Janette Cooke
Jeanette Freeman Cooke (February 16, 1935—) is an American bluegrass and Southern Gospel musician and singer born in Norton, Virginia. She co-founded the bluegrass gospel ensemble the Cooke Duet in 1962 alongside her husband, guitarist Hubert Cooke. The duo expanded the lineup in the early 1970s to include their sons James, Donnie, and Ronnie, renaming the configuration The Singing Cookes in 1975. She recorded over 60 musical projects with the family ensemble. She was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame, the Tri-State Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and received the JD Sumner Living Legend Award.
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- No. 4 July—Sept. 1995