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Frank Lenord Clayman Cook (January 6, 1942 – July 9, 2021) was an American drummer and member of blues bands Canned Heat, Pacific Gas & Electric and Bluesberry Jam. For a time he was also the manager of Pacific Gas & Electric.
Frank Cook replaced Holmes as the bands drummer at around the same time. [1] After a run of infrequent gigs, the band disbanded in August 1966, [1] before reforming for a one off gig that November. This gig got the interest of agents for the William Morris Agency, who got the band a record contract.
Soon Edwards departed (he went on to form the Stone Poneys with Bobby Kimmel and Linda Ronstadt), and at the same time Frank Cook came in to replace Holmes as their permanent drummer. Cook already had substantial professional experience, having performed with such jazz luminaries as bassist Charlie Haden, trumpeter Chet Baker, and pianist Elmo ...
After leaving Bluesberry Jam and becoming the drummer of Pacific Gas & Electric, Frank Cook would end up becoming the band's manager as a result of being injured by a drunk driver in a car accident. [2] It is believed that in later years Frank Cook would become a psychiatrist in California. [16]
When it became clear that Allen was the best singer in the new group, he became the front man, and Frank Cook, previously of Canned Heat, came into the band on drums. [5] Originally known as the Pacific Gas and Electric Blues Band, they shortened their name when they signed to Kent Records, releasing the album Get It On in early 1968. [5]
He was invited to join the band, replacing drummer Frank Cook, who in turn replaced Parra in Bluesberry Jam—a switch described by the bands as a "simple switch over." [6] [better source needed] Parra's first performance with Canned Heat was on December 1, 1967. [4] He later performed with the band at Woodstock in 1969.
This is one news story that Jimmy Fallon probably won't turn into a monologue joke. The Roots are facing a lawsuit from ex-member Frank 'Knuckles' Walker, who was removed from the band in May ...
Francis or Frank Cook may refer to: Francis Cook, 1st Viscount of Monserrate (1817–1901), British textile trader; Sir Francis Cook, 4th Baronet (1907–1978), British artist; Frank Cook (American football) (fl. 1892), American football coach; Frank Cook (American musician) (1942–2021), American drummer for the blues rock band Canned Heat