David Cook overcomes tragedy

Source: JAM! Music
David Cook overcomes tragedy
David Cook has had the highest of career highs and the lowest of personal lows in the past year.
After auditioning only at the last minute, he went on to actually win the 2008 American Idol competition with his distinctive rock wail.
Following the victory, he had 11 songs debut on [...]

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David Cook answers to fans

Source: PJStar.com

David Cook answers to fans
‘Idol’ winner addresses next CD, Peoria show, his dog’s wild ways
Bartender-turned-superstar David Cook – who ended up finishing Season 7 of “American Idol” with 56 percent of the 97.5 million votes cast in a surprise win over runner-up David Archuleta – is headed to town for a Nov. 19 show [...]

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David Cook talks with Examiner about tours, future plans, and mysterious tattoos

Source: Examiner

David Cook talks with Examiner about tours, future plans, and mysterious tattoos
Okay, okay, so when interviewing an AI alum, some people worry about asking them too many questions about American Idol. But, considering David Cook admittedly owes a lot to the show that has launched his already-successful career, it makes sense to ask [...]

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5 Questions With David Cook

Source : Freep.com

5 questions with David Cook, rock singer and guitarist
David Cook is on the last leg of what has become a marathon tour, and he’s got his eye on the future.
Cook, 26, the rocker who won “American Idol” in 2008, is already hard at work on a follow-up to his successful post-”Idol” debut, a [...]

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David Cook rocks the York Fair grandstand his way

Source: The York Despatch – Idol Chatter

David Cook won over millions of fans on American Idol with unique versions of other artists’ songs.
Friday night, he won over the crowd at the York Fair grandstand with his own music.
His 13-song set list didn’t include a single full-blown cover (unless you want to count the Tulsa band [...]

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David Cook talks about upcoming York show, his music and his next album

Source: The York Despatch
David Cook talks about upcoming York show, his music and his next album

Back in March, when David Cook played a show at Penn State York, the 1,000-plus seat Pullo Performing Arts Center sold out in a week.
His debut album had recently gone platinum; his tour of college campuses was well under way.
Six [...]

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David Cook talks about those new song snippets

Source: The York Despatch
York Fair bound, David Cook talks about those new song snippets

David Cook fans are all abuzz today.
Someone discovered 30-second snippets of 11 songs many fans had not heard before on the Cherry Tree Lane Music Group Web site.
On Twitter, Starryskies80 declared that “it’s like Christmas morning for all of us.”
Referring to one [...]

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‘Idol’ winner has found success for which he’d hoped

Source: The News-Herald
‘Idol’ winner has found success for which he’d hoped
By John Benson
Correspondent@News-Herald.com
“American Idol” season seven winner David Cook just wants to rock.
And apparently so does America, with the evidence being Cook’s self-titled 2008 platinum album.
What’s unique about this musician? He is, so far, one of a kind in terms of “Idol” winners, which [...]

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Opportunity rocks: ‘Idol’ winner David Cook’s seemingly endless tour coming to Allegan Fair

Source: Herald Palladium
Opportunity rocks
‘Idol’ winner David Cook’s seemingly endless tour coming to Allegan Fair
ALLEGAN – On a rare day off from a spring tour that will soon stretch into fall, David Cook sat backstage absorbing the advice from a fellow blue-jeans-wearing singer-songwriter who also plays a little guitar.
“We had a break in June, so I [...]

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David on the Grand Rapids Press

Source: Grand Rapids Press

ALLEGAN — David Cook was surprised to learn he had bought an engagement ring for that special someone.
He was surprised, because it never happened.
“One tabloid said I had been spotted in a jewelry store, picking out a ring,” he said in a phone interview. “I never even went into a jewelry store. [...]

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