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Leonard Cohen honoured with starstudded memorial concert in Montreal
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Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter, passed away on November 7th, 2016 at the age of 82. His son, Adam, organised a memorial concert in Montreal on Monday night to honour and mark the end of mourning, a Jewish tradition. • For more on the story visit the Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2... • Or read an excerpt below: • One year after his death, thousands gathered in the city that Leonard Cohen mythologized with a lifetime of words for a concert by the poet and singer’s collaborators, contemporaries and those who have made his songs known to a new generation of fans. • The Tower of Song tribute concert — named after a song on Cohen’s 1988 album I’m Your Man — brought together artists like Sting, Elvis Costello, Damien Rice, k.d. lang, Patrick Watson and Philip Glass to sing and play Cohen’s most loved songs. • But it also drew thousands of Cohen fans of all ages, though the hair tints tended toward grey and a good number of men showed up in black fedoras in honour of the impeccably dressed wordsmith, who died Nov. 7, 2016 at the age of 82. • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, spoke about Cohen’s particular mystique — something well known to the majority of people in attendance — but also his legacy in his home country and his hometown. • “Leonard was an extraordinary Canadian, but he was a giant of Montreal,” Trudeau said. • Grégoire Trudeau noted that Cohen’s most famous song, “Hallelujah,” played when she was walking down the aisle when the couple married in 2005, while their first dance was to “I’m Your Man.” • For more visit the Toronto Star. • Follow the Toronto Star on social media: • Facebook: / torontostar • Twitter: / torontostar • Instagram: / thetorontostar
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