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Leonard Cohen Has Died at 82

Edit Slate 11 Nov 2016
Cohen, born in Quebec in 1934, released a trio of seminal folk albums (Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room, and Songs of Love and Hate) in the late 1960s and early 1970s, each laden with poetic lyrics and sung in his distinctive deep voice. In this remarkable 1970 concert on the Isle of Wight, he played a number of his most famous songs, ......

Singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen dead at age 82

Edit The Florida Times Union 11 Nov 2016
He toured as recently as earlier this year and released a new album just last month ... During those years, he traveled the folk circuit with the likes of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and others as they were moving popular music away from a reliance on lightweight pop lyrics to songs that contained deeply personal meanings ... “Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free.” ... Born Sept....

'Hallelujah' Singer-Songwriter Leonard Cohen dead at age 82

Edit Boston Herald 11 Nov 2016
LOS ANGELES — Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and sexuality in songs like "Hallelujah," ''Suzanne" and "Bird on a Wire," has died at age 82, his son said Thursday ... Born Sept ... One of Cohen's most beloved hits was 1967's "So Long Marianne," written for former girlfriend and longtime friend Marianne Ihlen, who also inspired his song "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye."....

Singer-Songwriter, poet Leonard Cohen dead at age 82

Edit The Mercury News 11 Nov 2016
He toured as recently as earlier this year and released a new album just last month ... During those years, he traveled the folk circuit with the likes of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and others as they were moving popular music away from a reliance on lightweight pop lyrics to songs that contained deeply personal meanings ... “Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free.”....

Renowned singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies at 82

Edit Star Advertiser 11 Nov 2016
He toured as recently as earlier this year and released a new album just last month ... During those years, he traveled the folk circuit with the likes of Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and others as they were moving popular music away from a reliance on lightweight pop lyrics to songs that contained deeply personal meanings ... “Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free.”....

Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter of 'Hallelujah,' dead at 82

Edit Syracuse 11 Nov 2016
Leonard Cohen, a Canadian-born poet, songwriter and singer, whose intensely personal lyrics exploring themes of love, faith, death and philosophical longing made him the ultimate cult artist, and whose enigmatic song "Hallelujah" became a ......

Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter of love, death and philosophical longing, dies at 82

Edit The Times Picayune 11 Nov 2016
Leonard Cohen, a Canadian-born poet, songwriter and singer, whose intensely personal lyrics exploring themes of love, faith, death and philosophical longing made him the ultimate cult artist, and whose enigmatic song "Hallelujah" became a celebratory ......

Leonard Cohen obituary

Edit The Guardian 11 Nov 2016
Canadian singer, songwriter, novelist and poet revered for works including the song Hallelujah ... Cohen was born in Westmount, a well-to-do suburb of Montreal ... At the time, this seemed like a mere sideline to a highly promising literary career ... Passing through New York in 1966 on the way to Nashville, he was introduced to the folk singer Judy Collins, played some of his songs to her, and won an immediate convert ... In 1995, Tower of Song....

Obituary: Leonard Cohen

Edit BBC News 11 Nov 2016
But the influence and appeal of this poet, novelist, songwriter and legendary ladies' man has endured throughout his career ... Leonard Norman Cohen was born in Westmount, a well-to-do area of Montreal, on 21 September 1934 ... Cynical commentaries such as First We take Manhattan, were paired with beautiful songs of love like the title track and Take This Waltz ... Many critics saw the songs on the album as an intimation of his own mortality....

Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies at 82

Edit AOL 11 Nov 2016
Discover More Like This ... His elegantly penned songs, authored during a musical career that spanned six decades, won him comparison with such other songwriters of his era as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. His best-known song, "Hallelujah," has been recorded more than 200 times ... "Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried, in my way, to be free." ... Discover More Like This ... He was born in Montreal....

Leonard Cohen, ‘Hallelujah’ Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 82

Edit The Wrap 11 Nov 2016
Cohen was born in Quebec in 1934 and moved to New York City in 1967 to immerse himself in the growing folk music scene there, alongside artists like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell. His first album “Songs of Leonard Cohen” was ......

Leonard Cohen, legendary singer-songwriter, dies at 82

Edit Deccan Chronicle 11 Nov 2016
Leonard Cohen, rock music’s man of letters whose songs fused religious imagery with themes of redemption and sexual desire, earning him critical and popular acclaim, has died at age 82, said a statement on his Facebook page ... “I swear by this song/And by all that I have done wrong/I will make it all up to thee.” ... “I got this ......

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Pays Tribute to Leonard Cohen: 'Canada & The World Will ...

Edit Yahoo Daily News 11 Nov 2016
10), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to mourn the loss of the 82-year-old singer/songwriter, who was born in Westmount, Quebec, and whose music was warmly embraced by his native country ... and most-covered song, "Hallelujah."....
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