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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.

Roscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky
2010

Pericles in America
1988

Mountain Music of Peru
1984

Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
1982

Post-Industrial Fiddle
1982

Sara and Maybelle
19815.5

Fifty Miles from Times Square
1981

Peruvian Weaving
1980

Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
19792.0

Musical Holdouts
1976

The End of an Old Song
19699.0

The High Lonesome Sound
19637.2