Martin James "Marty" Cooper (born March 12, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style is described as soft rock country.
His father was enlisted in the Army Air Corps during the beginning of World War II and was commissioned a major.
During that time the family moved to Pendleton, Oregon, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Santa Monica, California.
[3] Cooper has said about the experience, "Ken Mansfield had done an album with Rick Cunha, my friend from the group Hearts & Flowers.
[6] That same year Cooper teamed up with Lee Hazlewood, Gracia Nitzche, and Daniel Stone to form the group The Shacklefords.