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Jeffery A. "Jeff" Cook (born August 27, 1949) is an American musician who is best known as one of the founding members of the country music group Alabama. ==Life and career== Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, and of English and Native American descent, Cook is a graduate of Fort Payne High School and Jacksonville State University. He obtained a broadcast engineer license three days after his fourteenth birthday, and worked at a local radio station as a disk jockey while still in high school.〔(Jeff Cook and the AGB: Jeff Cook biography )〕 Cook co-founded the band Wildcountry, along with his cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, in 1972 (the name was switched to Alabama in 1977). He contributed vocals, lead guitar, keyboard, and fiddle to the group's productions.〔(Allmusic Biography: Alabama )〕 Since Alabama ceased active production and performance in 2003, Cook has formed the groups Cook & Glenn and the Allstar Goodtime Band, with which he performs.〔"Songwriters Honored with Special Concert," ''The Huntsville Times'', September 13, 2007, p. 7G〕 In addition to his performance work, Cook founded Cook Sound Studios, Inc., in his native Fort Payne, and also established radio station (WQRX-AM ), which he later sold, in adjacent Valley Head, Alabama.〔 Cook is also noted for his culinary endeavors, having operated a restaurant and marketed his own sauce.〔"Cook's 'Zesty' Hobby a Feature of Saturday Event," ''The Huntsville Times'', July 25, 2007, p, 1C〕 Cook endorsed the 2008 presidential candidacy of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, and made appearances with the candidate in Alabama.〔("Huckabee Tells Huntsville Crowd He'll Stay in Race," ''The Birmingham News'' blogs, February 2, 2008 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeff Cook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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