The best kind of a song is the one where the listener can’t decide if they should sing along or listen to the lyrics. The Chad Cooke Band has cultivated a seemingly unfiltered and pure sound in a collection of songs with thoughtful, comprehensive words and themes. Unabashedly Texan and infused with the easy listening of 1970’s Southern California rock and roll, they have tapped into a rare hybrid that exceeds the expectations of the “Red Dirt Country” genre in which they reside. Originally bred from the pines of East Texas in the small town of Neches (an hour Southwest of Tyler), Cooke’s major influences stem from a cu