Marc Cohn

Marc Craig Cohn Born July 5 1959 Is An American Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter And Musician. He Is Best Known For His Song "Walking In Memphis" From His Eponymous 1991 Album Marc Cohn. He Has Issued Four Other Studio Albums To Date The Rainy Season 1993 Burning The Daze 1998 Join The Parade 1 2007 And Listening Booth 1970 2010 . Cohn Wrote The Song "My Great Escape" For The 1995 Peter Horton Film The Cure. However The Song Which Was Played During The Opening Sequence Was Not Released On The Film's Dave Grusin Soundtrack Album. In 1987 Cohn Performed Two Songs "One Rock And Roll Too Many" And "Pumping Iron" On The Phil Ramone-Produced Concept Album Of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express Music And Songs From Starlight Express. 2 Cohn's New Album Listening Booth 1970 Release Date July 20 2010 Is A Collection Of Covers From The Year 1970. Cohn Was Born In Cleveland Ohio. He Graduated From Beachwood High School In Beachwood A Cleveland Suburb. He Then Attended Oberlin College. Cohn Is Married To ABC News Journalist Elizabeth Vargas Whom He Met At The 1999 U.S. Open After Being Introduced By Andre Agassi. 3 They Have Two Sons Zachary Raphael Who Was Born On January 31 2003 And Samuel Wyatt Who Was Born On August 16 2006. Cohn Has Two Other Children From A Previous Marriage A Son Max And A Daughter Emily. On August 7 2005 Cohn Was Shot In The Head During An Attempted Carjacking In Denver Colorado Following A Concert With Suzanne Vega. The Bullet Struck Him In The Temple But Did Not Penetrate His Skull. Cohn Was Hospitalized And Released The Next Day. His Remaining Concerts On The Tour Were Canceled. read less