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Cohen, Leonard Norman
(Encyclopedia) Cohen, Leonard Norman, 1934–2016, Canadian songwriter, singer, and poet, b. Montreal, B.A. McGill Univ., 1955. He initially wrote poetry, publishing his first collection, Let Us…Leonard Cohen
For years a cult figure in poetry and folk music, Leonard Cohen reemerged in the 2000s for a last dash across the cosmos as a moody and mystical troubadour before his death in 2016. Leonard Cohen's…Leonard Cohen Biography
Leonard Cohen composerBorn: 9/21/1934Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Popular Canadian poet and songwriter whose first book of poetry was Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956). A graduate of…Cahn, Sammy
(Encyclopedia) Cahn, SammyCahn, Sammykän [key], 1913–93, American lyricist, b. New York City as Samuel Cohen. With his first collaborator, Saul Chaplin, he wrote material for vaudeville, and scored…Goliardic songs
(Encyclopedia) Goliardic songsGoliardic songsgōlēärˈdĭk [key], Late Latin poetry of the “wandering scholars,” or Goliards. The Goliards included university students who went from one European…Sharp, Cecil James
(Encyclopedia) Sharp, Cecil James, 1859–1924, English musician, best known for his researches in English folk music. In 1911 he founded the English Folk Dance Society. In the United States he…Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen is the New York lawyer who has been called a "pit bull" (by ABC News) and a "personal arm-twister" (by The New York Times) for President Donald Trump. In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to…November 2016: Poet, Songwriter Leonard Cohen Dies at 82
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of November 2016. 1. Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul 2…Seeger, Pete
(Encyclopedia) Seeger, Pete (Peter Seeger), 1919–2014, American folksinger, composer, and environmentalist, b. New York City. Seeger, a son of musicologist Charles Seeger and violinist Constance…lyric
(Encyclopedia) lyric, in ancient Greece, a poem accompanied by a musical instrument, usually a lyre. Although the word is still often used to refer to the songlike quality in poetry, it is more…Trending
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