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John Cohen (August 2, 1932 – September 16, 2019) was an American musician, photographer and film maker who performed and documented the traditional music of the rural South and played a major role in the American folk music revival.
Sep 17, 2019 · John Cohen, a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers, the New York-based string band at the forefront of the old-time music revival of the 1950s and ’60s, died on Monday at his home in...
- Bill Friskics-Warren
John Cohen (1932–2019) was a major figure in the development and appreciation of traditional music, and one of the most prolific contributors to the Smithsonian Folkways collection of recorded sounds.
Mar 29, 2016 · John Cohen's documentary 'The High Lonesome Sound' John Cohen is a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers as well as a musicologist, photographer and filmmaker.
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John Cohen was both a traditionalist and a multi-dimensional, irrepressibly creative musician, photographer, and film maker. He fueled America’s passion for folk music as he bridged the folk revival and the folk “arrival,” faithfully interpreting keystone Appalachian musical traditions and bringing top flight rural artists to new, urban ...
Jul 29, 2020 · Musician, visual artist, writer, producer, and folk music champion, John Cohen passed away on September 16, 2019. The staff at the American Folklife Center are grateful for the opportunity to serve as the stewards of the prolific records of his rich life’s work.
Sep 17, 2019 · Musician, photographer, and folklorist John Cohen has died, NPR reports. He was best known for his work with the New Lost City Ramblers. His death on Monday was confirmed by his son Rufus...
