Dana Cooper will take the stage later this month at Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse.
Cooper is set to perform in concert on April 20 at the Wimberley United Methodist Church (which houses Susanna’s Kitchen) at 7:30 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, including coffee, soft drinks, tamales, pizza and Sugar Shack pies! Tickets will be for sale at the door for $25.
Cooper said his lifelong passion and devotion to music began at age two in Kansas City. His father, George, was a huge influence. One of Dana’s earliest memories is of his father taking him to the Calico Cat, popping a coin in the jukebox and listening to Dana sing along with Hank Williams and Ernest Tubb.
At age 20, a move to Los Angeles, CA resulted in a record deal with Elektra Records, where he recorded his first album with members of “The Section” Russ Kunkel and Leleand Sklar, as well as other luminary players Jim Horn, Al Perkins, Jim Gordon, Joe Osborne and Lee Holdridge. This album still wins accolades today and was recently reissued on the Warner/ Japan label.
After several years in California and a year recording in Seattle, Cooper moved to Texas, where he wrote and performed with Shake Russell. They released several independent albums and one album for Southcoast/MCA.
Dana formed his own experimental bands — DC3 and Nuclear Family — and released his first solo project Complicated Stuff. In 1988, he moved to Nashville, TN to pursue his songwriting career, collaborating with other songwriters His years as a troubadour are measured by an impressive 28 albums and a collection of accolades.
With his latest CD, ”I Can Face the Truth,” Cooper faces hard truths head on with humor and heartfelt expression.
For more information, contact Perry Raybuck at (512) 9141703, or visit wimberleyumc.org.
