{{short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1963)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Cooper Boone | image = 235px | caption = | birth_name = | alias = Coop | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|9|11}} | birth_place = Wells, Minnesota, USA | genre = Country, country pop | years_active = 2006–present | occupation = Singer-songwriter <br/> psychologist <br/> chef | instrument = Vocals | label = | website = {{URL|http://CooperBoone.com}} <br/> {{URL|http://CoopersTable.com}} }}
'''Cooper Boone''' (born September 11, 1963) is an American country music artist, psychologist and chef.
== Early years == Boone was born Michael John Schroeder<ref name="tbotha">Ted Botha, [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/08/realestate/08away.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 "A Rural Primer: First Fix Up the House, Then the Nearby Town,"] ''The New York Times'', September 8, 2006.</ref> in Wells, Minnesota, and raised in St. Joseph, Minnesota,<ref name="ABC 2011">[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/DearGMA/dear-gma-advice-guru-finalist-meet-cooper-boone/story?id=12721033 "'Dear GMA' Advice Guru Search: Spotlight on Cooper Boone,"] ABC News, January 24, 2011.</ref> where he sang in church choirs<ref>[http://momentsbymoser.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-cooper-boone.html "Interview: Cooper Boone,"] Moments By Moser, November 2009.</ref> and learned to play trumpet and piano.<ref>William Ruhlmann, [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cooper-boone-mn0002091472/biography "Cooper Boone: Artist Biography,"] AllMusic. Accessed August 18, 2013.</ref> He holds two master's degrees and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.<ref name="ABC 2010">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/DearGMA/dear-gma-advice-guru-finalist-cooper-boone/story?id=12249012 |title=Dear 'GMA' Advice Guru Top 20 Finalists: Cooper Boone |work=ABC News |date=November 26, 2010 |accessdate=February 17, 2013}}</ref>
==Career==
===Psychology=== Boone moved to New York City in 1994, where he started a clinical psychology practice,<ref name="NYDaily">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/cooper-boone-bring-psychology-national-scale-good-morning-america-guru-search-article-1.149433 |title=Cooper Boone will bring his psychology to a national scale on the 'Good Morning America' guru search |last=Huff |first=Richard |newspaper=NY Daily News |date=January 24, 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2013}}</ref> working on issues including drug addiction, 9/11 survivors, couples counseling, career problems and stress management.<ref name="ABC 2011"/> In 2010, he submitted an application to ABC's "Dear GMA Advice Guru" contest, as a part of ''Good Morning America'''s search for an on-air advice guru.<ref name="ABC 2010"/><ref name="NYDaily"/> Of 15,000 applicants, he was named one of four finalists<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/DearGMA/dear-gma-advice-guru-final-meet-top-candidates/story?id=12609459 "'Dear GMA' Advice Guru Search: Meet the Final 4!"] ABC News, January 14, 2011.</ref> and was featured giving advice on an episode of ''Good Morning America'' on January 24, 2011.<ref>Cooper Boone, [https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/cooper-boone-gma-advice-guru-finalist-talks-deal/story?id=12730753 "What to Do When the Nest Becomes Empty,"] ABC News, January 24, 2011.</ref>
===Music=== In 2005, Boone began writing country pop songs and recorded his debut album, ''Dance in the Wind'', which was released the following year.<ref name="ABC 2011"/> After an EP in 2008, which was produced by Anthony Krizan (former Spin Doctors lead guitarist), Boone's second full-length album, which was self-titled, was released in August 2009.<ref>Daniel Kohn, [http://www.neontommy.com/2009/08/musical-boone-to-cougar-cultur "Musical 'Boone' To Cougar Culture,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061646/http://www.neontommy.com/2009/08/musical-boone-to-cougar-cultur |date=March 4, 2016 }} Neon Tommy, August 31, 2009.</ref> Its first single, "Cougar Dream," is a lighthearted ode to attractive middle-aged women.<ref>Donna Freydkin, [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-07-05-cougars_N.htm "Cougars slink their way into film, music and TV,"] ''USA Today'', July 7, 2009.</ref> Other tracks on the album take a more serious tone, inspired by stories told to him by some of his patients, particularly those who were affected by the September 11 attacks.<ref name="new faces">[http://theboot.com/new-faces-cooper-boone/ "New Faces: Cooper Boone,"] The Boot, September 1, 2009.</ref>
Boone was named Best Country Artist at the 2008 Hollywood Music Awards;<ref name="new faces"/> won Musikfest's 2008 Battle of the Bands showcase, earning a spot at the 10-day music festival held annually in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania;<ref name="dschoof">Dustin Schoof, [http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/08/cooper_boone_wins_musikfest_ba.html "Cooper Boone wins Musikfest Battle of the Bands competition,"] ''The Express-Times'', August 6, 2008.</ref> won a 2010 Independent Music Award for Country Vox Pop;<ref name="IMA 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/2010/cooperbooneawards/ |title=Cooper Boone Nominated for 2 Awards |work=The Independent Music Awards |accessdate=February 17, 2013}}</ref> won a 2009 Independent Singer-Songwriter Award for Country Song for "Mending Fences";<ref name="IMA 2010"/> and has been nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards and Los Angeles Music Awards.<ref name="IMA 2010"/> He performed "Mending Fences" live on ABC News Now in 2009,<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9240482 "Country Crooner Cooper Boone,"] ABC News Now, December 3, 2009.</ref> and co-wrote "One Song," the theme song for DKMS Americas,<ref>[http://community.herewomentalk.com/page/cooper-boone-cowboy-cook "Cooper Boone, Cowboy Cook & Country Singer Sensation,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116115411/http://community.herewomentalk.com/page/cooper-boone-cowboy-cook |date=January 16, 2014 }} HereWomenTalk.com, March 2011.</ref> which he performed at a 2009 DKMS fundraiser with the PS22 Chorus.<ref>[http://ps22chorus.blogspot.com/2009/05/coop-stic.html "A-Coop-stic!"] PS22 Chorus, May 12, 2009.</ref> Starting in 1997, he performed at the ''Country Living'' Fairs in Atlanta, Columbus, Austin and Rhinebeck, New York.<ref name="foxatlanta">[http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/17886491/cooper-boone-to-perform-at-country-living-fair "Cooper Boone to Perform at Country Living Fair,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116110915/http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/17886491/cooper-boone-to-perform-at-country-living-fair |date=January 16, 2014 }} Fox Atlanta, October 21, 2011.</ref> He has opened for headliners including Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan, The Bacon Brothers and Bob Guiney,<ref name="dschoof"/> and performed at the 1996 Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant as a featured soloist.<ref>Fred Abel, [http://www.pageantrymagazine.com/magazine/features/2006/d06/d06_MAOT2006/d06_MAOT2006.html "MAOT's Ready for Prime Time Debut,"] ''Pageantry'', 2006.</ref> His song "Made in America" was the theme song for the Travel Channel's ''Made in America'', hosted by John Ratzenberger, which ran from 2004 to 2008.<ref name="dschoof"/> He has performed for Paula Deen live as well as on the Paula Deen Network several times.<ref>Kathleen Purvis, [http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/09/25/5199340/paula-deen-kicks-off-her-comeback.html#.VF1YQPTF9H0 "Paula Deen kicks off her comeback in Charlotte,"] ''The Charlotte Observer'', September 25, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.pauladeen.com/weekend-bonus-crooning-with-cooper "Weekend Bonus: Crooning With Cooper,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108014023/http://www.pauladeen.com/weekend-bonus-crooning-with-cooper |date=November 8, 2014 }} pauladeen.com, October 17, 2014.</ref>
===Cooking=== Boone has been a featured guest chef on various television programs and hosts a website, Cooper's Table, where he shares his recipes and happenings on his farm.<ref name="foxatlanta"/>
He interviewed Paula Deen, Trisha Yearwood, Tyler Florence and others for ''Country Living'' magazine at the 2011 New York City Wine and Food Festival, and is host of the ''Country Living'' Blue Ribbon Blogger Awards.<ref name="Country Living Blue Ribbon">{{cite web |url=http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/blue-ribbon-blogger-judges-cooper#slide-2 |title=Meet the Blue Ribbon Blogger Awards Judges |work=Country Living |accessdate=February 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/bwevents/eventdetail.aspx?id=209 "Cooper Boone & Amber Hayes,"] bethelwoodscenter.org, July 26, 2011.</ref>
==Personal life== Boone and his partner, Mark Veeder, have been together since 2001. They reside on their farm in North East, Pennsylvania, with their twin daughters and their chickens.<ref name="tbotha"/>
==Discography==
===Albums=== * ''Dance in the Wind'' (2006) * ''Cooper Boone'' (2009)
===Extended plays=== * ''Made in America'' (2008)
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Year ! Category ! Result ! Notes |- | Musikfest | 2008 | Best Regional Band | {{Won}} | |- | rowspan="3"|Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2008 | Best Country Artist | {{Won}}<ref name="HMMA 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.hmmawards.org/?p=561 |title=HMMA 2008 Winners |work=Hollywood Music in Media Awards |date=January 1, 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122073743/http://www.hmmawards.org/?p=561 |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |- | 2009 | Best Music Video | {{nom}}<ref name="HMMA 2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.hmmawards.org/?page_id=585 |title=2009 Visual Media Nominees |work=Hollywood Music in Media Awards |date=January 1, 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726153320/http://www.hmmawards.org/?page_id=585 |archivedate=July 26, 2011 }}</ref> | "Country Living" (''Cooper Boone'') |- | 2010 | Country Song Award | {{nom}}<ref name="HMMA 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.hmmawards.org/?page_id=580 |title=2010 Music Genre Nominees |work=Hollywood Music in Media Awards |date=January 2, 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311181418/http://www.hmmawards.org/?page_id=580 |archive-date=March 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | "In an Instant" (single) |- | Independent Music Awards | 2010 | Country Vox Pop | {{Won}}<ref name="9thIMA">{{cite web |url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/9th/Song/Country |title=Song Nominees: 9th Annual Independent Music Awards (Country) |work=The Independent Music Awards |accessdate=February 17, 2013}}</ref> | "Country Living" (''Cooper Boone'') |- | rowspan="2"|Los Angeles Music Awards | rowspan="2"|2010 | Country Artist of the Year | {{nom}}<ref name="IMA 2010" /> | |- | Best Country Album | {{nom}}<ref name="IMA 2010" /> | ''Cooper Boone'' |}
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * [http://cooperboone.com/ Official website] * [http://cooperstable.com/ Cooper's Table]
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