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67-536: The South Carolina State Fair is an annual 12-day state fair held in Columbia, South Carolina and operated by the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina. North American Midway Entertainment caters rides, food, and games for the fair. The fair is South Carolina's largest recurring event, attracting over 400,000 fairgoers annually. As early as the 1720s, agricultural fairs held in

134-472: A David Bowie medley in tribute with fellow winners Kris Allen , Lee DeWyze , Phillip Phillips , and Nick Fradiani . During Hollywood Week of twentieth season , Cook returned to mentor contestants in the rock genre and later returned to duet with Kris Allen as part of that seasons "The Great Idol Reunion" special, which aired on May 2, 2022. In May 2008, Cook asked Season 2 American Idol alum and TV Guide Network correspondent Kimberly Caldwell for

201-495: A home run to Albert Pujols in an American Legion Baseball game. After an injury, he focused more on music. He earned a theater scholarship to the University of Central Missouri , but he abandoned theater after two semesters, graduating from the school in 2006 with a degree in graphic design . While in college, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa . After his college graduation, he relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma , to pursue

268-503: A Christmas TV variety special hosted by Carrie Underwood . Cook also made numerous returns to American Idol . On April 1, 2009, Cook performed " Come Back To Me " and was presented with his Platinum Album for David Cook (album) . On May 20, 2009, Cook performed " Permanent " during the finale of eighth season in honor of his late brother Adam, where proceeds from the live single went to Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2). During

335-765: A Fire . On March 24, 2015, Cook signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music . Cook's move to Nashville saw his newfound role as producer of his fourth album, often citing his move as the source of creativity. He worked with previous songwriters like Zac Maloy, Kevin Griffin , David Hodges , and Andy Skib (who also contributed as engineer ). Cook also collaborated with Jerry Flowers, Earth to Andy members Andy Waldeck and Chris Reardon (with Reardon also serving as co-producer on one track – "Laying Me Low"), local Nashville writers Blair Daly and Chad Carlson, former bandmate Devin Bronson , and Steven Miller. "Criminals"

402-410: A career in music, telling his mother, "I just want to give myself until I'm 26 years old to get a job." David Cook formed a band with his friend Bobby Kerr while at high school. The band was initially named Red Eye, later changed to Axium . He wrote his first song, "Red Hot", when he was fifteen. He was encouraged by Evan Sula-Goff of 8stops7 to make an album when he went to Cook's school to judge

469-481: A contest, Mr. Jaguar, where David Cook and his band performed Guns N' Roses ' " Paradise City ". The band had some success when one of their songs, "Hold", was selected to be played in movie theaters across the country, and they were named one of the top 15 independent bands in the country by " Got Milk? " contest as well as the best Kansas City band in 2004. The band produced three studio albums – Matter of Time , Blindsided , and The Story Thus Far , as well as

536-523: A dinner date while on the red carpet before the show's seventh-season finale . During a radio interview with XL 106.7 on October 13, 2008, Cook revealed that he and Caldwell were "still seeing each other." In a November 2008 interview with People magazine, Cook said his relationship with Caldwell was a "nice break from the chaos" of post- Idol fame. They ended their relationship in December 2008. Cook married longtime girlfriend, Racheal Stump, in

603-452: A number of live albums including Alive in Tulsa . Axium, however, broke up in 2006 and David Cook moved to Tulsa where he joined Midwest Kings , a band he once opened for. He was the bassist for their EP Incoherent With Desire to Move On . Members of that band Andy Skib and Neal Tiemann later became part of David Cook's post- Idol band The Anthemic. He recorded and self-released

670-400: A part in a school Christmas performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program. He received his first guitar, a Fender Stratocaster , at the age of 13. He also participated in choir and drama programs in middle school and high school. At Blue Springs South High School, he performed in musicals, including The Music Man , West Side Story , and Singin' in

737-636: A performance that was aired during the April 1, 2009, episode of American Idol . Cook had earlier announced via his myspace blog that two former bandmates from Midwest Kings (MWK) would join his band: Neal Tiemann as the lead guitar player, and Andy Skib on rhythm guitar and keyboard. Other members who joined later were Joey Clement (replaced later by Monty Anderson) on bass guitar, and Kyle Peek on drums and backing vocals. The Declaration Tour began on February 13, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida , and

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804-565: A private ceremony in Nashville on June 20, 2015. His musical influences include Our Lady Peace , Alice in Chains , Big Wreck , Pearl Jam , Bon Jovi , Chris Cornell , The Goo Goo Dolls , Switchfoot , Collective Soul , and Michael Jackson . Immediately after winning American Idol, Cook was asked backstage by Entertainment Weekly who his top five favorite bands were. Our Lady Peace and Big Wreck were on this short list, as well as

871-655: A self-perpetuating governing board. The mission of the non-profit is to help educate the youth of South Carolina. The South Carolina State Fair has awarded more than $ 4 million in scholarships since 1997. Since its conception, the State Fair has not only promoted agriculture and industry, but it has also reflected the culture and mores of the state. The essence of the State Fair was captured in an editorial in The State newspaper on October 18, 1960: "The South Carolina State Fair may mean different things to different people… In

938-926: A show producer noticed him, David auditioned himself. He performed Bon Jovi 's " Livin' On a Prayer " for his audition. For his first Hollywood audition, Cook performed " (Everything I Do) I Do It for You " by Bryan Adams , accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. On the second song in Hollywood, he sang " I'll Be " by Edwin McCain . Cook took advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments . Besides his Hollywood audition, he also accompanied himself on electric guitar for his performances of " All Right Now ", " Hello ", " Day Tripper ", " I'm Alive ", " Baba O'Riley ", " Dare You to Move ", and " Dream Big ", and on acoustic guitar for " Little Sparrow ", " All I Really Need Is You ", and " The World I Know ". His white, left-handed Gibson Les Paul electric guitar has

1005-457: A solo album Analog Heart in 2006. He had also recorded his second solo album (unreleased) prior to appearing on Idol , and was working as a bartender to support himself. Cook originally did not plan to try out for the show. He went to the auditions in Omaha, Nebraska , initially to support his younger brother (who did not make it to Hollywood ) and then, prompted by mother and brother when

1072-501: A thirty-second clip on social media with the quote "#gimmeheartbreak", indicating his new single, "Gimme Heartbreak" would be released on June 23, 2017. An EP, Chromance , was released on February 16, 2018. From October 25 to November 20, 2018, Cook embarked on Acoustic Tour. On October 26, 2018, Cook released his stand-alone single, "Death of Me." On June 26, 2020, he released his single, "Reds Turn Blue," from The Looking Glass. In an interview with People , Cook explains that

1139-626: A very real sense it is the opportunity to take stock within our state as to where we stand in agriculture and industry, in science and art and history. It is foremost the reflection of our educational values and where we put our faith." Bands and singers that have played in the Grandstand include Chicago in 1970, Golden Earring (from the Netherlands) in '74, Billy Ray Cyrus in 1995, Little Richard (from Macon) in '98, Jars of Clay in 2000, Beach Boys in 2001, Columbia's own Hootie &

1206-929: A week or two. The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair , established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. The first U.S. state fair was the New York , held in 1841 in Syracuse , and has been held annually since. The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan , which ran from 1849 to 2009. Events similar to state fairs are also held annually in each state capital in Australia , known as royal shows. Australian royal shows are organized by state agricultural and horticultural societies, and are described further in

1273-399: Is an American rock singer-songwriter. Cook rose to fame after winning the seventh season of American Idol in 2008. Prior to Idol , Cook performed with multiple bands, releasing three studio albums and four live albums before releasing his first solo independent album, Analog Heart . After winning American Idol , he released his debut single " The Time of My Life ", which entered

1340-502: The Billboard chart week ending May 25, 2008, Cook broke several Billboard chart records. Most notable was his record-shattering feat of having 11 songs debut on the Hot 100 that week, beating the previous record set by Miley Cyrus ( Hannah Montana ) in 2006 when she had six songs debut on the chart. Cook's first single, "The Time of My Life" led the pack, debuting at number three on

1407-623: The Billboard Hot 100 chart at number three and at number two on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 , selling over 1.4 million copies and being certified platinum by the RIAA. His major-label self-titled debut album was released on November 18, 2008, and has also since been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album produced two top twenty singles; " Light On " and " Come Back to Me ". His second major album This Loud Morning

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1474-536: The agricultural show article. Several state fairs maintain their own police departments, including: A few annual exhibitions in the summer in Canada are similar to state fairs in the United States: State and county fairs are famous for a variety of competitions that award ribbons . Awards are generally given according to the following scale: As of 2019, the largest attendance at a state fair in

1541-609: The seventh season of American Idol on May 21, 2008, receiving 56 percent of the votes, with 12 million votes over David Archuleta , the runner-up. Cook then sang " The Time of My Life ", the winning song of the 2008 American Idol Songwriter's Competition. During the final show, identical commercials promoting Guitar Hero featured Cook and fellow finalist Archuleta mimicked the Tom Cruise scene from Risky Business where he dances in his underwear playing an air guitar . A week following Cook's American Idol victory, in

1608-1099: The Blowfish in 2001, Jesse McCartney in '05, Josh Turner (from Florence County) in '07, Daughtry (from Greensboro) in 2007, Jonas Brothers in 2007, Anthony Hamilton (from Charlotte) in 2008, Zac Brown Band (from Atlanta) with Sugarland in 2008, American Idol winner David Cook in '09, USC alumni Darius Rucker in 2010, Eric Church (from NC) in '10 with Miranda Lambert , Avett Brothers (from Charlotte) in 2010, Styx in 2011, Skillet in 2011, O.A.R. in 2012, Doobie Brothers in 2012, Boyz II Men in 2012, Hunter Hayes in '13, The Band Perry in '13, Needtobreathe (from Oconee County) in '13, British-American band Foreigner in '13, Corey Smith (from Georgia) in 2013, Lee Brice (from Sumter) in 2014, Marshall Tucker Band (from Spartanburg) in 2014, Charleston's Shovels & Rope in '14, MC Hammer in 2014, Gladys Knight (from Atlanta) in '15, Shawn Mendes (from Canada) in 2015, Aloe Blacc in '16, Lynyrd Skynyrd (from Jacksonville) in 2016, Alabama in '16, Chris Young (from

1675-537: The Hot 100. Cook's eleven charting songs also gave him the most songs by one artist on the Hot 100 of any week in the Nielsen SoundScan era (which began in 1991), and the most of any era since The Beatles placed 14 songs on the chart the week of April 11, 1964. In addition, that same week Cook also broke the record for the most debuts on Billboard' s Hot Digital Songs chart, where he placed 14 debut entries,

1742-599: The March 17, 2010, episode of American Idol , Cook sang the Rolling Stones song " Jumpin' Jack Flash ". On April 21, 2010, Cook made an appearance on Idol Gives Back. On March 7, 2011, Cook released the send-off song for the tenth season , the Simple Minds song " Don't You (Forget About Me) ", played upon elimination and returned on May 24, 2011, to perform the song live. He later performed " The Last Goodbye " on

1809-515: The Nashville area) in 2017, Sabrina Carpenter in '17, Bret Michaels of Poison in 2018, The Temptations , Trace Adkins , Scotty McCreery (from Raleigh). Charleston's Jump, Little Children played there for the relocated 2019 Rosewood Crawfish Festival. The South Carolina State Fair ended its Grand Stand entertainment after 2018. Starting in 2019, in the place of the Grand Stand is a Circus Tent that offers three free circus shows each day of

1876-607: The November 1, 2008, episode of Saturday Night Live , hosted by Ben Affleck . Cook performed two songs on the program, the first "Light On" and the second "Declaration". In 2009, Cook performed songs from his debut album for the troops during a USO tour, where he was able to visit seven bases (including Camp Liberty, Camp Phoenix, and Camp Taji in Iraq). Cook has since had the honor of performing for military personnel and their families at more than 40 military installations around

1943-602: The Rain . In addition to this, he was an active member in the Blue Springs South High School National Forensics League (or NFL), where he qualified for the national tournament twice for Duo Interpretation , an event that relies on performance and interpretation of a literary work. He graduated from Blue Springs South High School in 2001. He was also an avid baseball player (pitcher) during high school and once gave up

2010-659: The South Carolina lowcountry were the forerunners of today's South Carolina State Fair. During the early nineteenth century, local and regional agricultural societies sponsored fairs featuring competitive events with prizes for the best crops, livestock and homemaking skills. In 1839, the State Agricultural Society was organized to establish a statewide fair, and state fairs were held in Columbia from 1841 to 1845 and again from 1856 to 1861. In 1869,

2077-399: The State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina was created to sponsor a state fair. Held on the pre-war state fair grounds on Elmwood Avenue on property provided by the city of Columbia, the revived State Fair not only promoted the agricultural interests of the state, but it also recognized the need to encourage industrial development. Every year since 1869, except for 1918 when

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2144-401: The U.S. evolved from a predominantly agrarian to an industrial society in the twentieth century, and the more service economy of the 21st century, modern state fairs have expanded to include carnival amusement rides and games, display of industrial products, automobile racing, and entertainment such as musical concerts. Large fairs can admit more than a million visitors over the course of

2211-650: The US is in Texas with the fair having attracted 2,514,637 visitors. Even though it is longer than an average state fair, any advantage is negated by the size of the physical state since those days would be required for the states citizens to have equal opportunity to attend. The largest average per day attendance is at the Minnesota State Fair averaging just under 200,000 people per day. David Cook (singer) David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982)

2278-416: The awards speech, and stated that he "couldn't imagine being anywhere else right now." He finished the 5k with a time of 28 minutes. His team raised $ 136,376.16 for the cause. Donations were accepted through September 30, 2009. On the finale of the 8th season of American Idol , Cook sang his song "Permanent" in honor of his brother. Audio of the performance was made available on iTunes , and the proceeds from

2345-400: The band would be known as The Anthemic. Cook began to concentrate working on this his second album after his first major tour, The Declaration Tour, concluded in December 2009. While on the tour, he put down some riffs and lyrical ideas, and started song-writing as a band towards the end of the tour. In an interview with Idolatry's Michael Slezak on February 8, 2010, Cook revealed that he

2412-407: The band's discography. Since his American Idol win, Cook attended many of the show's promotional events. On February 12, 2009, Cook appeared on the morning news program, Good Morning America and talked about Walt Disney World Resort's new attraction, The American Idol Experience , where he performed " Light On " and covered " Go Your Own Way " with fellow winner Carrie Underwood . He and all

2479-733: The early 1960s by the U.S. Air Force. In 1969, the "Rocket" was erected at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds at a cost of $ 10,000. Through the years, the landmark has become a popular meeting place for guests, which has resulted in the popular phrase, "Meet me at the Rocket!" Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the South Carolina State Fair scheduled for October 14–25, 2020 was replaced by a free drive-though only event held on October, 20–21. In 2021,

2546-559: The fair returned to the more traditional experience. The most recent South Carolina State Fair was October 11–22, 2023. Meet Me at the Rocket: A History of the South Carolina State Fair Written by Rodger E. Stroup State fair State fairs began in the nineteenth century for the purpose of promoting state agriculture , through competitive exhibitions of livestock and display of farm products. As

2613-464: The fair was held on Columbia's downtown streets, flooding the area each evening with thousands of visitors enjoying the restaurants and retail stores, of all which stayed open each night. Each winter from the 1890s until 1969 the fairgrounds provided winter quarters for hundreds of racehorses and their support personnel from northern racetracks. Even before the annual football contest between South Carolina and Clemson began in earnest in 1909, "Big Thursday"

2680-408: The fair. The South Carolina State Fair now features free nightly concerts at its Pepsi Place Stage showcasing local and regional artists. Located on the South Carolina State Fairgrounds, at the north entrance, is the "Rocket". This "Rocket" is a Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile, designed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and built by Chrysler. Its name is Columbia, and it was given to the city in

2747-805: The helm. On March 31, 2011, Cook tweeted that the title of his new single would be The Last Goodbye and debuted on April 19, 2011. This Loud Morning was released on June 28, 2011. He has also stated that at the beginning his goal was to make an album that "really, really pushed the concept of dynamic". Cook toured in support of This Loud Morning with a 2011 Fall Tour, co-headlining with Gavin DeGraw and with Carolina Liar in support, for 22 shows across 15 states beginning October 9, 2011, in State College, Pennsylvania , and ending November 10, 2011, in Athens, Georgia . Cook's second single, " Fade into Me ",

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2814-531: The influenza epidemic was raging across the nation, the Society has sponsored a state fair. By 1903, the fair outgrew the Elmwood Avenue location, and in 1904 the annual fair moved to its present location on Rosewood Avenue (presently, Rosewood Drive). From its founding in 1869, the State Fair has been an important economic contributor to the local economy. Beginning in the 1870s, the carnival component of

2881-621: The lead guitarist and keyboardist, drummer Adam Reidelbach replaced Nick Adams, and Andy Wildrick replaced Monty Anderson as the bass guitarist. His second single "Broken Windows" was released on February 22, 2016, and coincided with the second half of the tour. Featuring opening act Tony Lucca , the run consisted of 18 shows in 14 states, beginning on February 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tennessee , and ending on March 19, 2016, in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma. On March 27, 2017, Cook teased

2948-527: The letters "AC" on it; as Cook told TV Guide , "I have two brothers, Adam and Andrew. So, because of superstition, I put their initials on everything growing up." Starting from the Top 12-week, he also wore (and continued to wear throughout competition) an orange wristband to support a then-7-year-old fan, Lindsey Rose, with leukemia . Lindsey Rose is now many years recovered and perfectly healthy. Another of Cook's performances, The Beatles ' " Day Tripper ",

3015-524: The other six winners received a mic-shaped statue from the creator of the franchise , Simon Fuller to honor them for winning the competition. On August 7, 2009, Cook performed the Fleetwood Mac hit " Little Lies " with American Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert on ABC 's Good Morning America 's Summer Concert Series in Central Park . Cook performed "Lie" in

3082-539: The producer-songwriter Steve Mac said that Cook had recently visited his Rokstone Studios in London where together with Mac he had also been writing with Savan Kotecha and Andrew Frampton. He had hoped initially that a single would be ready for release in April 2010 and the album that summer. However, a producer for the album was not announced until May, and recording started in June that year with producer Matt Serletic at

3149-782: The record for which was previously six, set by Bon Jovi in 2007. Cook's 17 entries had a combined total of 944,000 digital downloads in the first week of selling. Cook also signed an endorsement deal with Skechers that ran through December 2009. Cook's photo was also featured on the cover of The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009, along with President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain . Cook worked with Espionage , Ed Roland ( Collective Soul ), Zac Maloy ( The Nixons ), Jason Wade ( Lifehouse ), Neal Tiemann (the Midwest Kings ), Kevin Griffin ( Better Than Ezra ), Chantal Kreviazuk , and Raine Maida ( Our Lady Peace ) on his self-titled, major label debut album. The album

3216-465: The sale of it were put toward brain cancer research. Cook appeared at the 2008 Glamour magazine Women of the Year Awards as a guest of Mary Steenburgen to surprise honoree Hillary Clinton , a fan of American Idol . He sang one of Clinton's favorite songs, " The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ", which he also sang during the Top 3-week on Idol . Cook appeared in several promotions for

3283-536: The song's chorus). On July 8, 2024, Cook announced he would release a new single, "Dead Weight," on July 19, 2024. Cook made his Broadway debut playing Charlie Price, in Kinky Boots on April 3, 2018, and would play a limited run through May 5. Cook returned to Kinky Boots for a second limited run starting July 17 to September 9, 2018. During an episode of The Rich Redmond Show in February 2020, Cook

3350-495: The stage on April 21, 2011. He returned in the eleventh season to perform " The Last Song I'll Write for You " and once more in the twelfth season to sing " Laying Me Low ". Cook mentored the top 8 finalists during "Songs from the 1980s" week in the thirteenth season . He mentored once more with two semi-finalists during the fifteenth season , dueting with C.J. Johnson on " The World I Know " and Olivia Rox on his own song " Light On ". On April 7, 2016, he returned again, performing

3417-646: The title is a reference to the manic highs and lows of anxiety and states that the song is "kind of a letter from my anxiety to me," after publicly announcing that he had been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder two years after winning American Idol. On December 4, 2020, he released the second single, "Strange World", from the EP. Cook released his third single, "Fire", from the EP on March 19, 2021. Cook released his third EP, The Looking Glass , on April 16, 2021. On April 29, 2022, Cook released his stand-alone single, "TABOS," (an acronym for "This'll all be over soon" from

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3484-579: The week following the South Carolina State Fair the fairgrounds were used by the Colored State Fair Association to host a state fair for the African American community. In many ways the South Carolina State Fair is a typical state fair, but it also has had its unique characteristics. While it is the official state fair, it is not connected in any way with the state government but is a private non-profit organization with

3551-579: The world with the USO, Armed Forces Entertainment, Navy Entertainment, and Air Force Entertainment. On August 11, 2009, Cook performed "Starseed" with Canadian alternative rock band, Our Lady Peace at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas. On February 18, 2010, Cook performed with the original line-up of his band, Midwest Kings (which included Neal Tiemann and Andy Skib ), in Tulsa, Oklahoma, performing songs from

3618-470: Was based on Neil Zaza 's and Doxology's versions. He also reiterated the credits of Whitesnake and Chris Cornell. Despite the controversy, critics praised Cook for choosing versions of songs that fit his vocal style. Cook's arrangements of "Happy Together", " Hello ", "Little Sparrow", " Always Be My Baby ", "All I Really Need Is You", " Baba O'Riley ", " I Don't Want to Miss a Thing ", "Dream Big" and " The World I Know " were original arrangements. Cook won

3685-400: Was credited to Whitesnake . Seattle -based band Doxology has claimed that Cook's performance of The Beatles ' " Eleanor Rigby " was based on a version the band recorded over a year ago. On April 1, before performing his self-arranged rendition of Dolly Parton 's " Little Sparrow " on American Idol , Cook told Ryan Seacrest in the interview session that his performance of " Eleanor Rigby "

3752-578: Was followed by a dual release of " Come Back to Me " and " Bar-ba-sol ," with "Come Back to Me" being released to HAC radio stations and "Bar-ba-sol" to rock radio. The music video for "Come Back to Me" was released on April 4, 2009. His debut album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association for America (RIAA) for sales exceeding one-million units in January 2009. He was presented with his plaque while recording

3819-574: Was hard at work on his second album. He had been collaborating with Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk , Matt Squire , Gregg Wattenberg , John Rzeznik , Sam Hollander and Dave Katz , Claude Kelly , Brian Howes , David Hodges , Tommy Henriksen , Steven Van Zandt , Kevin Griffin , Zac Maloy , Ryan Tedder , Jim Irvin , Jamie Houston, Ryan Star & Julian Emery and Max Martin . Besides that, he also collaborated with members of his band, The Anthemic – Neal Tiemann and Andy Skib . In an April interview with HitQuarters – recorded in March –

3886-484: Was originally set to appear in the sitcom 2 Broke Girls ; however the series was later cancelled. People reported on March 31, 2009, that David was canceling dates on his current tour due to "family matters". Cook's elder brother, Adam, had been diagnosed with brain cancer since 1998 and died on May 2, 2009. On May 3, 2009, at the "Race for Hope" in Washington, D.C., Cook announced the death of his brother during

3953-621: Was originally set to end in Tulsa, Oklahoma , on April 25, 2009. The tour however was extended twice – the first time through May 31, 2009, and then again starting from June 18, 2009, in Del Mar, California , and finally ending December 1, 2009, in Charlotte, North Carolina , after a total of 153 shows. On August 23, 2009, in an interview and at his concert in Yakima, Washington , Cook announced that

4020-494: Was produced by Rob Cavallo . On Ryan Seacrest 's morning show, On Air , of KIIS-FM on September 5, 2008, the singer revealed that the CD release date would be November 18, 2008. The first single released from the album, " Light On ," premiered as an AOL Exclusive on September 23, 2008, and debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 18, 2008. The single was certified platinum on January 20, 2010. This

4087-560: Was released on April 16, 2021. Cook was born in Houston, Texas , and raised in Blue Springs, Missouri . His parents are Beth Foraker and Stanley Cook. He is the middle of three brothers – the late Adam Cook being older and Andrew younger. He is of German , Irish , and English descent. Cook's interest in music began at a young age. He began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher, Mrs. Gentry, gave him

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4154-458: Was released on June 28, 2011. The album produced two singles; " The Last Goodbye " and " Fade into Me ". This Quiet Night , Cook's first EP, was also released on June 28, 2011 and featured acoustic performances of select This Loud Morning album tracks. After departing from RCA and releasing three stand-alone singles, Cook became an independent artist and released his first single "Criminals" for his fourth studio album Digital Vein , which

4221-483: Was released on September 18, 2015, with the latter two ("Laying Me Low" and "Wait For Me") being featured on the album. The album produced two more singles: "Broken Windows" and "Heartbeat". Cook released his second EP, Chromance , featuring a more pop-driven sound. Its lead single, "Gimme Heartbreak," was released to promote the EP. The EP entered the US Indie charts at number five. His third EP, The Looking Glass ,

4288-470: Was released to coincide with the tour. Cook tweeted that there would be "more dates/info to come" In this tour, Devin Bronson replaced Neal Tiemann as the lead guitarist. On May 10, 2012, Cook performed a new song, " The Last Song I'll Write for You " on the eleventh season of American Idol . Before the performance, Cook confirmed to Shirley Halperin of the Hollywood Reporter that he

4355-672: Was the first official single from the album released on July 31, 2015. Digital Vein was released on September 18, 2015, through Cook's own independent label, Analog Heart Music. Cook promoted the album on the Digital Vein Tour throughout late 2015 and early 2016. The first half of the tour, with opening act Andrew Ripp , consisted of 33 shows in 24 states, beginning on September 30, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona , and ending on November 21, 2015, in Tulsa, Oklahoma . In this tour, Daniel Damico replaced Andy Skib and Devin Bronson as

4422-468: Was the peak day of fair week, culminating with the State Ball on Thursday evening. By the middle of the 20th century, Thursday of fair week was a state holiday centered-around the football game. The last Carolina/Clemson "Big Thursday" game was in 1959. Most state fairs did not operate every year during World War II, but the South Carolina State Fair was open every year during the war. From 1909 to 1969

4489-432: Was without a recording contract, having departed from RCA, and was self-releasing "The Last Song I'll Write for You". On April 30, 2013, Cook released a new single, " Laying Me Low ", through XIX Recordings , the record label of American Idol creator Simon Fuller , although Cook shortly departed from Fuller's label. Cook co-penned country music singer David Nail 's 2014 single, " Kiss You Tonight " from his album I'm

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