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John Cohen

John Cohen

Known for

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.

Best known work

The Sin of Jesus

The Sin of Jesus

1961
The High Lonesome Sound

The High Lonesome Sound

1963
The End of an Old Song

The End of an Old Song

1969
Sara and Maybelle

Sara and Maybelle

1981
Carnival in Q'eros

Carnival in Q'eros

1991
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

1979
Saving the Human Race

Saving the Human Race

2017
Doc & Merle

Doc & Merle

1986
Remembering the High Lonesome

Remembering the High Lonesome

2003
Always Been a Rambler

Always Been a Rambler

2020

Filmography

  1. 2020

    Always Been a Rambler
  2. 2017

    Saving the Human RaceTV

    Foley Editor

  3. 2014

  4. 2010

    Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky

    Director, Camera Operator, Editor

  5. 2003

  6. 1992

    Dancing with the Incas

    Camera Operator, Producer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography

  7. 1991

  8. 1988

  9. 1987

    Choqela: Only Interpretation

    Editor, Director, Camera Operator

  10. 1986

  11. 1984

    Mountain Music of Peru

    Director, Writer

  12. 1983

  13. 1982

  14. 1982

  15. 1981

  16. 1981

  17. 1980

    Peruvian Weaving

    Director, Camera Operator, Editor

  18. 1979

    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    Director, Camera Operator

  19. 1976

  20. 1969

    The End of an Old Song

    Director, Producer, Cinematography

  21. 1963

  22. 1961

    The Sin of Jesus

    Production Assistant

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