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Ray Cooper, also known as Chopper, is an English/Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in Sweden.

Ray Cooper
Cooper performing at the South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, November 2018
Background information
Birth nameBrian Raymond Cooper
Born (1954-09-22) 22 September 1954 (age 67)
Redhill, England
Genres
  • Folk,
  • Folk Rock
  • Punk
  • New Wave
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Bass Guitar
  • Cello
  • Mandolin
  • Harmonica
  • Piano
  • Mbira
  • Harmonium
  • Organ
  • Kantele
  • Percussion
Years active1974–present
LabelsWestpark
Websiteraycooper.org

Initial musical collaborations and session work


Single Common Truth by Amazorblades
Single Common Truth by Amazorblades

Cooper's first professional band (1975–1978) was Amazorblades[1] together with Rob Keyloch (engineer/producer/remixer[2]) and Ben Mandelson. They were a punk/jazz outfit who toured extensively and recorded the single 'Common Truth' in 1977 for Chiswick Records.[3]

Between 1981 and 1982 Cooper played with the London based band OK Jive,[4] who signed to CBS in 1981. In 1983, he played bass guitar and bugle with The Mighty Clouds of Dust on their single release Flowers on the Wall / Champion (The Wonder Horse) / Mr.Custer.[5]

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. He performed in a reunion of six group members at the 30th Anniversary concert for fRoots magazine at the Roundhouse in London on 22 January 2010.[6]


Member of Oysterband


Ray Cooper performing with Oysterband in 2010
Ray Cooper performing with Oysterband in 2010

Cooper was a member of Oysterband between 1989 and 2013.[7]


Discography



With Amazorblades



With Yachts



With OK Jive



The Mighty Clouds of Dust



With 3 Mustaphas 3



With Oysterband


As Oyster Band

As Oysterband

Live albums

'Compilation albums


Solo



Other published material



Awards



References


  1. "Punk Brighton Amazorblades". punkbrighton.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Rob Keyloch". discogs. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. "Amazorblades – Common Truth". discogs. 1977. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. "OK Jive biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. "Single release". discogs. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. "The Young Mustaphas at the Roundhouse". fRootsmag. 22 January 2010.
  7. "Oysterband Biography, an outsider view". Oysterband.co.uk. 2014.
  8. "Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012". BBC. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2019.




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