Murray Cook
1960 (65 лет)Murray James Cook AM (born 30 June 1960 in Cowra, New South Wales) is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as one of the founding members of the children's band The Wiggles. Cook is also a regular guest on the Australian TV show Spicks and Specks, with his good friend, host Adam Hills.
As a member of the Wiggles, Cook wears a red shirt and serves as an instrumentalist and vocalist. He is considered the intellectual and analytical member of the group (something referred to in several episodes of their TV show), so he acts as mediator for their group decisions. When The Wiggles received honorary degrees from the Australian Catholic University, Cook gave the commencement speech to the graduates.
Cook played the guitar in the late '80s bands Transistor and Finger Guns before joining the Sydney-based band Bang Shang a Lang. (He continued to play for this band in Sydney, when not on tour with The Wiggles.) When things did not work out in the music field for him, he returned to college and studied early childhood education at Macquarie University, where he met Anthony Field and Greg Page and formed The Wiggles in 1991.
Cook's schtick in The Wiggles is an obsession with playing the guitar. He was conscious that he was probably the first guitarist children would see, and said, "I always think that if it inspires kids to play guitar later on that would be great. I think it would be really nice if in 15 years I read that somebody got into guitar playing because of the Wiggles. I know that would be fantastic." When asked what his favorite Wiggles song was, he stated, "'Play your guitar with Murray,' of course. When we play that song live I get to play like a rock 'n roll star." Cook's major musical influences are The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Eric Clapton. In 2008, Cook was named "the sixth best guitarist in Australia".
Cook owns a collection of thirty vintage guitars. Onstage, he uses the Australian made Maton Mastersound 500 guitar. He also plays a '53 Gibson Les Paul gold top, '64 Fender Strat, James Burton Fender Telecaster, Maton Mastersound 500 and a more recent Les Paul at home or in the studio. The amplifiers he uses are the Marshall Head and Box Combo, the Fender Twin and a Bad Cat, which he bought while in the U.S. and said had a "great sound."
Cook, whose nickname is "Muzz", or "Muzza", came up with The Wiggles' signature index finger-wagging move after watching professional bowlers do the move on television.
Cook was made a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2010 for service to the arts, particularly children's entertainment, and to the community as a benefactor and supporter of a range of charities.
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The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
Chisholm McTavish
Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt
Hoop-Dee-Doo! How are you? Are you ready to part? The Wiggles are, too!! You won't want to miss a minute of this party. Greg, Murray, Jeff and Anthony will make sure everyone gets a chance to dance.
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Dean Covell
Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt
"Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas" is the sixth Wiggles Video, and also the first Christmas-themed Wiggles Video. It was released on October 13, 1997. and it was filmed in September 1996-July-August 1997.
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
Greg Page, Anthony Field
Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles is now available on DVD. This highly anticipated ‘best of’ collection features Hot Potato, Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?), Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car, Wake Up Jeff!, Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack), The Monkey Dance, Get Ready to Wiggle, Go Santa Go!, Dorothy (Would you Like to Dance?), Ooh It's Captain Feathersword, Dressing Up, Move Your Arms Like Henry, Lights Camera Action Wiggles!, Do the Owl, Play Your Guitar With Murray, Rockin' Santa, Getting Strong!, I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Monkey Man, Hot Poppin Popcorn, Do the Propeller, Ready, Steady, Wiggle!, Simon Says and 10 other songs
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
Gary Matheson
Greg Page, Anthony Field
Wiggly Safari is the 14th album release from an Australian children's music group, The Wiggles. This is about when they all go on safari at Australia Zoo with Steve Irwin the crocodile hunter. The album was released in 2002 & was nominated for the Best Children's Album ARIA the same year but lost to Hi-5 Boom Boom Beat.
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
Paul Field
Sam Moran, Jeff Fatt
Let's all go for a ride in the Big Red Car! Join The Wiggles on the freeway of fun as Captain Feathersword shows us how to Nicky, Nacky Nocky Noo, Dorothy the Dinosaur invites us to her Dance Party, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus get their waist benders and toe tappers wiggling!Here Comes the Big Red Car includes 26 fully remastered tracks plus brand new songs "I Want To Wear The Jacket", "Sorry Again" and Our Boat is Rockin’ on the Sea". The Wiggles have become household names all over Australia and overseas and their music remains fresh, fun and exciting and hits the mark with children and parents everywhere.
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
Paul Field
Sam Moran, Jeff Fatt
Step right up and join in the fun as Anthony becomes the ringmaster and leads the Wiggly Circus! Legendary singer Jamie Redfern performs Hot Poppin’ Popcorn, Captain Feathersword amazes as the somersault king, Wags the daredevil dog does a balancing act while Henry and Dorothy host their own dances. Be dazzled by the gastronomic superhero, Foodman, and delight in Murray’s Guitar Saved The World and How Are We Going To Wake Up Jeff?There’s juggling, ribbon twirling, trapeze acts, handstands, Wiggly clowns and of course the catchiest songs in the entire world. So roll up, roll up and enjoy some Hot Poppin’ Popcorn served fresh from your friends, The Wiggles!
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
Martin Murphy
Jeff Fatt, Greg Page
Australia on 21st June 2012, and marked the last appearances of Greg, Murray and Jeff, before the new generation of The Wiggles in 2013. Surfer Jeff sees The Wiggles travel around the world and it is their most exotic adventure yet. Jeff meets Gino the Genie, who grants him three wishes, so Jeff decides to visit exotic places. The Surfer Jeff DVD was made with Sam Moran but since they heard that Greg was back they had to make the DVD and CD again but it was never released with Sam but if it was it would already have been released.
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
Simon Alberry
Anthony Field, Murray Cook
A spaceship lands next to the Wiggles' house, and when Greg, Murray, Jeff and Anthony hop aboard to explore it, they find themselves lost in space after Captain Feathersword accidentally launches them. Their destination? The planet Rock Star, where King Mondo awaits them, dancing the "eagle rock." Can they get back to Earth? Music holds the key to their return. Also includes a "Return to Earth" game, a behind-the-scenes look and more.
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
Paul Field
Sam Moran, Murray Cook
For generations children have delighted in nursery rhymes, and now for the first time The Wiggles perform some of their favorite nursery rhymes to delight a new generation in Pop Go The Wiggles. The Wiggles' professional experience as early childhood educators has taught them that children learn best through play. Pop Go The Wiggles includes 31 of the most beloved and classic nursery rhymes set to
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
Paul Field
Murray Cook, Greg Page
Ahoy there me hearties. Hes nautical and nice. So lets join Captain Feathersword and his shipmates as they go Sailing Around The World. From London Town to Sicily and San Francisco, The Wiggles join with the Captain to sing and dance. They Hula, Hula, Hula, Nothing Could Be Cooler.
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
