Jude Cole

Jude Cole
Birth nameJude Anthony Cole
Born (1960-06-18) June 18, 1960 (age 64)
Carbon Cliff, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • record executive
  • talent manager
Years active1978–present
Labels
Formerly ofThe Records
Spouse
Lori Pfeiffer
(m. 1993)
Children2
Websitehttps://JudeCole.com/

Jude Anthony Cole (born June 18, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent manager from Carbon Cliff, Illinois. He began his career as part of Moon Martin's backing group the Ravens, and joined the English power pop band the Records in 1980, by the age of 19. After his work on their album Crashes (1980), he signed with Reprise Records to pursue a solo recording career and released his eponymous debut studio album (1987), which was followed by four subsequent releases—A View from 3rd Street (1990), Start the Car (1992), I Don't Know Why I Act This Way (1995), and Falling Home (2000).[1] Afterward, he outsourced his work onto management, production, and songwriting for the alternative rock band Lifehouse. Cole was credited on most of their singles throughout the 2000s, including "You and Me," "First Time," "Whatever It Takes" and "Halfway Gone" — each became hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Top 40, Adult Top 40, and Adult Contemporary charts.

He co-founded the Ironworks record label in 2003 along with actor and business partner Kiefer Sutherland. Lifehouse signed with the label in 2013 to release their seventh album, Out of the Wasteland (2015).

  1. ^ "The Foote Files: A Lost Hit Of The 90's: 'Baby, It's Tonight'". CBSNews.com. November 2018.