Rick Cooper

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ABOUT RICK COOPER from a friend’s point of view: You’re having a dinner party, and you would like to have an eclectic mix of guests to keep the conversation lively. You are thinking about inviting the following: A songwriter, a marathon runner, an author, a concert promoter, a skydiver, a charity fundraiser, a record company executive, an editor, a Harley rider, a videographer, a music publisher, and a food pantry volunteer. You eventually decide to invite just one person: Rick Cooper. With that one guest, though, you will still have a songwriter, a marathon runner, an author, a concert promoter, a skydiver, a charity fundraiser, a record company executive, an editor, a Harley rider, a videographer, a music publisher, and a food pantry volunteer. The man has worn many hats, even to dinner. Still, you know there’s a good chance that Rick won’t show up. And of course, even if he does, he won’t eat anything... SONGWRITER Rick Cooper has written the lyrics to several hundred songs. His songs have been recorded by McGuffey Lane, John Schwab, J. D. Blackfoot, Sirens, Jeff Allen, Bobby Ross. Bill Boggess of The Bellows, and others. Some rather famous people (in addition to those already mentioned) have played on recordings of Rick’s songs, including multi-Grammy winners Bela Fleck and Mark O’Connor. Kenny Aronoff, former and long-time drummer for John Mellencamp, has played on six of Rick’s songs. Corky Laing of Mountain (their big hit was “Mississippi Queen”) played drums on one of Rick’s songs. Stella Parton (yes, Dolly’s lovely and equally talented sister) sang background vocals on two of Rick’s songs. Mike Nugen and Jeff Ciampa played on a number of his songs. The list of talented players is both long and impressive. Coming in 2010 will be a CD of Rick Cooper-George Jeffrey songs recorded by singer/songwriter Mel Besher (see the “Music” tab for details). MARATHON RUNNER Rick has completed 31 marathons (26.2 mile races) so far, including the Boston Marathon (2x). See the “Running” tab for details. AUTHOR Rick Cooper and Mark Davis coauthored the suspense novel “Family Reunion” under the pseudonym “Nicholas Sarazen.” "Family Reunion" was published by Pinnacle and sold 40,000 copies. See the “Books” tab for details. CONCERT PROMOTER Rick promoted several all-original, all-acoustic concerts by John Schwab. Net proceeds from the concerts were donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training program. SKYDIVER Rick has jumped from a perfectly good airplane on seven occasions. The last four jumps were to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training program. CHARITY FUNDRAISER By running marathons, promoting concerts, releasing a CD, skydiving, and playing a one-on-one basketball game against an All-Ohio member of the DeSales High School girls’ basketball team, Rick raised over $28,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training program. RECORD COMPANY EXECUTIVE Rick Cooper was the Director of Publishing/International for Sisapa Record Company, Incorporated, a record label that was home to John Schwab, J. D.

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