Rick Cooper was born near London, England. At the age of thirteen he played in a local band called The Barons . They worked with many famous names including: The Hollies, The Yardbirds, The Zombies, Van Morison, and The SmallFaces. He became a professional musician at nineteen and joined the Australian show band The Shalimars.

As a duo, also known as (Rick and Nadia), Rick Cooper played the night clubs of Manchester, England and supported such names as Wayne Fontana and Long John Baldry. They were hired by the American Armed Forces tours that took them through Germany, Italy and Turkey. As performers on a Mediterranean cruise ship they visited the South of France, North Africa and Malta. Three years with the National School Assembly programs of Hollywood and one year with the University of Minnesota they travelled through twenty eight States of America educating and entertaining school students.

Dan Rud, an aspiring young guitar and mandolin player hails from Sandpoint, Idaho. He enjoys song writing and the recording industry. He handles the group’s recordings and has been working with Rick for eight years. <back

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