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David L. Cook(e) (born November 11, 1968) is an American Christian country music singer-songwriter, comedian and a multiple Emmy Award and Telly Award winner.[title=The 29th Annual TELLY Awards ][title= Emmy Award Winners ] Born to Donnell and June Cook (née Mercer), David is the oldest of six children.
Cook is most notably known for his deliverance of smooth vocals and his prolific writing abilities. Cook has written over 2,500 songs and is widely known for the song Drop that Rock.[title=WOW Lyrics Partial listing of David L Cook lyrics and songs] The song was featured on his album In the Middle of It All which garnered Cook a Dove Award nomination for Christian Country Album of the Year in 1999.[title=In The Middle of it All by David L Cook MP3 Downloads + free music download on PayPlay.FM ][title=The Dove Nominees - The Phantom Tollbooth Dove Award nomination for Christian Country Album of the Year.]
In all of Cook's overseas recordings his name appears with an "e" at the end of Cook to distinguish it from his work in the United States. The male members of The Cook Family Singers have always used just their middle initials as a trademark, a trait beginning back in 1885 when the first such group was formed.[title=CD Baby: DAVID L COOK: Come Follow Me The history of the "L"]
In 1990 Cook was diagnosed with a dissociative disorder and psychogenic amnesia reportedly brought on by an abusive father
. In 1999 Cook's story was used as a lead story with The 700 Club.[title=davidlcook.com David L Cook's life story told on the 700 Club]
Biography "Cook was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi; after two years, his family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he attended Pine Crest School and later graduated from Boyd Anderson High School.[title=CD Baby: DAVID L COOK: Split Personality David attends Pine Crest and Boyd Anderson] Cook began his musical career at age five, singing with his family's group, The Cook Family Singers. His parents divorced in 1980, after which the group disbanded.[title=David L. Cook MP3 Downloads - David L. Cook Music Downloads - David L. Cook Music Videos - David L. Cook Pictures - MP3.com ] Cook continued singing both gospel and secular music.[title=David L. Cook Biography - AOL Music ]Cook's humanitarian work with children's charities include helping with the Children's Miracle Network telethon and several appearances on various Jerry Lewis Telethon's.[title="Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon" Episode dated 1 September 1990 (1990) David works with the Jerry Lewis Telethon]
Early life Early in life, Cook was abused by his father, who had a severe drinking problem; when intoxicated, the father would become violent towards the family. After many years of this abuse Cook developed many psychological problems that ended up following him through to his life as an adult. Cook developed a severe dissociative disorder and psychogenic amnesia. He recalled having periods of "missing time" but never really understood the cause. In 1990, doctors finally diagnosed the disorders after Cook experienced what they thought was a severe stroke and was rushed to the Coral Springs Medical Hospital in Fort. Lauderdale.[title=Broward Health ] Cook checked himself out of the hospital and disappeared from his Florida home and was found five months later in a Charlotte, North Carolina, hospital with similar health complaints. Cook had been around Charlotte for five months and no one realized that there was anything wrong with him until he started developing stroke symptoms again. Doctors finally realized that Cook's problems were not organic and sent him to see specialists. Cook had no recollection of leaving Florida, nor what he had done during his five months in Charlotte. When asked, he stated that, "It was like someone switching off a light and then switching it back on. "
Cook's story has been told through different media. An episode of the television series Touched by an Angel, was supposed to be shot but was canceled due to production issues and was never rescheduled before the shows cancellation. The 700 Club did a full-length documentary on Cook that was aired worldwide. Cook himself wrote the religious self-help book Inspirational Words, which outlines his ordeal and how he overcame the disorder.
Music seealso David L. Cook discography
David L Cook as Mortermer Crabbottom
His first solo Christian album, Come Follow Me, was released in 1985. The album was written and produced by singer/producer Frank X. Loconto, a former member of the group Lane Brothers. In 1986, he signed with the American Musical Academy of Arts Association (AMAAA) and released another album, Personal Feelings.[title=Frank Loconto's Singing Rosary ][title=Lane Brothers (RCS Artist Discography) ]
In 1997, Mountainview Records released his In the Middle of it All album, which earned Cook a Gospel Music Association Dove Award nomination for Christian Country Album of the Year in 1999.[title=The Dove Nominees - The Phantom Tollbooth Dove Award nomination for Christian Country Album of the Year] However, after a fallout with Mountainview records in 1999, he started his own record label called DLC Records. It was during this transitional period that Cook created a comedy character, named Mortermer Crabbottom, in the tradition of comedic country alter egos like Jim Nabors' eccentric Gomer Pyle persona.[title=Gomer Pyle, U. S. M. C. in Jump The Shark Jim Neighbors as Gomer Pyle] Cook even recorded an album in character, Split Personality, based on the life and times of Mortermer Crabbottom growing up in the fictitious town of Crabbottom USA.[title=CD Baby: DAVID L COOK: Split Personality ][title=Split Personality] In 1999, the Country Gospel Music Association inducted Cook into its Hall of Fame, along with Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Andy Griffith, Jody Miller and Lulu Roman. To date, Cook is the youngest person to be inducted.[title=Platinum Heart Awards ]
Cook's most recent release is 2006's Have You Ever.[title=CD Baby: DAVID L COOK: Have You Ever ] On September 9, 2006, the song "Why Can't I Go Back" from that same album charted at number one on the Country Gospel Connection charts.[title=Country Gospel Connection, ]
Television In August 2007 David joined in partnership with the Firebird Arts Alliance. Cook was asked by David Tang, president of Firebirds, to write and produce a theme song for the television series New South Crossings.[title=Firebird Arts Alliance > Major Projects > New South Crossings ] The theme song was called, "Meet Me at the Crossroads". Cook won an Emmy Award on January 24, 2009 for his work on the series and theme song.[title= Emmy Award Winners ] Cook is also credited as one of the shows associate producers.
Cook appeared in the episode entitled, "Master Class". In this episode Cook was seen working with younger artists such as the Whippersnappers and Caroline Keller.[title=Firebird Arts Alliance > Major Projects > New South Crossings ] Cook shows them the ins and outs of working together musically and during the episode they perform the actual theme song for the series.
Awards (Partial listing from 1997 to present) Over the years, Cook has been decorated with many prestigious awards such as the 2005, Christian Comedian of the Year, 2006 "Media Personality of the Year", "Comedian of the Year" and "Christian Country Entertainer of the Year. "[title=INTERNATIONAL AWARDS ][title=Eastern USA ]
In July 2006, the International Country Gospel Music Association inducted Cook and fellow artists, Mike Manuel, Gayla Earlene, Doug DeRamus and Marijohn Wilkin into the Hall of Fame.[title=International Country Gospel Music Association - ICGMA ]
In January 2009, Cook won an Emmy Award for his work on the series, New South Crossings.[title=nashville. emmyonline.org New South Crossing Emmy Win]
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