Michael Cooney

Traditional folkie Michael Cooney was born in Carmel, CA in 1943; raised primarily in Tucson, AZ, after his parents' divorce he lived in a series of foster homes, and after graduating high school spent two years hopping freight trains and hitchhiking across the country. Cooney finally settled in California, and by 1963 was performing regularly at the Palo Alto club The Top of the Tangent, ...more