David L. Cook(e) (born November 11, 1968) is an American Christian country music singer-songwriter, comedian and a multiple Emmy Award and Telly Award winner. Born to Donnell and June Cook (née Mercer), David is the oldest of six children.
Cook is most notably known for his deliverance of smooth vocals and his prolific writing abilities. Cook has written over 2,500 songs and wrote the song Drop that Rock. The song was featured on his album In the Middle of It All which garnered Cook a Dove Award nomination for Christian Country Album of the Year in 1999.
In all of Cook's overseas recordings his name appears with an "e" at the end of Cook to distinguish it from his work in the United States. The male members of The Cook Family Singers have always used just their middle initials as a trademark, a trait beginning back in 1885 when the first such group was formed.
In 1990 Cook was diagnosed with a dissociative disorder and psychogenic amnesia reportedly brought on by an abusive father. In 1999 Cook's story was used as a lead story with The 700 Club.
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