As Alabama’s Farewell tour has ended, Jeff Cook is looking to the future with new duo partner, Mitch Glenn. Featuring a variety of Country, Soul and Rock ‘n’ Roll music guaranteed to get your toes tapping and hands clapping. Entertainment isn’t just about making great music, which Cook & Glenn will certainly do. It’s also about showmanship – that special talent for making audiences have a great time.As lead guitarist and a founding member of Alabama, Cook’s list of awards rivals that of any entertainer in music history. Jeff has collected two Grammys and over 150 industry awards – including the highest music has to offer. He was in on eight “Entertainer of the Year†awards from the County Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, and Alabama was named “Artists of the Decade†for the 1980s by the Academy of County Music, Guitarist of theYear and now one of the newest members of the Country Music Hall Of Fame.
And as if “Artists of the Decade†isn’t impressive enough, the (RIAA) Recording Industry Association of America named Jeff Cook and Alabama “County Band of the Century†That’s no surprise, since Alabama has racked up 42 No. 1 singles in their incredible, record-setting career. That’s more No. 1 singles than any other group or solo performer in any field of music… even Elvis and the Beatles combined.
Cook has earned individual honors galore, as well. He was named “Guitarist of the Year†by the Gibson Guitar Company, and was the only “country†artist featured in Dick Clark’s American Bandstand 50th Anniversary Show’s All-Star Band. Perhaps you’ve heard of some of the other artists who made that team – Mick Fleetwood, Sheila E, Billy Preston, Chicago Horn Section, Johnny Rivers, Leif Garrett, the Pointer Sisters and Little Richard, to name a few.
Jeff Cook is a world-class guitarist, but his abilities don’t stop there. Despite not reading music, Jeff’s musical talents include playing the bass, fiddle, banjo, piano and other keyboards, as well as being an accomplished solo vocalist.
Mitch Glenn, a native of Marion, North Carolina, is a powerful entertaining force on the stage. Growing up in a musical family, Mitch Glenn learned and appreciated music from a very early age. Mitch's dad was a drummer in a high school Rock-n-Roll band and taught him how to play the drums when he was just four years old. Mitch acquired his singing skills from his mother, who often sang in church.
After college, Mitch bought his first guitar, taught himself to play from an ALABAMA CD and hasn't looked back since. He cut his first "demo" album of three songs in 2003 and all three were played on 120 radio stations from coast to coast through the John Boy and Billy show and other stations. The single "I Salute You" was dedicated to America's service men and women, winning wide acclaim.
He has represented UniLever Foods at numerous NASCAR race events, played for beauty pageants and in 2004, he opened for Grammy award winner Tim McGraw at the Verizon Amphitheater in Concord, N.C. Mitch has also shared the stage with Trick Pony at Fan Fare in Nashville and with Mark Wills at a NASCAR race festival in Martinsville, VA. A clip of one of his shows has been aired on Country Music Television as part of the Country Music Festival.
Mitch & Jeff are fired up about the forming of Cook & Glenn. Combining new adrenalin and vast experience, the Cook & Glenn duo is on the road to making great music.
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