John Cohen (musician)

For other people named John Cohen, see John Cohen (disambiguation).

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. In the 1950s and 60s, Cohen was a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers, a New York–based string band. Cohen made several expeditions to Peru to film and record the traditional culture of the Q'ero, an indigenous people. Cohen was also a professor of visual arts at SUNY Purchase College for 25 years.[1]

  1. ^ a b Friskics-Warren, Bill (September 17, 2019). "John Cohen, Champion of Old-Time Music, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2020.