Marc Craig Cohn is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
22 Facts About Marc Cohn
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Marc Cohn won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992.
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Marc Cohn was born on July 5,1959, in Cleveland, Ohio, to a Jewish family.
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Marc Cohn graduated from Beachwood High School in Beachwood, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb.
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Marc Cohn learned to play guitar and started writing songs when he was in junior high school, playing and singing with a local band called Doanbrook Hotel.
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Marc Cohn transferred to UCLA and began to perform in Los Angeles-area coffeehouses.
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The song is autobiographical and shares Marc Cohn's experience visiting Memphis, Tennessee in 1985.
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Marc Cohn was certified gold by the RIAA in February 1992 and was certified platinum in 1996.
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Marc Cohn won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
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In May 1993, Marc Cohn released his second studio album, The Rainy Season, which included notable guest appearances by David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Bonnie Raitt.
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Marc Cohn released his third solo effort, Burning the Daze, in 1998.
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The compilation The Very Best of Marc Cohn was released in June 2006.
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In 2010, Marc Cohn returned with Listening Booth: 1970, a collection of cover songs that were originally released during the titular year.
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Marc Cohn released his first original song in more than seven years, "The Coldest Corner in the World", in 2014.
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Marc Cohn released the album Careful What You Dream: Lost Songs and Rarities in 2016 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his platinum-selling debut album.
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Marc Cohn simultaneously released a bonus album, Evolution of a Record, which featured never-before-heard songs and demos.
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In 2017, Marc Cohn worked with William Bell on his Grammy Award-winning album This Is Where I Live.
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Marc Cohn co-wrote several tracks on the album, including the opener, "The Three Of Me".
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Marc Cohn collaborated with the Blind Boys of Alabama on their Grammy-nominated song "Let My Mother Live".
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In 2019, Marc Cohn performed at Carnegie Hall at "The Music of Van Morrison" show, which benefited music education programs for the New York City school system.
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Marc Cohn performed "Walking in Memphis" alongside Miley Cyrus at the 2019 Memphis in May Festival as part of the "More Together" Facebook campaign.
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Marc Cohn released Work to Do, a collaboration with the Blind Boys of Alabama, on August 9,2019.