Frank Lenord Clayman Cook (January 6, 1942 – July 9, 2021) was an American drummer and member of blues bands Canned Heat, Pacific Gas & Electric and Bluesberry Jam. For a time he was also the manager of Pacific Gas & Electric.
Life and career He was born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, and raised in Brentwood, California. He attended University High School. Obituary, Dr. Frank Lenord Clayman-Cook, Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021 Studying with Murray Spivack, he became a drummer in his mid-teens, before studying philosophy at UCLA.
Having a background in jazz,Billboard 7 Dec 1968 Page 20 Filmore's House-Full Frank Cook was an experienced musician who played with jazz musicians Charlie Haden, Chet Baker and Elmo Hope. He also had been in collaborations with soul artists such as Shirley Ellis and Dobie Gray. Cook became a member of Canned Heat when he replaced their drummer Ron Holmes. He then became Canned Heat's permanent drummer.Sixties hitparade Belgium Canned Heat He would stay with Canned Heat until being replaced by Fito de la Parra.Imdb Frank Cook (III) Due to the position vacant in Bluesberry Jam, Cook then became their new drummer.Canned Heat website The Official Band Biography
He later became a member of Pacific Gas & Electric. However, he had an interest in managing the band rather than being its drummer. For a time he actually did manage the group. A car accident ended his career as the drummer for Pacific Gas & Electric and he was replaced by Ron Woods.Pacific Gas & Electric Website Brent's Page At the time of Pacific Gas & Electric's involvement in Lawrence Schiller's Lexington Experience film in 1970, Cook was still their manager. He transcribed the whole film in order to make out that the activities of the band relating to use of illegal substances were actually their lines if there would be any legal problems.Spin Magazine, May 2007 Page 36 Electric Bugaboo
In later years Cook became a psychoanalyst in California, studying at the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute and the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. He served as president of the Southern California Psychoanalytic Society.Pacific Gas & Electric website Brent's Page 2
He died at home in Marina del Rey, California, on July 9, 2021.Obituary, Dr. Frank Lenord Clayman-Cook, The Precis. Retrieved October 26, 2021
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