Roger Cook (songwriter)
| Roger Cook | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Roger Frederick Cook |
| Also known as | Roger James Cooke |
| Born |
19 August 1940 Fishponds, Bristol, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
| Associated acts | Blue Mink, David and Jonathan, CCW |
| Website | www |
Roger Frederick Cook (born 19 August 1940) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, who has written many hit records for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.
He is best known for his collaborations with Roger Greenaway. Cook's co-compositions have included "You've Got Your Troubles", and the transatlantic million selling songs, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". They were the first UK songwriting partnership to be granted an Ivor Novello Award as 'Songwriters of the Year' in two successive years.
In 1997, Cook became the only British songwriter to enter the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England. Most of the hits he has written have been in collaboration with Roger Greenaway, whom he originally met while they were members of a close harmony group, the Kestrels. They had a brief but successful recording career between 1965 and 1967 as David and Jonathan, scoring hits with a cover version of the Beatles' "Michelle", and their own "Lovers of the World Unite". They also penned their first hit as songwriters for others in 1965, with "You've Got Your Troubles", a number 2 UK success for The Fortunes and US number 7 for the Fortunes.
As a performer Cook is best remembered as a member of Blue Mink, sharing lead vocals with Madeline Bell. The group was formed in 1969, primarily as a producer's outfit, featuring a wealth of top session musicians including Herbie Flowers (bassist), Alan Parker (guitarist), Roger Coulam (keyboardist) and Barry Morgan (drummer), who were simultaneously members of the jazz / rock / big band fusion outfit CCS, another mainly recording act.
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