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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1891
- Active to
- 1958
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Charles L. Cooke (September 3, 1891 – December 25, 1958) was an American jazz bandleader and arranger, who performed and recorded under the stage name Doc Cook. Unlike many early jazz musicians who used monikers denoting advanced degrees, Cook was a Doctor of Music awarded by the Chicago Musical College in 1926. Born in Louisville he first worked as a composer and arranger in Detroit before moving to Chicago around 1910. Cook became resident leader of the orchestra at Paddy Harmon's Dreamland B
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cook
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Occupation
- talent manager
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Doc Cook.jpg
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- 1891-09-03
- date of death
- 1958-12-25
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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- Doc Cook
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