Model Prisoners in and out of jail recently include Tim Carroll (serving a life sentence), Paul Griffith (G-Paul), Paul Slivka (S-Paul), Marco Giovino (the hillbilly with mob ties), a lovely lioness Suzanne Roherer, Ron Eoff, and Matt Combs.
Always changing but one list would be Nanci Griffith, Connie Smith, The Hives, Nirvana, Carol Lee Cooper, Jeannie Sealy, Gail Davies, Kirsty McCall, Maria McKee, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, my mother Joyce Cook, my father Tom Cook, Tim Carroll, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, Woodie Guthrie, Tom Petty, Hank Williams, Rodney Crowell, Vestal Goodman, Dotty Rambo, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Whites, The White Stripes, Jack White, Cowboy Jack, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Waylon Jennings, Shelby Lynne, Shel Silverstein, Leona Williams, Merle Haggard, Link Ray, Bonnie Owens, Jessie Colter, Roger Miller, Tom T. Hall, Tears For Fears, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Time, Tina Turner, Gwen Stefani, Neko Case, Bettye lavette, The Beastie Boys, Eminem, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Bare Jr., Gwen Stefani, Shakira, Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, Chelle Rose, Donna Beasley, Bobbie Gentry, Harlan Howard...and all truly inspired poets, painters and pickers.
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To say that Elizabeth Cook’s background is like something out of a country song would be wildly underestimating the entire genre. The youngest of 11 half-brothers and sisters, she grew up in rural Florida where her musician parents met while playing in local country bars. Her father learned to play upright bass in a Georgia prison band while serving 11 years for running moonshine. Her mother, a singer and mandolin player from the hills of West Virginia, wrote her daughter’s first songs, including “Does My Daddy Love The Bottle More Than He Loves Me,” and had Elizabeth singing on stage at 4 years old.
Elizabeth’s 4th album, Balls is a bold declaration of an uncompromising artist unafraid to be exactly who she is. . Produced by Rodney Crowell, 9 of the album’s 11 tracks are written or co-written by Elizabeth – including the brash anthem “Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman” – and the album stands defiant in its devotion to smiles, tears and sexy, sassy swagger. It’s a fiercely independent ride where shuffles, ballads and even the occasional juice harp can soar alongside an exquisite cover of The Velvet Underground’s “Sunday Morning.” Balls is, quite simply, Elizabeth Cook’s unabashed breakthrough.
In contemporary country music, it’s a rare performer who will dare to take on the industry on her own hogs-and-kisses terms. But for the artist whom Nanci Griffith has called “this generation’s Loretta Lynn,” it takes a certain tenacity to meld smart attitude with classic tradition, the credibility of a life lived with genuine hillbilly passion, and the integrity to write an acclaimed cache of uncommonly cool songs. In other words, for Elizabeth Cook, it takes Balls, and having Balls is just the beginning.
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Management: David Macias, david@thirtytigers.com, or Christian Roreau, Christian@ThirtyTigers.com.
Booking: Keith Case (615) 327-4646 or keith@keithcase.com
Publicity: Traci Thomas, traci@thirtytigers.com
Elizabeth's new video, "Sunday Morning" is right here!
first call for alcohol and blues tonight at mattys alley featuring busters 6-9 and if ya sing or play da blues....be there...one scotch, one bourbon, and one beer......
WTF? Long Black Veil played twice within an hour this morning. I am growing sick of this song!! LOL, help me out, give me a break!! Love your show otherwise...
Hello Elisabeth! Thank you very much! Beautiful! Happy day! With great joy I give you these words of Nietzsche, which I agree: "Happiness is not doing everything you want, but wanting everything you do." A huge hug from Italy! Michele
Thanks for adding me.as your friend love your music sound grant so keep up the grate work Hope you are having a great week! keep in touch and god bless
hey Liz- we are realy lookin forward to seein you this weekend @ Art of Sound-gunna be a bunch of Crazy women come see u!!! manda-sandra-helen-denice& me-gunna be singin along** time's are tuff in rock N roll ***we request ur music daily onWGWG- c u sat.