"Dana has a poet's eye for beauty & detail, a blue's man's soul, and a songbird's gift. He is remarkable." Hayes Carll
"The album (The Ghost of Tucumcari) is 5 star Grammy material." Shake Russell
"I Can Face the Truth is an unmitigated triumph" Lee Zimmerman - American Songwriter Magazine
"He leaves us thinking, as only the best songwriters do." Jim Hynes - Glide Magazine
"Dana Cooper is an Americana treasure..."
Rock is the New Roll - Five Cool Ones
"A writer who knows his form inside out."
Andrew Dansby - Houston Chronicle
"He sings like an angel and plays like the devil." Frank Goodman
The Ghost of Tucumcari
Album Release May 17, 2024
Featuring
Hayes Carll, Susan Gibson, Libby Koch, Lyle Lovett, Shake Russell,
Mando Saenz, Darden Smith, David Starr, Gillian Tuite
New Single - The Ghost of Tucumcari - Featuring Lyle Lovett Available Now!
Digital Media Links https://lnk.to/QjTb63lNEM
"The Title Track (The Ghost of Tucumcari) crackles with a mysterious energy that would make for the background music of a David Lynch film, where dreamlike patterns form out of the subconscious. With Lyle Lovett on vocals, the track encapsulates the essence of true Americana."
Glide Magazine
New Single of Great Day in the Morning
from my recent release
Live from Caffé Lena - The Stories & Songs
Download Here: https://digital-delivery-services.lnk.to/9EBpTaasEM
Two New DANA COOPER Albums in 2024!
2023 was another amazing year for me. I am grateful for the 107 live concerts, 15 live radio shows, and sold out Inishfree Ireland Tour. Thought I was stepping into 2024 but it seems I am leaping into the new year with two new album projects in the works.
Heartfelt thanks to all who pitched in on my Indiegogo funding campaign for the next studio recording which I started just before Christmas. The Ghost of Tucumcari is now finished and beginning the manufacturing process for both CDs and LPs. Release scheduled for May 17, 2024.
Dave Coleman and I produced the album together. It was such a joy to work with Dave Coleman on I Can Face the Truth and we've enjoyed this project even more. Again, we enlisted some incredible musicians including David Francis and Paul Slivka on bass, Chris Benelli and Rick Lonow on drums, Josh Leo and Dave Coleman on guitars, John Macy on steel guitar, and Darden Smith on piano. Of course, Dave Coleman always winds up playing multiple instruments on anything we do. I invited many friends as guest vocalists; Lyle Lovett, Mando Saenz, Hayes Carll, Shake Russell, Susan Gibson, Libby Koch, Gillian Tuite, and Darden Smith. I'm beyond excited for you to hear the wonderful music we made together.
Grateful to Ryan Bingham - Singer/Songwriter, Oscar Winner, & Yellowstone Series Actor - who is endorsing this release. The Ghost of Tucumcari will be “Presented by Bingham's Bourbon” offering exciting promotional & advertising opportunities for the upcoming CD Release Shows. Since there are ongoing expenses involved in the production and promotion of the album, I have decided to leave The Indiegogo funding Campaign open for contributions a while longer. To see what this campaign is all about and to contribute to the cause go to https://igg.me/at/dccd24/x/8777884#/
"Dana Cooper’s new album I Can Face the Truth is radio ready, honest, vulnerable and an incredibly formidable effort. It is Cooper at the top of his songwriting form and creative expression, with arrangements so strong it allows each listener to feel he wrote the song specifically for them."
— M Music & Musicians magazine / Mmusicmag.com
Link to Review and Interview - https://mmusicmag.com/m/2022/03/20560/
"I Can Face the Truth is an unmitigated triumph, an album that should finally garner Cooper the credit he so decidedly deserves."
Lee Zimmerman - American Songwriter
"...lovely vocals, wonderfully written tales and impeccable instrumentation."
Andrew Dansby
Houston Chronicle
Full Length Video of Single "Always Old Friends"
DANA COOPER
Dream Darling--Dana Cooper
Dana Cooper - Live from The Dennison Lodge - Final Song
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Great News!
Watch the new Bluebird Video and see why my friend Tom Kimmel and I are
smiling so much.
Bluebird, Featuring Tom Kimmel, Brother Paul Brown, Dave Coleman, and Chris Benelli
is available everywhere you purchase your music
online. You can Purchase the song right now on these sites
https://digital-delivery-services.lnk.to/qe0o09wlPR
“Open your wings and fly with "Dana Cooper." Feel the freedom in the air of this Americana song and reach the sky over the dark clouds. Roaring guitar and vocals full of confidence, in a mission to charge you with positive energy.”
-Nagamag.com
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