Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn ( born July 5, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio ) is a New York based American singer -songwriter.
Life
Cohn grew up in Cleveland, where his father owned a small, poorly continuous pharmacy, for Cohn's parents selflessly fought and partially worked seven days a week. Marc Cohn's mother died when he was two years old. His father married a second time, but died when Cohn was twelve years old. Much of his childhood flowed later in his songs one ( as is eg Silver Thunderbird by his father and his car, Ghost Train and Mama's in the Moon by the loss of his mother, and Rest for the Weary from fighting his parents for their existence ).
He is with Elizabeth Vargas (born 1962 ), a journalist for ABC NEWS, married in second marriage. They have two sons ( born 2003 and 2006). Marc Cohn has two other children from his first marriage.
Cohn made outside of his music career hit the headlines when he survived a headshot on 8 August 2005. On the way home from a concert with Suzanne Vega in Denver his tour van was stopped when leaving the car park of a criminal named Joseph Yacteen because of this from the police needed a getaway car on the run. To prevent hijacking or even hostage-taking, the driver tried to avoid the man, said several shots gave to the van. A shot crashed through the windshield, pulled the driver and finally remained in the temple of Cohn stuck without penetrating the skull. Cohn wore no severe injuries and had to be treated in brief outpatient procedure.
Musical Career
Fascinated by established songwriters such as Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and especially Paul Simon, Cohn learned guitar and piano and performed already during his studies in small cafes and restaurants. Attention his first success he achieved in that it mitreiste as keyboardist Tracy Chapman tour in 1989. Shortly after, he got his own record contract. He became internationally known in 1991 with the hit song Walking in Memphis from this debut album Marc Cohn. In the same year he was awarded the Grammy for Best New Artist.
In 1993 he released the follow up album The Rainy Season.
Personal problems such as the separation from his first wife identified the photographs of the rather gloomy album Burning the Daze (1998). Cohn then fought for a long time with a writer's block, so was released in 2005 only one live album Marc Cohn Live: Limited Edition EP without new song material.
The above raid in Denver as well as the shocking images of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina solved this blockade eventually. After nine years of rest he released his fourth studio album Join the Parade, which treats both experiences in several songs in the fall of 2007.
In 2010 he released the CD Listening Booth: 1970 with cover versions of songs of the year 1970 - the year that was crucial to his musical identity. On Listening Booth: 1970, inter alia, Songs by Cat Stevens, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, JJ Cale, Smokey Robinson, Jerry Garcia, Van Morrison and John Fogerty by Cohn in its style reinterpreted.