Alma Cook

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Alma Cook
Birth nameAlma Lynn Cook
Born Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • ukulele
  • piano
Years active2012–present
Website www.hearalma.com

Alma Lynn Cook, known professionally as Alma Cook, is an American singer-songwriter and spoken word artist. [1] Her debut album Pass It On was released in 2012, and her single "For a Poet" and full-length project Tactics followed in 2014. [2] [3]

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Early life

Cook grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, [4] and attended Columbia College in Chicago. [5] [6] [7] [8] After college, she began playing at various clubs and festivals across the United States, opening for acts including contemporary gospel musician Jonathan McReynolds [9] and Christian rapper George Moss. [10]

Career

Cook released an EP titled Pass It On in September 2012, followed by the single "For a Poet," which charted at No. 2 on Rádio Nova Portugal in December 2014. [11] [12] She later released the full-length album Tactics, produced by bassist Chris Thigpen, whose father Cornell Thigpen (Mary J. Blige, Chaka Kahn, Stevie Nicks, and Patti LaBelle [13] ) played organ on the song "Hotshot." [14] [15]

As of 2021, Cook was a podcast host and co-director of cultural engagement for Braver Angels, an American nonprofit focused on political depolarization. [16] She was noted by Forbes as a conservative. [17]

In addition to her work as a musician, Cook owns an oil and gas compliance company, Cook Compliance Solutions, based in Williston, North Dakota. [18] [19] [17] The business works with oilfield service providers looking to obtain the right safety certifications, insurance and other measures needed to contract under larger oil companies. [20] [21]

Discography

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Recognition

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