Thursday 1 February 2018

LEONARD COHEN NEWS



Everybody knows, when Leonard Cohen died in late 2016, he left a tower of song as his legacy. For all who noted the famed poet's passing and thought 'Hey, that's no way to say goodbye,' this weekend's Memories of Leonard Cohen: Documentary + Live Concert will let fans breathe a grateful ...


TORONTO — A series of Leonard Cohen tribute concerts next month in Toronto are set to include performances by Steven Page, Sarah Slean and Sarah Harmer. The concerts being presented by the Art of Time Ensemble, entitled "A Singer Must Die," will also feature readings by authors including Giller ...
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Yes, he died in October 2016. It was a posthumous Grammy. Cohen won the award for best rock performance for “You Want It Darker,” the title track of the album of the same name, which would was his last. If only he had lived to see it. Cohen wasn't the only Jew to be so honored. The late Carrie Fisher ...

Leonard Cohen died in 2016 but his music is still very much alive. Just last weekend his song You Want It Darker won a posthumous Grammy (somewhat hilariously) for best rock performance, while Tower Of Song, a tribute concert to the late singer/poet featuring Lana Del Rey, Courtney Love and ...


The late Leonard Cohen was awarded a Grammy last night for his song 'You Want It Darker.' The song is the first track on his 14th and final album, which goes by the same name

(JTA) — After more than a dozen albums and a little more than a year after his death, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen won his first Grammy. Cohen posthumously won the award for best rock performance at Sunday night's Grammy Awards in New York City. The winning tune is the title track from his ...
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NEW YORK – After more than a dozen albums and a little more than a year after his death, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen won his first Grammy. Cohen posthumously won the award for best rock performance at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden here on Jan. 28
Ballet Jazz of Montreal's artistic director Louis Robitaille did not develop the company's new Leonard Cohen-inspired production specifically to appeal to new audiences; that was just a bonus. Robitaille was approached by the organizers of Montreal's 375th anniversary celebrations to create a new work ...
The Firehall Arts Centre brings its hit show, Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, back to the stage from March 17 to April 21 in celebration of the venue's 35th anniversary season and to pay homage to the late Mr. Cohen. Featuring six artists playing seventeen different instruments, this ...

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