![]() ![]() Not very popular album Death of a Ladies' Man (1977) was followed by a smash-hit Recent Songs (1979). His new album New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974) was recorded together with pianist and arranger John Lissauer. From 1971 to 1973 Cohen gave plenty of concerts in the United States and Europe. The song Please Don't Pass Me By was conceded to be the best one here. Album Live Songs, recorded in Berlin in 1972, was highly praised for Cohen's writing and unique voice. Cohen's creations were now so well-known that director Robert Altman used his music in his feature film McCabe and Mrs. The most popular tracks were Joan of Arc, Dress Rehearsal Rag, and Famous Blue Raincoat. Leonard's third album, Songs of Love and Hate (1971), was warmly received by the audience and increased a number of his fans. In 1970 Leonard Cohen performed at the Isle of Wight festival in England, and this fact indisputably proved the success he gained. ![]() The album immediately became a real hit.Ĭohen's next creation Songs from a Room (1969) was less commercially successful, but such songs as Bird on the Wire and The Story of Isaac were very popular. Hammond helped Cohen to record The Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967). ![]() John Hammond, a famous producer, saw Cohen performing his songs and was enchanted by his voice and his songs. For the first time it happened in 1967 at the Newport Folk Festival, then Cohen had two concerts in New York City and on television in the show Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. It was Judy Collins who persuaded Leonard to perform his songs. Susanne was included in her album In My Life. One of the first compositions he wrote was Susanne performed by Judy Collins, an outstanding folksinger of that time. In late 60's Cohen started writing songs again, while this music was closely connected with his poems. ![]() Gradually he published several books of poetry: Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956) and The Spice Box of Earth (1961) and novels The Favorite Game (1963) and Beautiful Losers (1966). In 1947 he organized a band called The Buckskin Boys, but at that moment poetry was still more important for him than music. Being a teenager, Leonard wrote mostly poems and novels. His father died when Leonard was 9 years old, and the boy lived with his mother who encouraged him in his literary career. Leonard Cohen (full name – Leonard Norman Cohen) was born in Montreal, Canada. ![]()
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