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ELIZABETH COOK

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About Me


Elizabeth's new video, "Sunday Morning" is right here!
To say that Elizabeth Cook’s background is like something out of a country song would be wildly underestimating the entire genre. The youngest of 11 half-brothers and sisters, she grew up in rural Florida where her musician parents met while playing in local country bars. Her father learned to play upright bass in a Georgia prison band while serving 11 years for running moonshine. Her mother, a singer and mandolin player from the hills of West Virginia, wrote her daughter’s first songs, including “Does My Daddy Love The Bottle More Than He Loves Me,” and had Elizabeth singing on stage at 4 years old.
Elizabeth’s 4th album, Balls is a bold declaration of an uncompromising artist unafraid to be exactly who she is. . Produced by Rodney Crowell, 9 of the album’s 11 tracks are written or co-written by Elizabeth – including the brash anthem “Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman” – and the album stands defiant in its devotion to smiles, tears and sexy, sassy swagger. It’s a fiercely independent ride where shuffles, ballads and even the occasional juice harp can soar alongside an exquisite cover of The Velvet Underground’s “Sunday Morning.” Balls is, quite simply, Elizabeth Cook’s unabashed breakthrough.
In contemporary country music, it’s a rare performer who will dare to take on the industry on her own hogs-and-kisses terms. But for the artist whom Nanci Griffith has called “this generation’s Loretta Lynn,” it takes a certain tenacity to meld smart attitude with classic tradition, the credibility of a life lived with genuine hillbilly passion, and the integrity to write an acclaimed cache of uncommonly cool songs. In other words, for Elizabeth Cook, it takes Balls, and having Balls is just the beginning.
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Check out Elizabeth's video below for "Before I Go That Far"

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Member Since: 10/4/2005
Band Website: elizabeth-cook.com
Band Members:

Below is a cute recent video of a little girl jammin on "Times Are Tough In Rock and Roll BABY!" on her fav birthday present.
Sam as EC

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It takes Balls to dance on YouTube:

Elizabeth cut a track with the Grascals for the upcoming, monumental Song of America project... Click below for more information:

Model Prisoners in and out of jail recently include Tim Carroll (serving a life sentence), Paul Griffith (G-Paul), Paul Slivka (S-Paul), Marco Giovino (the hillbilly with mob ties), a lovely lioness Suzanne Roherer, Ron Eoff, and Matt Combs.

CHECK OUT ELIZABETH'S NEW VIDEO FOR HER SINGLE, "SOMETIMES IS TAKES BALLS TO BE A WOMAN" BELOW....

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Influences: Lots and always changing but one list Nanci Griffith, Connie Smith, The Hives, Nirvana, Carol Lee Cooper, Jeannie Sealy, Gail Davies, Kirsty McCall, Maria McKee, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, my mother Joyce Cook, my father Tom Cook, Tim Carroll, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, Hank Williams, Rodney Crowell, Vestal Goodman, Dotty Rambo, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, The Whites, The White Stripes, Jack White, Cowboy Jack, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Shelby Lynne, Shel Silverstein, Leona Williams, Merle Haggard, Link Ray, Roger Miller, Tom T. Hall, Tears For Fears, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Time, Aretha Franklin (did y'all see her on Martha??), The Beastie Boys, Eminem, Gwen Stefani, Shakira, Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, Chelle Rose, Donna Beasley, Bobbie Gentry, Harlan Howard...really any and all truly inspired singer/songwriters.

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Record Label: 31 Tigers
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Comfort Measures

Comfort Measures. Mama Died&mama died&I think if I keep saying it to myself I'll begin to believe it. So far, not so much. Daddy said "Well, we're not rolling around on the floor moaning like I tho...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:26:00 PST

MAMAS PRAYERS WERE FOR HER FAMILY. NOW OURS ARE FOR HERS.

  Buttermilk Pie and Good Times.   well i've been sitting here for along time thinking about what to say here for elizabeth. she asked me to post a little something for her friends and fan...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:25:00 PST

Won’t Ever Be The Same

Like most grown men (if they were being honest), Tim wanted to look for a space suit at the thrift store in Roswell New Mexico. Found one but it was too big on him and would be cumbersome if he actua...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:01:00 PST

Her Ratio

Well we're riding along here on day one of our latest little journey into B.F. America. Ribs and a greek salad at Rendezvous in Memphis got us set up right to drive into Arkansas where there have alr...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Thu, 22 May 2008 02:20:00 PST

What I’m Countin On

Earlier on the evening of May 8th after opening for Kathy Mattea (who was great): Daddy fumbled into the state of the art greenroom of the Workplay Theater, Birmingham Alabama&."Lizbith!!!&.Tim, wher...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Fri, 16 May 2008 07:13:00 PST

Soon As the Storm Passes

You want drama? I got yer drama. No, not really. I'm being dramatic. But being April and all, life is sure stormy beautiful here in middle Tennessee. Several trips to LA later where I feel like I...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:39:00 PST

Patchwork

No matter how seamless somebody and their house and car, or hair and outfit may look, truth is, it’s all patchwork. And all I wanna do is believe what I wear and wear what I believe. I think t...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:06:00 PST

All In Good Time

Drew Barrymore's getting ready too show me what's she got (and not like she did Lettermen). She's got the starring role (playing Little Edith Bouvier-Beale) in the upcoming movie production of "Grey ...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

Muddy Water

Once again the ole sayin goes: it's high tide at hormone beach. And "I see dead people". No not really, that's an overstatement.As I get older I'm hopefully starting to learn, something, anything..G...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:26:00 PST

EC on TV, Skeeter Davis, Allison Moorer on Apron Strings, AND the Emmylou Model Gibson Guitar

(1st part here from THE BULLETIN, then other stuff after that):Biggest news: Soooo excited. I'm gonna be on Opry Live! This coming Saturday. That's the live broadcast segment of the Grand Ole Opry...
Posted by ELIZABETH COOK on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:52:00 PST