Charles L. Cooke  (1891-1958)
Last updated: 30.06.24
According to the Internet source given below, Charles L. Cooke was an American jazz bandleader and arranger born in Louisville, Kentucky.
Known as Doc Cook he was a Doctor of Music awarded by the Chicago Musical College in 1926.
Of ragtime interest is Snappin' Turtle (1913) published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA.
Websites:
url15.gif Doc Cook Biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
  Midi File(s) from various sources      
audiomidi15.gif Blame It on the Blues (1914) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Such Is Life (1915) James Pitt-Payne
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cd15.gif  ⇑River Raisin Ragtime Revue Ragtime Detroit flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Bill Edwards The Two Sides of Perfessor Bill
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Blame It on the Blues (1914) C.L. Cooke (music) Piano Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I've Got the Blue Ridge Blues (1918) C.L. Cooke (music)
R.A. Whiting (coauth.)
Chas A. Mason (words)		 Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 11 works by Charles L. Cooke (1891-1958). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Snappin' Turtle 1913  wvicon.gif
Blame It on the Blues 1914  Pub. youtube15.jpg audiomidi15.gif
Such Is Life 1915  Pub. audiomidi15.gif
Bo-Peep (w&m) 1916 Richard A. Whiting (co-author)
Ray Egan (co-author) 		 Pub.
Tom Brown's Trilling Tune 1916  wvicon.gif
I've Got the Blue Ridge Blues 1918 Richard A. Whiting (co-author)
Chas A. Mason (words) 		 Pub.
Girl of the Olden West, The 1923 Egbert Van Alstyne (co-author)
Haven Gillespie (words)
Sylvia Breamer (perf.) 		 Pub.
Weddin' Blues 1923 Egbert Van Alstyne (co-author)
Haven Gillespie (words) 		 Pub.
Do You Ever Dream of Me 1925 Dave Goldye (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Heroes of the Balkan ?
Messing Around ? Johnny St. Cyr (words)
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg C.L. Cooke Blame It on the Blues (2:39) Ragtime Dorian Henry