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  1. Sep 17, 2019 · John Cohen straddled two worlds: as a photographer, he immersed himself in the avant-garde visual arts scene of 1950s New York; as a musician, he was an integral part of that city's...

  2. John Cohen (1932–2019) was a major figure in the development and appreciation of traditional music, and one of the most prolific contributors to the Smithsonian Folkways collection of recorded sounds.

  3. John Cohen (August 2, 1932 – September 16, 2019) [1] was an American musician, photographer and film maker who performed and documented the traditional music of the rural South and played a major role in the American folk music revival.

  4. Jan 22, 2011 · For more than half a century, John Cohen has been taking photographs, making films, recording rural musicians and creating his own music. He's a co-founder of The New Lost City Ramblers, a...

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  5. Oct 3, 2019 · Remembering John Cohen. The photographer who captured old time American musicians leaves behind an astonishing legacy. You’re getting blind.

  6. In his sixty years as a photographer, filmmaker, and founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers string band, John Cohen (1932-2019) was part of and documented many of the major artistic transitions that took place in America during the decades following World War II.

  7. Sep 28, 2019 · John Cohen had been making photographs since 1954, and his photographic inquiries lead him to the Andes and to Appalachia, where he photographed traditional musicians in their own home settings. His ‘old-time’ musicians of Appalachia images led to his 1962 film, High Lonesome Sound, that has become synonymous with that music.

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