# Cooper Boone
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{{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](/source/Wells%2C_Minnesota), Minnesota, USA
| genre = [Country](/source/Country_music), [country pop](/source/country_pop)
| years_active = 2006–present
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
[psychologist](/source/psychologist)
chef
| instrument = Vocals
| label =
| website = {{URL|http://CooperBoone.com}}
{{URL|http://CoopersTable.com}}
}}
'''Cooper Boone''' (born September 11, 1963) is an American [country music](/source/country_music) artist, [psychologist](/source/psychologist) and chef.
== Early years ==
Boone was born Michael John Schroeder[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](/source/The_New_York_Times)'', September 8, 2006.] in [Wells, Minnesota](/source/Wells%2C_Minnesota), and raised in [St. Joseph, Minnesota](/source/St._Joseph%2C_Minnesota),[[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](/source/ABC_News_(United_States)), January 24, 2011.] where he sang in church choirs[[http://momentsbymoser.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-cooper-boone.html "Interview: Cooper Boone,"] Moments By Moser, November 2009.] and learned to play trumpet and piano.[William Ruhlmann, [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cooper-boone-mn0002091472/biography "Cooper Boone: Artist Biography,"] [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Accessed August 18, 2013.] He holds two master's degrees and a doctoral degree in [clinical psychology](/source/clinical_psychology).[{{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}}]
==Career==
===Psychology===
Boone moved to New York City in 1994, where he started a [clinical psychology](/source/clinical_psychology) practice,[{{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}}] working on issues including drug addiction, 9/11 survivors, couples counseling, career problems and stress management.[[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.] and was featured giving advice on an episode of ''Good Morning America'' on January 24, 2011.[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.]
===Music===
In 2005, Boone began writing country pop songs and recorded his debut album, ''Dance in the Wind'', which was released the following year.[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](/source/Neon_Tommy), August 31, 2009.] Its first single, "Cougar Dream," is a lighthearted ode to attractive middle-aged women.[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](/source/USA_Today)'', July 7, 2009.] 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](/source/September_11_attacks).[[http://theboot.com/new-faces-cooper-boone/ "New Faces: Cooper Boone,"] The Boot, September 1, 2009.]
Boone was named Best Country Artist at the 2008 Hollywood Music Awards;[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](/source/The_Express-Times)'', August 6, 2008.] won a 2010 Independent Music Award for Country Vox Pop;[{{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}}] won a 2009 Independent Singer-Songwriter Award for Country Song for "Mending Fences";[[https://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9240482 "Country Crooner Cooper Boone,"] [ABC News Now](/source/ABC_News_Now), December 3, 2009.] and co-wrote "One Song," the theme song for DKMS Americas,[[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.] which he performed at a 2009 [DKMS](/source/DKMS) fundraiser with the [PS22 Chorus](/source/PS22_Chorus).[[http://ps22chorus.blogspot.com/2009/05/coop-stic.html "A-Coop-stic!"] PS22 Chorus, May 12, 2009.] Starting in 1997, he performed at the ''[Country Living](/source/Country_Living)'' Fairs in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), [Columbus](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio), [Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas) and [Rhinebeck, New York](/source/Rhinebeck%2C_New_York).[[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](/source/Fox_Atlanta), October 21, 2011.] He has opened for headliners including [Trace Adkins](/source/Trace_Adkins), [Craig Morgan](/source/Craig_Morgan), [The Bacon Brothers](/source/The_Bacon_Brothers) and [Bob Guiney](/source/Bob_Guiney),[Fred Abel, [http://www.pageantrymagazine.com/magazine/features/2006/d06/d06_MAOT2006/d06_MAOT2006.html "MAOT's Ready for Prime Time Debut,"] ''Pageantry'', 2006.] His song "Made in America" was the theme song for the [Travel Channel](/source/Travel_Channel)'s ''[Made in America](/source/Made_in_America_(TV_program))'', hosted by [John Ratzenberger](/source/John_Ratzenberger), which ran from 2004 to 2008.[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](/source/The_Charlotte_Observer)'', September 25, 2014.][[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.]
===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.[{{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}}][[http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/bwevents/eventdetail.aspx?id=209 "Cooper Boone & Amber Hayes,"] bethelwoodscenter.org, July 26, 2011.]
==Personal life==
Boone and his partner, Mark Veeder, have been together since 2001. They reside on their farm in [North East, Pennsylvania](/source/North_East%2C_Pennsylvania), with their twin daughters and their chickens.[{{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 }}]
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|-
| 2009
| Best Music Video
| {{nom}}[{{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 }}]
| "Country Living" (''Cooper Boone'')
|-
| 2010
| Country Song Award
| {{nom}}[{{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 }}]
| "In an Instant" (single)
|-
| Independent Music Awards
| 2010
| Country Vox Pop
| {{Won}}[{{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}}]
| "Country Living" (''Cooper Boone'')
|-
| rowspan="2"|Los Angeles Music Awards
| rowspan="2"|2010
| Country Artist of the Year
| {{nom}}