CANADA'S WALK OF FAME 2018 INDUCTEE: LEONARD COHEN

[Roy]

God, I am so behind on this one because I had given up. I just saw this now. The announcement was made on July 23, 2018, and the induction ceremony will be on December 1, 2018 at the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts in Toronto.

https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/induction-year/2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUlZULdqPig

CANADA'S WALK OF FAME 2018 INDUCTEES

Leonard Cohen
Andy Kim
Andrea Martin
Jessie Reyez
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
Colonel Chris Hadfield
Dr. Joanne Liu
Jimmy Pattison


https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/induc ... nard-cohen

Leonard Cohen

INDUCTION YEAR 2018

PILLAR OF EXCELLENCE
Music

BORN
Sep 21, 1934

BIRTH PLACE
Montreal, Quebec

DATE OF PASSING
Nov 07, 2016

Leonard Cohen, a truly legendary poet, songwriter, performer and novelist, began his career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960. In 1967, at the age of 33, he launched his music career with his first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen. He followed his debut with three more folk albums – Songs from a Room, Songs of Love and Hate and New Skin for the Old Ceremony. More albums followed and in 1984 he released perhaps his most famous song, “Hallelujah” on his studio album Various Positions. I’m Your Man in 1988 marked Cohen’s turn to synthesized productions and remains his most popular album. In 1992, Cohen released its follow-up, The Future, which had dark lyrics and references to political and social unrest.

Cohen returned to music in 2001 with the release of Ten New Songs, which was a major hit in Canada and Europe. His eleventh album, Dear Heather, followed in 2004. Following a successful string of tours between 2008 and 2013, Cohen released three albums in the final four years of his life: Old Ideas (2012), Popular Problems (2014) and You Want It Darker (2016), the last of which was released three weeks before his death

Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.

Interesting Facts

Cohen’s first band, formed when he was 17, was called the Buckskin Boys. He published his first volume of poetry at 22, and won a $2,000 scholarship to travel around Europe when he was 25.


ANDY KIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QGJF3jas-w
ANDREA MARTIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMEcMgd9BOs
SETH ROGAN AND EVAN GOLDBERG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fILnsm51VYA
TESSA VIRTUE & SCOTT MOIR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c5eerFZJOY

[mutti]

Thanks Roy! well deserved and a long time coming. Wish I was able to be there.
Leslie

[its4inthemorning]

They should be embarrassed for waiting this long and having to induct him posthumously.

[LisaLCFan]

Jarkko beat you to this a few months ago:

https://leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic ... me#p369504

Great news, though.