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Sharon Robinson

About The Author

Sharon Robinson has been associated with Leonard Cohen sincetouring with him as a singer in 1979-80. She co-wrote and produced Cohen's 2001album, 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 theMiracle." A Grammy winning songwriter, Robinson's work has been covered by artistsas diverse as Patti LaBelle, Don Henley, Aaron Neville, and Roberta Flack to name afew. Robinson's solo album, Everybody Knows (2008), garnered wide critical acclaim,as have her recent performances on the Cohen World Tour. Sharon once worked asthe staff photographer at the world-famous Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles. Sharon is currently working on a new album that will be released in early 2015. Leonard Cohenis one of the most distinguished poets, novelists, and singer-songwriters of our time. Larry "Ratso" Slomanis 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.

Books by Sharon Robinson