“I was saddened by her death,” sagte Leonard Cohen über den Tiod Janis Joplin im Sounds U.K. im Jahre 1976. Im US-Rolling Stone vom November 2016 gibt es eine schöne Geschichte über die „Romanze“ zwischen Leonard Cohen und Janis Joplin, die schließlich zu dem Song „Chelsea Hotel“ führte. Auf der Bühne erzählte Cohen darüber, bevor er den Song anstimmte.

Quelle: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-leonard-cohen-met-janis-joplin-inside-legendary-chelsea-hotel-encounter-121067/

Quelle: HÖRERLEBNIS, Nr. 106

Tourstart in Deutschland ist :

Carl Palmer´s ELP Legacy // Celebrating Emerson, Lake & Palmer WUPPERTAL – Tickets

Tourtermine 2019:

11.01.2019 Bensheim – Rex

18.01.2019 Rastatt – Badnerhalle

19.01.2019 Karlsruhe – Badnerlandhalle

08.02.2019 Ramstein – Congress Center

05.04.2019 Stuttgart – Liederhalle

16.04.2019 Dresden – Kulturpalast

Mehr Infos hier:

http://blog.leonardcohen.de/?p=10878

Songs From The Old World

On December 27th, 1967 Columbia records released Songs of Leonard Cohen, the debut album from an obscure but critically respected Canadian poet and novelist. Reviews of its ten tracks in the American press were tepid, and the album only crept into the Billboard 100, but over in Europe it was a breakout success, spending over a year in the British charts. Cohen instantly became an in-demand act, and he was keen to capitalize on the interest. Shortly before the release of Songs of Leonard Cohen, BBC television transmitted the maiden broadcast of a new music show, Once More With Felix , hosted by the American-born, British-based folk singer Julie Felix. Cohen was booked to appear on the 27th of January 1968 edition of the show, where he was introduced to a nationwide audience performing The Stranger Song, as well as Hey, That s No Way To Say Goodbye in a duet with Felix. That summer he returned to England to record what would become two television specials for the BBC. Entitled Leonard Cohen Sings Leonard Cohen , the shows comprised 13 tracks recorded at The Paris Theatre, often colloquially known as The Paris Studios at 12 Lower Regent Street in London. Cohen was joined by Dave Cousins of British folk-rock aggregation The Strawbs playing banjo, as well as Danny Thompson of Pentangle on upright bass. Together the trio performed almost all of Cohen s debut album, yet there were also incredibly early versions of You Know Who I Am, Bird On The Wire and Story Of Isaac that would not be recorded for Cohen s sophomore release, Songs From A Room, until October of 68. The session at The Paris Theatre was ultimately divided into two parts, with You Know Who I Am, Bird On The Wire, The Stranger Song, So Long, Marianne and Master Song broadcast on the 31st of August, and the remaining eight tracks transmitted on the 7th of September. Songs From The Old World presents the complete Paris Theatre recordings, an essential collection from the early months of Leonard Cohen s musical career. TRACK LISTING 01. You Know Who I Am 02. Bird On The Wire 03. The Stranger Song 04. So Long, Marianne 05. Master Song 06. There’s No Reason Why You Should Remember Me 07. Sisters Of Mercy 08. Teachers 09. Dress Rehearsal Rag 10. Suzanne 11. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye 12. Story Of Isaac 13. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong

Songs From A Stage: The Lost Broadcast

Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was born in 1934. An early writer and guitarist, Cohen began to compose and release folk-rock and pop songs by the mid-1960s. One of his most famous compositions is „Hallelujah,“ a song released on 1984’s Various Positions. Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, and he received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 2010. Cohen died in 2016 at the age of 82. In 1968, Cohen recorded a live concert for radio broadcast that comprises this album. These well-preserved sessions from 1968 offer a fly-on-the-wall experience to witness a young Cohen singing practically the entire first album. The voice is fresh and deep, pushing the songs outside the Tin Pan Alley perimeter, and delving into poetry with a richness of words and subject. Today, they still have that raw appeal of a young artist at the peak of his powers. You Know Who I Am / Bird On The Wire / The Stranger Song / So Long Marianne / Master Song / There s No Reason Why You Should Remember Me / Sisters Of Mercy / Teachers / Dress Rehearsal Rag / Suzanne / Hey, That s No Way To Say Goodbye / Story Of Isaac / One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong / Bird On The Wire / You Know Who I Am / Hey, That s No Way To Say Goodbye (Duet with Julie Felix) / So Long Marianne