Depends, but band members can (and sometimes do) include Lloyd Green, Jen Gunderman, Bill Lloyd, Paul Griffith, Pat McInerney, Dave Roe, Alex McCollough and Mark Horn.
Influences
Eric Taylor, John Prine, Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, Todd Snider, Jason Ringenberg, Big House Red wine, fellow members of Sheboygan Elks Lodge 299, Peter Guralnick, Elvis Hixx, David Olney, Brett Favre, Randy Newman, Hank Aaron, Hank Williams, Baker Maultsby, Fayssoux McLean.
Sounds Like
“The enticing allure of Nashville is that there is always something new coming down the pike. Put this record on and you’ll hear footsteps.” – Tom T. Hall
“Peter Cooper looks at the world with an artist’s eye and a human heart and soul. His songs are the work of an original, creative imagination, alive with humor and heartbreak and irony and intelligence, with truth and beauty in the details. Deep stuff. And they get better every time you listen to them.” – Kris Kristofferson
"Peter Cooper’s voice is just the right fit for his moody tunes and engaging music." - Washington Post
"(’715’ is) an utterly transfixing meditation on Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, baseball and the South, just in time for opening day." - USA Today
“Mission Door is rife with graceful melodies, intelligent humor and pithy turns of phrase.” – Pasadena Weekly
"A quick wit and an honest voice that would have made Roger Miller proud." - Jason Ringenberg of Jason and the Scorchers.
"Excuse me young man, but I need to get past you to get some roast beef." - Garrison Keillor.
"Peter Cooper looks at the world with an artist’s eye and a human heart and soul. His songs are the work of an original, creative imagination, alive with humor and heartbreak and irony and intelligence, with truth and beauty in the details. Deep stuff. And they get better every time you listen to them."
-Kris Kristofferson
Peter Cooper is the same guy who writes about music for the Nashville Tennessean and who appears as a talking head on CNN, CMT, MSNBC, the BBC, the Biography Channel and other outlets.
He’s also a touring singer-songwriter and instrumentalist who has played on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and Prairie Home Companion. His songs have been praised by the New York Times, the Washington Post, Mojo, No Depression, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal. Cooper has opened numerous tour dates for Todd Snider (and collaborated with Snider, singing harmonies, playing bass and co-writing a song on Snider’s brilliant "The Devil You Know" album) and worked in the studio with Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, Lloyd Green, Ricky Skaggs and other luminaries. He recently produced Snider’s odds ’n’ sods album, Peace, Love and Anarchy. His own debut album is called Mission Door. More information available at www.petercoopermusic.com.
Thanks for the show at Spruce St in Columbus. It was excellent. Hope you can make it back to Columbus soon. If you are in Columbus and need a ride let me know. "Take Care".
Enjoyed the show last night at Iota. Wish they had a place for the "old people" to sit . . . Special thanks to you, Eric and Martin for the fine rendition of "Sin City." See you in Ashland in Sept.
Hi Peter, I'm real fond of "cautionary tales". And the covers on the wall are showing that we got the same roots. I just wrote a song about Kris Kristofferson, it's called "Part of my life". I'm thinking about publishing it on my next album. What do you think about it. Please give me a feedback, you find it on myspace. Thanks and all the best for you ... I won't miss any of your songs ... Shiregreen from Germany
Hey Peter, I enjoyed the article in Mix Magazine's Nashville issue. I hope all is good with you and would still like to get that book to you. I don't know if our schedules will let it happen, so if there is an address I can send it to or a place I can drop it off let me know. Thanks, Jim.
Hi Peter, Thanks for your kind words about the new David Olney "Live at Norm's River Road House" CD last evening. It definitely captures the boys' live show. And thanks for hipping me to your WPLN on-air. Great on-air! All the best, Mary
Hey, did you see that Wilco is playing in Anchorage the night before you play Homer? I 'm starting to seriously think about this trip. Also, I'm in the (615) Sat. - Wed. Let's find a Super Fun 21 table.
THERE IS AN AMAZING EVENT I GO TO EVERY YEAR CALLED THE DURANGO SONGWRITERS’ FESTIVAL AND THIS YEAR IT IS CLOSER THAN EVER TO NASHVILLE!! IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING NETWORKING OPPOTUNITIES OF THE YEAR AND IT HAS RESULTED IN PUB DEALS AND HIT SONGS FOR SOME OF THE ATTENDEES, INCLUDING THE CURRENT RASCAL FLATTS HIT, "EVERY DAY," WHICH WAS PENNED BY DURANGO ATTENDEE ALISSA MORENO IN A COWRITE WITH JEFF STEELE AT 1 OF THE DURANGO EVENTS. THE FESTIVAL IS MAY 29-31 IN ASHVILLE, N.C. AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT. PLEASE GO CHECK OUT MORE DETAILS ON MY MYSPACE AND REGISTER FOR THE EVENT. AND BE SURE AND TELL THEM I SENT YA! - LALA
thanks for adding me as a friend. I see you are in Europe now and I hope things are going well for you there. I like your songs very much and your lyrics are very interesting and unique. thank you
