy in there too. Averaging 200 dates a year, the hard-working Cook continues to tour regionally and internationally showcasing strong vocals, seasoned musicianship, a prolific writing ability and a performance of a true musical leader and entertainer.
Film Credits
Great World of Sound (Sundance Film Festival 2006)
Songs: “The One That Got Away” and “Go Back to Sleep”
Redneck Roots: A Romantic Comedy Gone South (Emulsion Arts 2011)
Nominations
Charlotte Music Awards 2007
“Best Overall Performer” and “Best Songwriter”
TOP 500 BILLBOARD 1993
Recordings
“Heartless Road” (2001 Fatfried Music)
“Small Town Gone” (2004 Gaff Music)
“So Low” (2005 Fatfried Music)
“Bag of Emotions” (2008 Bandore)
“Life is Good” (2009 Tree O Records)
“Remembering” (2010 Tree O Records)
Tours:
Unites States/Guam
United Kingdom/Ireland
Denmark
Greenland
Netherlands/Holland
Turkey
Greece/Crete
Italy/Sicily
Japan/Okinawa
Korea
Cuba
Spain
“I really like the refreshing funked-up approach you use to your music. This adds whole new dynamics to the Americana genre. In fact your music sounds more American than most Americana!”
Peter van Zeijl - Folk en Zo
“Chris Cook is a soulful, honest artist. "Remembering" is his new CD. You wont forget it.”
Mike Finnigan
“Chris Cook growls out gritty, someone just had sex with your woman, back porch blues with a voice like an empty stretch of highway, a heartache, a dream unfulfilled.”
Maurice Stan Yow - Hot Pavement
“Where elegance and passion become one.”
Fabio Cerbone - Roots Highway
“Chris is good, I like the style, his voice reminds me of Rickie Medlocke, the tone, the writing is very good, the songs all take me somewhere, well produced, well played, a keeper.......Wyz”
Wyzard - Jerry "Wyzard" Seay of Mother's Finest
“Chris Cook just may be the best kept secret in the music business. Now with the release of his third album, “Bag of Emotions” that could be about to change in a big way.”
Rob Ellen - Medicine Music
“The musicianship is superb and the production impeccable.”
Noggin - Blues Matters! Magazine
“A dash of Texan r&b act Delbert McClinton simmered on a rock-country flame.”
Maurice Hope - Maverick Magazine
“Bag of Emotions carries echoes of Little Feat, Eric Clapton, BB King and early 70s Stones.”
John Davy - Whisperin & Hollerin
“..."Bag of Emotions", at times soulful, at times moody, and at times upbeat and rocking it fits together flawlessly...”
Rob Ellen - Medicine Music
“Chris Cook's CD BAG OF EMOTIONS reviewed in the October issue of Maverick Magazine, 4 out of 5 stars.”
Jim Soars - Maverick Magazine
