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  • Dec 6, 1936
    Guitarist and bass player Jack Cooke is born in Norton, Virginia. As one of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, he appears on the 1959 hit "Gotta Travel On." He eventually plays with Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys for 39 years
    May 27, 2006
    Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys alumni are reunited on stage during his bluegrass festival in Smith Ridge, Virginia. The cast includes Lester Woodie, Melvin Goins, George Shuffler, John Shuffler and Jack Cooke
    Dec 1, 2009
    Bluegrass bass player Jack Cooke dies in Norton, Virginia. A 39-year member of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys, he also played on Bill Monroe's 1959 country hit "Gotta Travel On"

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