Bob Cooper on Keyboards
Bob Cooper, keyboards, lived in Needham and Deedham, Massachusetts from 1988 to 2009. He played with many different bands including The Basics, Blues Food, Groove Authority, Soul Casters, Hipsocket, Southern Revelation, Slo’ Burn, and the Boston Soul Revue ‘Urban Renewal.’ He played 10 years for all concerts with the Doo Wop Hall of Fame of America and has backed up many famous musicians. In Framingham, he played at the Chicken Bone many times with at least 6 different bands.
He began his collaboration with Suzanne Sheridan and The Suzanne Sheridan Band in 2010 and as her musical director and keyboard player they have played many venues on the East Coast including Voices Café; Coffeehouse at the Wheeler’s (5 years); The Piggery Theatre in North Hatley, Quebec; Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT; Huntington Street Theatre; Amazing Spaces in Framingham, MA and many benefit and house concert performances. Together they have developed tribute concerts to Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen; Carole King, Carly Simon, and Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt; and Bob Dylan. Bob currently lives in Westport, CT with his wife, Jessica Bram, and his dog, Otie.