Marc Cohn
Streets 7/27/2010

One Sunday morning in the early ’70s, a youngster in Cleveland caught
an earful of Van Morrison’s Astral Week and his life was never to be
the same. That kid was Marc Cohn and soon after that morning, he
bought everything Morrison had released to date, along with works by
Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne.

Cohn’s rootsier, acoustic neofolk style harkens back to the more
sophisticated rock and pop inflections of singer-songwriters of two
decades past — his supple, velvety baritone and elegant piano-based
arrangements frame shrewdly crafted songs ripe with pop touches.

Marc Cohn’s new record on Saguaro Road will focus on the year 1970,
an important year for music fans in general and particularly for Marc,
because many significant albums and singles were released then that
had an impact on his decision to become an artist.

The album features Marc’s personal interpretations of classic songs
written by and/or made famous in 1970 by Paul McCartney, John
Lennon, Cat Stevens, John Fogerty and CCR, Smokey Robinson,
Joe Cocker, Simon & Garfunkel, Eric Clapton and several more.

The album will be produced by Grammy-winning producer John
Leventhal (Shawn Colvin, record of the Year), who also just produced
the brand new album by Rosanne Cash, The List.