Jeffrey Alan Cook was born on August 27, 1949, in Fort Payne, Alabama.
At age 13, Cook started playing keyboards and the lead guitar in bands.
Three days after turning 14 years old, he obtained a broadcast license and started working as a disc jockey at a nearby Fort Payne radio station.
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He was 73. Let’s explore more about Jeff Cook’s cause of death in detail.
Jeff Cook dies: Cause of death revealed
Cook, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2012, died after a protracted battle.
At his home in Destin, Florida, he passed away on Tuesday.
Co-member Don Murry Grubbs confirmed his passing.
According to the band’s representative Don Murry Grubbs, he died on Tuesday at his home in Destin, Florida.
After guitarist Jeff Cook passed away, tributes poured in.
Cook was a committed member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame, Fiddlers Hall of Fame, and Gibson’s Guitarist of the Year.
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