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My sincere condolences to Jeff Cook’s family, friends, and bandmates from @TheAlabamaBand. Such an amazing bass fisherman and friendly man. We’ll miss him dearly.
Jeff Cook was identified as having Parkinson’s disease in 2017
Due to complications from Parkinson’s illness, Jeff Cook passed away on Monday. Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, who are also in the band, were informed of his diagnosis in 2017.
In April 2017, Cook stopped traveling because the illness was affecting his health. In a statement, he explained to his supporters how the disease impacted his balance and coordination and caused tremors.
This has made trying to play the guitar, violin, or sing for me quite difficult. Because I don’t want the music or the party to stop, I’ve tried not to bother people with the details of my health. And no matter what, that won’t change.
“I’m not giving up, but sometimes our bodies tell us what to do, and mine is telling me it’s time to rest and recover,” the speaker said.
Randy In order to get the water bottle, Owen reached across the table. Cook struggled to open it, snapped off the top, and gave it back to him after reading the statement to the journalists from USA Today. It hurts, Owen said, because people think Cook is drunk when he is not.
When Cook was unable to throw his fishing bait accurately, he realized something was wrong. The next thing was having some issues playing specific notes on the guitar. Cook’s doctor suggested he could have Parkinson’s disease, which caused Randy and Teddy to worry that he had suffered a stroke. The results of the subsequent test confirmed his concerns.
The guitarist for the Alabama band was Jeff Cook
Jeff Cook, who was born on August 27, 1949, went to Jacksonville State University and Fort Payne High School. He quickly got a broadcast engineering license and started working as a DJ at a nearby radio station.
Along with Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, he co-founded the band Wildcountry in 1972. He played many different instruments and sang with the band. After the band split up in 2004, Cook formed groups like Cook & Glenn and the Allstar Goodtime Band.
Along with WQRX-AM, Jeff formed Cook Sound Studios, Inc. Along with running a restaurant, he also sold his sauce. He also contributed to the 2008 presidential campaign of former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, and he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019.
In 1969, Jeff became a member of the Alabama band, which rose to fame thanks to songs like Love in the First Degree, Mountain Music, Song of the South, and others. Cook is survived by his wife Lisa, mother Betty, and brother David. The family has requested that supporters give to the Jeff and Lisa Cook Foundation instead of sending flowers.
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