Australian singer Bobby Cookson started out playing guitar in a Melbourne group called The Premiers.
In the early 60s he decided on a career as a soloist, signing to Astor Records and releasing six singles – Flutter Flutter (November 1961), True and Faithful (June 1962), Timber (October 1962), I Could Have Loved You So Well (November 1962), One Last Kiss (January 1963) and Rona (March 1963).
Signing a contract with Leedon (through Festival Records), he appeared on Six O’Clock Rock, the Johnny O’Keefe show Sing, Sing, Singand Variety Seven before releasing Freedom To Love in 1964.
Cookson issued a single on the Go!! label called Funny Man in August 1965 before disappearing from view.
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