Marc Cohn (born July 5, 1959) is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, best known for his song "Walking in Memphis" from his eponymous 1991 album Marc Cohn. He has issued three other studio albums to date: The Rainy Season (1993), Burning the Daze (1998), and Join The Parade[1] (2007). A self-released live compilation, Live 04-05 (2005), is being sold at concerts on his current tour and through his official website.

Cohn wrote the song My Great Escape for the 1995 Peter Horton film The Cure, however, it was not released as part of the accompanying Dave Grusin soundtrack album. The song is played during the opening sequence of the film.

In November, 2007, Cohn embarked on his first national full-band tour in over 10 years, in support of his Decca Records release "Join the Parade." His touring band includes Shane Fontayne (guitars, vocals), Joe Bonadio (drums/percussion), Josh Dodes (keyboards, vocals), Jon Ossman (bass, vocals) and Amy Correia (guitar, vocals). Correia, a singer/songwriter, is the opening act on most dates.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cohn graduated from Beachwood High School in Beachwood, a Cleveland suburb. He then attended Oberlin College.

Cohn is married to ABC News journalist Elizabeth Vargas whom he met at the 1999 U.S. Open after being introduced by Andre Agassi [2]. They have two sons: Zachary Raphael, who was born on January 31, 2003, and Samuel Wyatt, who was born on August 16, 2006. Cohn has two other children from a previous marriage, a son named Max and a daughter named Emily.

On August 7, 2005, Cohn was shot in the head during an attempted carjacking in Denver, Colorado, following a concert with Suzanne Vega. He was hospitalized and released the next day. His remaining concerts on the tour were cancelled. [3] Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.