On Tour With Leonard Cohen

by Robinson, Sharon; Sloman, Larry (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781576877258
• ISBN10: 1576877256
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-12-09
• Publisher: Powerhouse Books

Summary

On Tour with Leonard Cohendocuments the wildly successful LeonardCohen World Tour through the eyes of his friend and longtime collaborator, SharonRobinson. In 2004 Cohen's manager stole his life savings, forcing him out of plannedretirement into what has now become a legendary six-year sojourn.

Sharon Robinson has been associated with Cohen since the Field CommanderCohen tour of 1979-80, first as a singer and subsequently as his co-writer andproducer. She was drafted into the current iteration of Cohen's band, The UnifiedHeart Touring Company, from the onset, and has literally been at his side for over 400shows. Robinson has captured her experience behind the scenes with the completefreedom afforded her by her unique position.

On Tour with Leonard Cohenis an impressionistic view of what it was like tobe on tour with the legendary singer-songwriter poet. Robinson reveals the nitty-grittyof day-to-day life of the road, onstage and behind the scenes, and the chemistry ofCohen and his supporting artists, together on an incredible journey across the globe,their hearts and minds focused on the next show.

Author Biography

Sharon Robinson has been associated with Leonard Cohen sincetouring with him as a singer in 1979-80. She co-wrote and produced Cohen's 2001album, Ten New Songs, (one of Rolling Stone's "Top 100 Albums of the Decade"),and co-authored the Cohen classics, "Everybody Knows" and "Waiting for theMiracle." A Grammy winning songwriter, Robinson's work has been covered by artistsas diverse as Patti LaBelle, Don Henley, Aaron Neville, and Roberta Flack to name afew. Robinson's solo album, Everybody Knows (2008), garnered wide critical acclaim,as have her recent performances on the Cohen World Tour. Sharon once worked asthe staff photographer at the world-famous Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles. Sharon is currently working on a new album that will be released in early 2015. Leonard Cohenis one of the most distinguished poets, novelists, and singer-songwriters of our time. Larry "Ratso" Slomanis one of America's great counter culture writers and contemporary biographers. Bob Dylan referred to Sloman's account of the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue,On the Road with Bob Dylan, as, '...the War and Peace of Rock and Roll.'He has been a friend of Leonard Cohen's for 40 years.