Roger Cook - Songwriter

David and Jonathan release the single Modesty in the USA (20th Century Fox 641 Click for audio clip).
Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway pen both sides of Bobby Shafto's release See Me Cry and A Little Like You (Parlophone R5481Click for audio clip).
The birth of Roger's son, Jason.
David and Jonathan embark on their first tour with Bristol-based backing group The Trackers, appearing at Bletchley Wilton Hall (Saturday Sep 17th), Weston-Super-Mare Winter Gardens (Saturday October 1st), Nantwich Civic Hall (Saturday October 8th), Grimsby Gaiety (Friday October 21st), Llanelli Glen (Saturday October 22nd) and finally closing at Bristol's Locarno (Thursday October 27th).
The Mosrite guitar group, The Ventures, release Green Grass (Liberty SLBY 1323 Click for audio clip) penned by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway and produced by Joe Saraceno. The number is picked up by British pirate ship Radio Caroline's DJ Roger Day and becomes the intro theme to his show for many years.
David and Jonathan make a trip to Italy to perform at the San Remo Festival of Pop Music Click for video clip
Nancy Wilson releases Cook and Greenaway's You've Got Your Troubles (Capitol CL 15466 Click for audio clip). Brenda Lee also releases this Cookaway song (Brunswick LAT 8672 Click for audio clip).
The two Rogers fly to New York Click for video clip to work on commercial jingles for Coca Cola. The results are memorable 'Coke' jingle classics "A Little Sunshine" "Miss Mary," "Wanna Move," "Know The Answers," "The Word," "You Know It Too" and Roger Cook's own favourite "The Truck Drivers Song," subsequently recorded and promoted by British groups The Fortunes, The Troggs Click for audio clip, The Tremeloes and The Gaylords.