Roger Cook

Songwriter

1940 –

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Who is Roger Cook?

Roger Frederick Cook 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.

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Born
Aug 19, 1940
Fishponds
Also known as
  • Roger Frederick Cook
  • Roger James Cooke
  • Cooke, Roger James
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Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Lived in
  • Bristol

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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