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| Crooner Cooper Boone Is Country Music’s Jack Of All Trades Cooper Boone is a person for whom the term "triple threat" is a few threats short. Named "Best Country Artist" of 2008 at the Hollywood Music Awards, Boone co-wrote most of the songs on his self-titled debut album out August 4 on Green Rooster Records. Boone also co-owns a country store in upstate New York, raises chickens on a farm in northeast Pennsylvania and hosts "Cowboy Kitchen, " an online music-themed cooking show based on his own recipes. "Boredom's a killer for me, man!" he says, chuckling. "It doesn't exist in my house." Produced by songwriter/producer/guitarist Mark D. Conklin, Boone's debut album features co-writes with heavy-hitting songwriters Kirsti Manna (wrote Black Shelton's #1 hit "Austin"), James Dean Hicks (Kenny Chesney, Jessica Simpson) and Bonnie Baker (Reba, Billy Ray Cyrus). He also has a cut from Josh Kear (wrote Carrie Underwood's #1 hit "Before He Cheats"). Listen to music: http://www.myspace.com/cooperboonemusic On the album, upbeat crowd-pleasers like "She's All That" sit comfortably alongside personal, heartfelt fare like "Celia's Hands;" a heroine of Boone's, "that song is like one big happy memory for me." Throughout the album, Boone mines his life for inspiration with tracks like "Sizzle" where he recalls a crush-worthy choir director from his childhood and "Mending Fences, " a song about making amends for past mistakes. Even "Cougar Dream, " an irresistible hook-fest delivered with more than a pinch of humor, has roots in Boone's life. "That song comes from hearing how a lot of older women talk about feeling invisible in a youth centered world, " Boone explains. "I wanted to write an upbeat song that honors ladies out there who might not be 22 but are still out there living life and looking great!" Boone has previously shared the stage with Craig Morgan, Trace Adkins, Jazmine Sullivan and The Bacon Brothers, and will tour nationally this summer. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |