You called on him when you wanted something a little different, something a little more soulful, with a rhythm and blues disposition brought to country, or maybe a rock edge.
As if mother universe hasn’t had a dandy old time over the last few days running all of us stuck on the mortal coil through the mother of all emotional gauntlets, now we’re being asked to field the devastating news that Canadian songwriter, performer, poet, and novelist Leonard Cohen has passed away this Thursday (11-10) at the age of 82.