John Cohen
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John Cohen was an American musician, photographer, and folklorist best known for co-founding the influential old-time string band The New Lost City Ramblers and documenting traditional American music and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Cohen canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary filmmaker
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folklorist ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ musicologist ⓘ old-time string band ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | The New Lost City Ramblers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-08-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-09-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName |
Cohen
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Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American folk culture
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ethnomusicology ⓘ traditional American music ⓘ |
| genre |
bluegrass music
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folk music ⓘ old-time music ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
banjo
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guitar ⓘ mandolin ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The New Lost City Ramblers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documenting traditional American music and culture
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films about traditional music ⓘ photographic documentation of folk musicians ⓘ recordings of old-time musicians ⓘ |
| occupation |
filmmaker
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folklorist ⓘ musician ⓘ musicologist ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City ⓘ Queens, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
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Putnam Valley, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| relative | Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Putnam Valley, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Penny Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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