Marc Cohn
b. 5 July 1959, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Singer-songwriter and pianist Cohn used his husky voice and distinctive songs to great effect in the 90s when his debut album won the 1991 Grammy for Best New Artist. The album was a collection of melodic pop rock songs with passionate lyrics drawn from the artist's own turbulent background. Cohn's mother died when he was two, and his father remarried when he was 12. Cohn senior worked seven days a week as a pharmacist but was always in debt. He is recalled as the slightly absurd figure in "Silver Thunderbird", who maintains that car at the cost of all other material comforts. Although the song was dismissed by casual critics as an automobile tribute, in reality it was a song purely for his father and had taken Cohn 15 different versions to perfect.
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Albums
- (2007) Join The Parade
- (2007) Marc Cohn
- (2006) The Very Best Of Marc Cohn [Digital Version]
- (2005) Rhino Hi-Five: Marc Cohn
- (1998) Burning the Daze
- (1998) Burning The Daze
- (1993) The Rainy Season
- (1993) The Rainy Season
- (1991) Marc Cohn
Top Tracks
- Walking In Memphis
- True Companion
- Silver Thunderbird
- Ghost Train
- Strangers In a Car
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