Doc Cook
Charles L. Cooke (September 3, 1891 – December 25, 1958), known as Doc Cook, was an American jazz bandleader and arranger. Cook was a Doctor of Music, awarded by the Chicago Musical College in 1926. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Louisville (county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States), Died December 25, 1958
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, songwriter, arranger, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 41 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-15835 | 10-in. | 3/26/1915 | Blame it on the blues | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-28132 | 10-in. | 6/15/1923 | The girl of the olden West | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with harp, piano, and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-035719 | 10-in. | 4/8/1939 | "I," the living "I" | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | arranger | |
| Victor | BS-035720 | 10-in. | 4/8/1939 | Let the punishment fit the crime | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
| Columbia | 77112 | 10-in. | 6/6/1917 | You're a great big lonesome baby | M. J. O'Connell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 79667 | 10-in. | February 1921 | Goodbye, pretty butterflies | Art Hickman's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 37090 | 12-in. | approximately 1914 | I linger | Joan Sawyer's Persian Garden Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 37187 | 12-in. | 2/24/1915 | I want to linger | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 37230 | 12-in. | 3/20/1915 | Blame it on the blues | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49976 | 12-in. | 7/6/1921 | Mississippi cradle | Prince's Dance Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W142414 | 10-in. | 7/10/1926 | Here comes the hot tamale man! | Doc Cook ; Dreamland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W142415 | 10-in. | 7/10/1926 | Brown sugar | Doc Cook ; Dreamland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W142416 | 10-in. | 7/10/1926 | High fever | Doc Cook ; Dreamland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W142417 | 10-in. | 7/10/1926 | Spanish mamma | Doc Cook ; Dreamland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W142981 | 10-in. | 12/2/1926 | Sidewalk blues | Doc Cook ; Dreamland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W142982 | 10-in. | 12/2/1926 | The sermon | Doc Cook ; Dreamland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Columbia | W144317 | 10-in. | 6/11/1927 | Alligator crawl | 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W144318 | 10-in. | 6/11/1927 | Willie the weeper | 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W144334 | 10-in. | 6/15/1927 | Brainstorm | 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W144335 | 10-in. | 6/15/1927 | Slue-foot | 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W145859 | 10-in. | 3/30/1928 | Hum and strum (Do, do, do, that's what I do) | 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
| Columbia | W145860 | 10-in. | 3/30/1928 | I'm a broken-hearted blackbird | 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W145861 | 10-in. | 3/30/1928 | I got worry (Love is on my mind) | 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W145862 | 10-in. | 3/30/1928 | The treat by the gang | 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 9768 | 10-in. | 6/22/1926 | Messin' around | Cookie's Gingersnaps | Jazz/dance band, with talking | songwriter, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cook, Doc," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105546.
Cook, Doc. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105546.
"Cook, Doc." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cook, Doc, 1881-1958 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87130546
Wikidata: Charles L. Cooke - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1233699
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/58127552
MusicBrainz: Doc Cook - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fdc7c3a3-12a6-4976-be40-86b8c60888ce
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