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1960s–present. Raymond Cooper (born 19 September 1947 [1] [2]) is an English musician who has worked as a session and road-tour percussionist. During his career, Cooper has worked and toured with numerous musically diverse bands and artists including Elton John (as a duo and as a member of his band ), Harry Nilsson, Billy Joel, George ...
Nov 13, 2013 · July 31, 2018. by Music Connection. Ray Cooper, former Virgin Records America Co-President and subsequently Virgin Records America. — died on Saturday, July 28, in Guildford, Surrey, England. He was 69 and had been suffering from a rare neurological condition, Progressive Primary Aphasia (PPA), which also affected Monty Python’s Terry Jones ...
Jul 31, 2018 · Ray Cooper, a U.K. music marketing exec who co-helmed the first Virgin Records U.K. and led campaigns for the Spice Girls, U2, George Michael and many more, has died. He was 69. By Colin Stutz...
Jul 31, 2018 · Victoria Beckham. Comments are closed. Ray Cooper, former Virgin Records America Co-President credited for the success of the Spice Girls, died on July 28 in England. He was 69.
In 1983, Cooper joined the World Music group 3 Mustaphas 3 where he played cello and sang under the name of Oussack Mustapha, alias The Nightingale of Szegerely. He recorded two albums with them for Globe Style Records. They also recorded a single with Agnes Bernelle produced by Phil Chevron and Elvis Costello. Cooper left the group in 1986.
Jan 16, 2019 · January 16th 2019 at 6:00AM. Veteran UK music executive Ray Cooper – who died last July – was recently saluted with memorials in both London and LA just before Christmas.
Jul 31, 2018 · Veteran English music executive Ray Cooper, who promoted the music of U2, the Spice Girls, Peter Gabriel and dozens of others for more than 40 years, has died after a battle with a rare...