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John Cohen
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 collectio…
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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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2020
Always Been a Rambler
Movie
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2017
Saving the Human Race
TV show Foley Editor
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2014
Visions of Mary Frank
Movie Director
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2010
Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky
Movie Director
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2003
Remembering the High Lonesome
Movie Self
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1992
Dancing with the Incas
Movie Director
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1991
Carnival in Q'eros
Movie Director
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1988
Pericles in America
Movie Director
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1987
Choqela: Only Interpretation
Movie Camera Operator
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1986
Doc & Merle
Movie
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1984
Mountain Music of Peru
Movie Director
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1983
The Ballad and the Source
Movie Director
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1982
Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
Movie Director
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1982
Post-Industrial Fiddle
Movie Director
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1981
Sara and Maybelle
Movie Director
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1981
Fifty Miles from Times Square
Movie Director
More credits
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1980
Peruvian Weaving
Movie Director
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1979
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
Movie Camera Operator
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1976
Musical Holdouts
Movie Director
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1969
The End of an Old Song
Movie Director
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1963
The High Lonesome Sound
Movie Director
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1961
The Sin of Jesus
Movie Production Assistant
