Posted by Amblemourne on August 9, 2000 at 17:43:12:
In Reply to: No no no... not Tom Waites! posted by Stellyx -- I Am. Canadian.(IMM) on August 9, 2000 at 11:56:37:
A bit of a correction on Leonard Cohen (I didn't play/haven't played a couple bards just for fun...sometimes I even play music :)) He didn't make the scene in Late 60s as you indicated, rather he was born in Montreal in 1934. His first collection of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies, was published in 1956, while he was still an undergrad. The Spice Box Of Earth (1961), his second collection, catapulted Leonard Cohen to international recognition. He was championed by Judy Collins, who recorded both "Suzanne" and "Dress Rehearsal Rag" on her In My Life album, Cohen appeared at the Newport Folk Festival in 1967, where he came to the attention of legendary Columbia A&R man John Hammond (who also recruited Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to the label). By Christmas, Columbia had released his first album, The Songs of Leonard Cohen. And so it goes... Just a little research goes a long way.