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Cooley was the lead promoter of the festival, which also featured B.B. King, the Allman Brothers Band, Bob Seger, and Procol Harum. Alex Cooley, left, with Chuck Leavell. Photograph courtesy of...
Dec 1, 2015 · Alex Cooley, whose national legacy began with the Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1969 and continues in the shows at Eddie’s Attic, died in Florida Tuesday. He was 75 years old.
Feb 17, 2006 · Alex Cooley, known as “the unofficial mayor of Atlanta music,” is credited as the man who brought rock and roll to Atlanta. In his lifelong career as a concert promoter, Cooley put on thousands of shows, bringing to his hometown almost every major musical act in the world for millions of music fans.
Alex Cooley is an international concert and music festival promoter, and a household name among Atlanta’s live music fans. Born and raised in Atlanta, he attended Georgia State University and the University of Georgia before being lured into entrepreneurial pursuits.
Dec 4, 2015 · He leaves behind a remarkable legacy of championing the Atlanta music scene, one that began in 1969 when he brought Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin to Georgia for the Atlanta International Pop Festival at the Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton.
Legendary Atlanta concert promoter Alex Cooley has died. The Atlanta music scene would not be what it is today without Cooley, beginning with the Atlanta International Pop Festival in...
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Dec 2, 2015 · Alex Cooley, the rock promotor whose legacy began with the Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1969 and includes the founding of Music Midtown, died Tuesday at the age of 74.
