John Cohen
Directing
Biography
John Cohen (1932–2019) was a major figure in the development and appreciation of traditional music, and one of the most prolific contributors to the Smithsonian Folkways collection of recorded sounds. He was a musician, photographer, filmmaker, and record producer, but those words do not adequately describe John, whose work transcended labels and defied categorization.
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Musical Holdouts
1976
Saving the Human Race
2017
Peruvian Weaving
1980
The Sin of Jesus
1961
Visions of Mary Frank
2014
Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
1982
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
1979
Pericles in America
1988
Choqela: Only Interpretation
1987
Mountain Music of Peru
1984
Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky
2010
Fifty Miles from Times Square
1981
Sara and Maybelle
1981
The Ballad and the Source
1983
Dancing with the Incas
1992
The High Lonesome Sound
1963
Carnival in Q'eros
1991
Post-Industrial Fiddle
1982
The End of an Old Song
1969