John Cohen

Guitarist

Birthday August 2, 1932

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Sep 16, 2019 (87)

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About

American musicologist, photographer, and founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers. He took iconic photos of the beat generation writers and of Bob Dylan.

Before Fame

He was born and raised in Queens, New York.

Trivia

He recorded a Peruvian wedding song which was attached to the Voyager Golden Record aboard the Voyager spacecraft.

Family Life

He married Penny Seeger, the youngest member of the musical Seeger family.

Associated With

He documented Bob Dylan's arrival in New York.