Lawrence Cohn
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Lawrence Cohn | |
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| Born | October 4, 1932 Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 2023 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Lawyer, record company executive, record collector |
Lawrence Cohn (October 4, 1932 – October 31, 2023) was an American lawyer, record company executive, and
Life and career
Lawrence Cohn was born in
Outside his paid employment, he started writing reviews on blues,
Cohn had eight Grammy Award nominations and won
During his tenure at both CBS and Playboy, he was responsible in various ways for the Discovery/Signing/Producing/Career Decisions of many artists including but not limited to: Billy Joel (as "Attila"), Willie Nelson, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick (as "Fuse"), Edgar Winter's White Trash, Johnny Winter, Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green's earlier line-up), Shuggie Otis, Johnny Otis, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Ivory Joe Hunter, ABBA (as "Bjorn & Benny"), Jo Ann Kelly, Brenda Patterson, Sam Phillips (productions), Wayne Cochran & the CC Riders, Lead Belly (first live concert), Otis Blackwell, Gene Austin, Rufus (pre-Chaka Khan), Max Weinberg ("Blackstone"), Poco, Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich, Jim & Jesse, Bob Luman, David Houston, Jim Messina, Terry Reid, Mashmakhan, Gary Busey ("Carp"), Redbone, CHASE, Santana, Neil Diamond, Taj Mahal, The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem, Gene Autry, Pete Seeger, Bill Monroe.
Cohn spent several years in Paris, France as the head of a Magazine & Book Publishing Company. He was a "three category" Blues Foundation winner [Hall of Fame; Vintage Historical Reissue; Career: Historical Preservation] as well as being a vernacular music collector of note and a founding member of the near-legendary "Blues Mafia," a group considered by many as a major impetus regarding the renewed interest in Traditional American Music!
His book, "Nothing But The Blues: The Music and the Musicians," received numerous awards. Amongst them, the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, BMI-Ralph Gleason Award and the Blues Foundations's "Hall of Fame" designation. He received numerous awards and citations for his work, including France's "Academie Charles Gross: Grand Prix Du Disque." [1992] He was the recipient of the President's Life Achievement Award, given by his undergraduate alma mater, City College of New York [CUNY]. [2016]; "Living Blues Magazine Awards." [1] Producer of the Year [2] Best Historical Project: Pre-War. [2018].
Cohn died on October 31, 2023, at the age of 91.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Scott Barretta, "The Collector", Spin, October 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022
- ^ He also spent 8 years as a Music Critic for the Saturday Review, at the same time serving as a Federal Agent, much of the time working on Attorney General Robert Kennedy's "Organized Crime Drive" program! "Catalogue". National Library of Australia.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Le producteur de blues Lawrence Cohn est décédé". TFS Jazz. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Mary Katherine Aldin, The Real Blues Forum. Retrieved November 1, 2023
Sources
Lawrence Cohn, ed. (1993). Nothing But the Blues: The Music and the Musicians. Abbeville Publishing Group (Abbeville Press, Inc.).
External links
- Lawrence Cohn at IMDb
- Lawrence Cohn discography at Discogs
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