FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

powerHouse Books is pleased to announce the December 2014 release of

On Tour with Leonard Cohen

By Sharon Robinson
Foreword by Larry "Ratso" Sloman

Leonard Cohen is an international icon. A poet, singer-songwriter, novelist; an intriguing personality and often reclusive artist. This book is a rare look behind the scenes of his recent six year tour and an intimate view of the man behind the songs from one of his closest collaborators.

Sharon Robinson has been associated with Cohen since the Field Commander Cohen tour of 1979-80, first as a singer and subsequently as his co-writer and producer. She is also, as Cohen puts it, an artists with "an eye as fine as her ear." Robinson was drafted into the current iteration of Cohen's band, The Unified Heart Touring Company, from the onset, and has literally been at his side for over 400 shows. In On Tour with Leonard Cohen, Robinson has captured her experience behind the scenes with the complete freedom afforded her by her unique position. As she notes in her introduction, "There was a strong sense of family as a result of the music, the time spent together, and the singularity of purpose. There was the sheer majestic beauty of so many of the places we went, and the heartfelt words from fans after the show, evidence that we had all made contact with something greater than ourselves."

On Tour with Leonard Cohen is an impressionistic view of what it was like to be on tour with the legendary singer-songwriter poet. Robinson reveals the nitty-gritty of day-to-day life of the road, onstage and behind the scenes, and the chemistry of Cohen and his supporting artists, together on an incredible journey across the globe, their hearts and minds focused on the next show.

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Sharon Robinson has been associated with Leonard Cohen since touring with him as a singer in 1979-80. She co-wrote and produced Cohen's 2001 album, Ten New Songs, (one of Rolling Stone's "Top 100 Albums of the Decade"), and co-authored the Cohen classics, "Everybody Knows" and "Waiting for the Miracle." A Grammy winning songwriter, Robinson's work has been covered by artists as diverse as Patti LaBelle, Don Henley, Aaron Neville, and Roberta Flack to name a few. Robinson's solo album, Everybody Knows (2008), garnered wide critical acclaim, as have her recent performances on the Cohen World Tour. Sharon once worked as the staff photographer at the world-famous Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles.

Larry "Ratso" Sloman is one of America's great counter culture writers and contemporary biographers. Bob Dylan referred to Sloman's account of the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue, On the Road with Bob Dylan, as, '...the War and Peace of Rock and Roll.' He has been a friend of Leonard Cohen's for 40 years.

Leonard Cohen is one of the most distinguished poets, novelists, and singer-songwriters of our time.

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