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Aug 13, 2010 · Marc Cohn, the piano-playing balladeer best known for the adult-contemporary standard “Walking in Memphis,” has just released “Listening Booth: 1970.”
Aug 8, 2019 · Marc Cohn in 1991. Picture: Getty Marc Cohn wrote this song for his self-titled debut album. He was aged 31 when he first recorded the track in 1990. What is the meaning and inspiration behind 'Walking in Memphis'? James Taylor. Picture: Getty Marc Cohn was first inspired to write the song after a 1985 visit to Memphis, Tennessee.
After reading that James Taylor overcame writer's block by going to a place he had never been, Cohn visited Memphis. A friend had told him "there were two things in particular that I had to do [in Memphis], things that would forever change me. They later became the centerpieces of 'Walking in Memphis'." Cohn added:
Marc Cohn is the debut studio album released in 1991 by American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn. The album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 Chart. [5] It was RIAA certified gold in 1992 and was certified platinum in 1996. [6]
May 29, 2016 · James Taylor. Songwriter Marc Cohn shares some advice James once gave him. Did you know that 25 years ago, James performed on "Perfect Love" on Marc's album "Mark Cohn"? This month in The Writers Round, Marc Cohn sheds some light into his life as a songwriter as well as the story behind "Walking In Memphis."
Jul 30, 2010 · July 30, 20102:00 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. NPR Staff. 8-Minute Listen. Enlarge this image. On Listening Booth, Marc Cohn reinterprets some of his favorite songs from 1970....
Jan 27, 2022 · “There’s a station that’s still-famous called WMMS where I first heard artists like Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, The Band, all the great artists of the ’70s.” He was also...
