Marc Cohn

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About Marc Cohn

Before becoming an award-winning solo artist, singer-songwriter Marc Cohn was a session musician and played piano on Tracy Chapman’s 1989 LP, Crossroads. ∙ His signature song, 1991’s stirring Top 40 hit “Walking in Memphis,” is a celebration of the roots of American soul, R&B, gospel, and early rock ’n’ roll. ∙ At the 1992 Grammy Awards, Cohn won Best New Artist, and “Walking in Memphis” was nominated for both Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. ∙ As a newcomer who earned the respect of legends, Cohn invited Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, and Graham Nash to guest on his 1993 sophomore LP, The Rainy Season. ∙ After a decade-long hiatus, he returned in 2007 with Join the Parade, featuring new songs inspired by Hurricane Katrina and his near-fatal shooting during a failed carjacking. ∙ Listening Booth: 1970, Cohn’s deeply personal ’70s-covers album released in 2010, features moving duets with Aimee Mann (Badfinger’s “No Matter What”) and India.Arie (Bread’s “Make It with You”). ∙ After performing together on the 2017 Grammy-nominated song “Let My Mother Live,” Cohn and The Blind Boys of Alabama released the collaborative LP Work to Do in 2019.

HOMETOWN
Cleveland, OH, United States
BORN
July 5, 1959
GENRE
Rock

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