Colin Cooper (musician)

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Colin Cooper (born October 7, 1939 in Stafford , † July 3, 2008 at birthplace) was a British blues singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a founding member and front man of the Climax Blues Band .

biography

At the age of twelve Cooper learned to play the harmonica , at 16 he switched to the clarinet . Then he learned to play the guitar. He played in several local school bands and then formed the Climax Jazz Band in 1963. His first release is the single Can't Let Her Go b / w Make Her Mine with the mod band Hipster Image, which was released on Decca Records in 1965 . He sang and played the saxophone . The B-side song was used in a 1999 Levi’s spot in Japan.

In 1967 Cooper founded the hugely successful Climax Blues Band , of which he was a member until his death. On July 3, 2008, he succumbed to longstanding prostate cancer .

Discography

With The Hipster Image

  • 1965: Can't Let Her Go / Make Her Mine (single with The Hipster Image)
  • 1965: Keele Rag Record, in Aid of Charity (EP with The Hipster Image)

With the Climax Blues Band

  • 1969: The Climax Chicago Blues Band
  • 1969: ... Plays On
  • 1970: A Lot of Bottle
  • 1971: Tightly Knit
  • 1972: Rich Man
  • 1973: FM / Live
  • 1974: Sense of Direction
  • 1975: Stamp Album
  • 1976: Gold Plated
  • 1978: Shine On
  • 1979: Real to Reel
  • 1980: Flying the Flag
  • 1981: Lucky for Some
  • 1983: Sample and Hold
  • 1988: Drastic Steps
  • 1993: Blues from the Attic
  • 2003: Big Blues (The Songs of Willie Dixon)

solo

  • 2014: The Colin Cooper Project - From the Vaults (posthumously released album with unreleased demo recordings)

As a guest musician

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personal data
SURNAME Cooper, Colin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British singer and multi-instrumentalist
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Stafford
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 2008
Place of death Stafford