Leonard Cohen
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WATCH: Beck, Wilco, Feist Collaborate!...Skip Spence. As part of his new Record Club project, Beck has recruited friends like MGMT, Devendra Banhart, and Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale to cover entire albums from the Velvet Underground and Leonard Cohen. For his latest... In this article: Beck, Wilco, Feist, Skip Spence, Moby Grape, Oar, I Will Survive, Express Yourself, Sunset Sound Studios, and Velvet Underground |
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stereogum | November 13, 2009
Beck Recruits Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lidell For Skip Spence Record Club Tribute
We have higher hopes for his take on Skip Spence's gorgeous 1969 solo album Oar -- we've heard Hansen cover the Jefferson Airplane/Moby Grape player's "Halo Of Gold" in the past for More Oar: A Tribute to Alexander "Skip" Spence. It'll...
In this article: Beck, Wilco, Leslie Feist, Skip Spence, Jamie Lidell, Stereogum, and Oar
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Reuters | September 08, 2009
Beck plays central role on Gainsbourg's new album
...and Icelandic singer Thorunn Magnusdottir. For his next installment, Beck is teaming with Devendra Banhart, MGMT and Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale for Leonard Cohen's "Songs of Leonard Cohen." The opening track, "Suzanne," was posted...
In this article: Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg, War Child Presents Heroes, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Antichrist, Oar, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, Suzanne, Songs of Leonard Cohen, and Divine Comedy
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SPIN.com - News | September 04, 2009
Watch: Beck & MGMT Cover Leonard Cohen
Watch: Beck & MGMT Cover Leonard Cohen Devendra Banhart, Little Joy, and Wolfmother also join in for second installment of Beck's Record Club project. For the second post in his much-hyped Record Club project, Beck has teamed up with Andrew...
In this article: Beck, MGMT, Suzanne, Devendra Banhart, Wolfmother, and The Sign
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Contactmusic.com | September 05, 2009
Beck - Beck Tackles Cohen Songs With Mgmt Banhart
...Beck (Picture) performing part of his UK tour at the Manchester Apollo London, England .... BECK TACKLES COHEN SONGS WITH MGMT & BANHART BECK is to re-record LEONARD COHEN's landmark Songs of Leonard Cohen album with famous pals MGMT...
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PR-Inside.com Entertainment News | September 05, 2009
BECK TACKLES COHEN SONGS WITH MGMT & BANHART
...DEVENDRA BANHART. The Loser hitmaker plans to make the Cohen project his next Record Club venture - recording all the tracks from the album in a day without rehearsals and releasing them one by one via his website. Beck's Record Club...
In this article: Beck, MGMT, Velvet Underground & Nico, WordPress, Songs of Leonard Cohen, and Devendra Banhart
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New Kerala | September 06, 2009
Beck tackles Leonard Cohen songs with MGMT and Devendra Banhart
...Leonard Cohen songs with MGMT and Devendra Banhart September 6: BECK is to re-record LEONARD COHEN's landmark Songs of Leonard Cohen album with famous pals MGMT and DEVENDRA BANHART. The Loser hitmaker plans to make the Cohen project his...
In this article: Beck, Devendra Banhart, MGMT, Velvet Underground & Nico, Loser, and Songs of Leonard Cohen
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Description from Wikipedia:
Leonard Norman Cohen (born 21 September 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often deals with the exploration of religion, isolation, sexuality and complex interpersonal relationships.
Cohen's earliest songs (many of which appeared on the 1967 album, Songs of Leonard Cohen) were rooted in European folk music. In the 1970s, his music encompassed pop, cabaret and world music. Since the 1980s his high baritone voice has evolved into lower registers (bass baritone and bass), with accompaniment from electronic synthesizers and female backing singers.
Over one thousand renditions of Cohen's songs have been recorded, and his work has been cited as an influence on a wide range of singer-songwriters around the world. He has been inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. While giving the speech at his induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 10 March 2008, Lou Reed described Cohen as being up amongst the "highest and most influential echelon of songwriters.".
- Name At Birth:
- Leonard Norman Cohen
- Birth Date:
- September 21, 1934
- Birthplace:
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, musician, poet, novelist
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, guitar, piano
- Record Label:
- Columbia
- Years Active:
- 1956 - Present
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