After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad Walking in Memphis, Marc
Cohn solidified his place as one of this generations most compelling
singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith
with the passion of a great soul man. Rooted in the rich ground of
American rhythm and blues, soul and gospel and possessed of a deft
storytellers pen, he weaves vivid, detailed, often drawn-from-life
tales that evoke some of our most universal human feelings: love,
hope, faith, joy, heartbreak.Cohn followed up his platinum-selling
debut with two more releases in the 1990s, at which point Time
magazine called him "one of the honest, emotional voices we need in
this decade" and Bonnie Raitt declared, "Marc is one of the most
soulful, talented artists I know. I love his songs, he's an incredible
singer, and I marvel at his ability to mesmerize every audience he
plays for."Raitt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Patty
Griffin all made guest appearances on Cohns early records for Atlantic
as his reputation as an artist and performer continued to grow. In
1998, Cohn took a decade-long sabbatical from recording, ending in
2007 with Join the Parade. Inspired by the horrific events following
Hurricane Katrina and his own near fatal shooting just weeks before,
Parade is his most moving and critically acclaimed record to
date.About his album Listening Booth: 1970, a collection of reimagined
classics from that seminal year in music, Rolling Stone said, Cohn has
one of rocks most soulful croons a rich, immediately recognizable
tenor that makes these songs his own. In late 2014, Cohn released The
Coldest Corner in the World, the title song to the documentary Tree
Man and his first original song released in more than seven years.On
March 25, 2016, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his
platinum-selling debut album, released Careful What You Dream: Lost
Songs and Rarities along with the bonus album Evolution of a Record,
featuring never-before-heard songs and demos dating back to years
before his debut album and the Grammy award that followed.Marcs
momentum continued into a busy and fruitful 2017, which he spent in
part on the road with the legendary Michael McDonald, garnering
critical acclaim across the U.S. His writing talent was also drafted
for work with a roster of American music greats including soul
survivor William Bell, who won his first Grammy at age 78 with Marcs
help; Marc co-wrote a solid half of Bells celebrated album This is
Where I Live, including the passionate opening cut The Three Of Me.
The album revived the sound of Stax souls golden age, when Bell had
first cut his teeth as an artist, and which had influenced Marc Cohn
so powerfully - in its way, completing a circle and letting Marc give
back to one of the originators of the sound that shaped him.Marc
revisited another corner of American musics rich heritage with the
Blind Boys of Alabama on the Grammy-nominated song Let My Mother Live,
and also worked with David Crosby on the album Lighthouse. As
powerfully influenced by the singer-songwriter tradition as he is by
the legacy of soul and gospel, working with the 60s icon was a project
that got right to Marcs creative core.Moving forward, he continues to
do what he does best: infuse American music with both a fresh
perspective and a reverence for its deep roots. Cost: 49.50
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