Martin Cooper American Portraits - 2-Disc CD Album

Marty Cooper is a storyteller of America, truly America's hidden balladeer. He has written number one hits, as well as songs covered by such luminaries as Stevie Wonder, Rod McKuen, Jimmie Rodgers, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Kingston Trio, The Brothers Four, Burl Ives, Bobby Bare, The Irish Rovers, and Jennifer Warnes. In a career extending back to the late 1950s and as an important voice of the 60s folk revival, Marty's worked with such LA studio legends as The Wrecking Crew and Jack Nitzsche. This collection mainly consists of Marty doing Marty - singing songs previously covered and made famous by other artists. But beyond all that, there is a portrait here painted with love and care of an America that we have largely lost, with the hope that perhaps we can find it, or some parts of it, again.

• Genre: Folk/Americana/Singer-Writer
• Label: HOWLIN DOG RECORDS