This posted on Facebook by John's son Rufus:
A few weeks ago I played with John and David Amram at an informal gathering at Tompkins Corners Cultural Center. I have played with him at various parties and just hung out. Always an interesting character and full of wonderful stories and a rich life well lived. We will all miss him.My father John Cohen passed away this evening at home in his living room. David Amram had stopped by and played him Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia” on the old out-of-tune piano. John was gone a couple of minutes later. Last week he said “Thank you everybody for making me who I was”
For those not familiar with him by name, he was one of the founders of the New Lost City Ramblers and remained an inspiration or a few generations in the old time community. He also was a filmmaker, photographer and artist and made many iconic images of the folk and traditional music scene for decades.
Here's an in-depth interview with John from 2017.
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