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Drummer and Founder member of SADE
Triple Platinum Recording Artist Paul Anthony Cooke aka Paul Anthony Cook (long story) of Sade fame. Some people refer to Paul as a legend after he formed the Band Sade in 1982 with two fellow musicians from his home town of Hull in the North of England. These three musicians in the band PSP (Paul, Stuart and Paul) went onto arrange, write and produce the music for what was one of Sade's biggest and most successful albums ever Diamond Life. Paul Denman and Paul Cook at the time helped to develop the bass and drum parts for Smooth Operator with PSP for the band Pride. This website is established to discuss Paul Cook's musical input and it is not established to promote the current Sade group. This website is setup to discuss musician Paul Cook who was involved with many bands and other recordings from 1980 onwards including Sade. Paul Anthony Cooke had his name changed by the group Sade and Epic to Paul Cooke in 1984 for the release of Diamond Life, punk was out and yuppies had been born..,As a former member of Sade, Paul is contributed as being one of the founders of the Neo Soul genre along with bands like Brand New Heavies, Soul II Soul and Lisa Stansfield. He now uses Paul Anthony Cooke for his musical work and writing projects as an author.
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Diamond Life Records
Welcome to the world of pauls music where creativity knows no bounds! Dive into the mesmerizing music projects of Paul Anthony Cooke over the last forty years, the innovative musician who is capturing the hearts of music fans worldwide. Paul's extensive music catalogue spanning four decades is now at Soundcloud and YouTube. Explore a range of products including albums, single releases and re-mastering projects that showcase his unique talent and passion for creating exceptional music experiences. Join the journey today and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Paul Anthony Cooke's musical creations.
Diamond Life Publishing
Paul has been writing since 1997 and his works are published exclusively at Amazon and some in Audio format at Audible.com.
"Paul Cooke tells it like it was in this first part of his story of Sade. Anyone contemplating a career in the music business, whether as a musician, artist or on the other side of the studio window, should read his book. The second part promises to be even more interesting....This is not fancy writing but it's from the heart....", (John Beecher, Roller Coaster Records).
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SADE at the U4 Club in Vienna (FULL CONCERT) 10.12.83 ft Paul 'Jazzy' Cooke on drums
Sade and PSP Live in 1982 at Ronnie Scotts London ft Paul 'Jazzy' Cooke on drums
Legal Cases
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Paul commenced action against Sade in 1993 over unpaid song writing royalties on the album Diamond Life by the singer Sade. Paul was an unemployed musician at the time and he obtained legal aid. Paul managed to pursue Sade and Sony et al through the High Courts in London in 1995 with his claim to be an author on all of the songs he had performed on and co-wrote with the band between 1981 and 1984. However in 1997 his legal aid certificate was withdrawn by the senior solicitor attached to his case and Paul never got to fight his case in court with his solicitors. Further to this in 2009 and un supported by a solicitor Paul again took Sade to court in his home town of Hull, England to argue that he should be paid performance income from the USA which he has never been paid by Sade and Sony UK since 2000 and also the fact that his original drumming was removed from the song ‘Smooth Operator’ on one version and his drumming copied by session drummer David Early in 1984. Again this claim was struck out as Paul had no solicitor and couldn’t argue his case in court. Paul also around this time took the BBC to court over unpaid BBC Top of the Pops royalties from 1984 when he played ‘Your Love is King’ with the band on more than one occasion to promote the single. Paul settled this matter out of court with the BBC after discovering that the BBC had no part to play in this situation but that he had been miss-represented by the band Sade and the record company at the time? Fast forward to 2024 and Paul commenced a further legal action against Sade and Sony UK for a 20% share of the master rights from the Diamond Life album that he was involved with whilst in his band Sade. This time Paul was fully supported by solicitors with his action against Sade and he is now in the process of raising funds to take Sade and Sony to court in this respect. Paul’s new case against the band Sade and its record company can be found here https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/sade-and-sony-legal-action/ Paul’s aim is one of obtaining recognition for his work with his band Sade at the time and also to receive his dues from an album in the 1980’s that sold over 10 Million copies worldwide of which he was paid nothing. Please support Paul with pledges at ‘Crowdjustice’ so that he can assert his claim and finally argue his case against Sade and Sony in court to be a party to the product Diamond Life as one of its creators.