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Hal Cohen

About Me

Born in Philadelphia PA. Played open mics and showcases from Philly to L.A. I've just returned from a long time living in Southern California where I have been hosting showcases as well as performing all over Los Angeles and vicinity.

Lookng forward to rediscovering the East coast music scene. Currently playing a steady cover gig at Bahama Breeze in Cherry Hill, NJ and King Of Prussia, PA

I have recently discovered the world of the ukulele. So watch out, world!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/8/2005
Band Website: http://www.halcohen.net
Band Members: Hal Cohen - acoustic/elec guitars, ukulele, keyboards, bass, harmonica, vocals

Currently solo. Past band members and jam partners include:

Dan Singer - Bass and bg vocals
DJ Barker - Guitars bass, harmonica and lead and bg vocals
Kathi Grace - bg vocals
Jay Leslie - flute
Jim Villalobos - Guitar
Barry Keys - Keyboards and bg vocals
Bob Malone
Erin MaCaffrey
Jill Holly - guitar and vocals
Influences: Influenced by Motown, British Invasion - Beatles, Stones, Hermans Hermits, etc; - Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Stevie Wonder, John B. Sebastian & the Lovin' Spoonful, Sergio Leone, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, Simon and Garfunkle, David Bowie, Elton John, Billy Joel, Eagles, Springsteen, Joe Jackson, Jimmy Buffett, , Brian Setzer, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Martley, UB40, Peter Tosh, Bunny and the Wailers, Johnny Clegg, Jimmy Cliff, Shaggy, Leon Russell, Leon Redbone, Dr. John, Weird Al Yankovic, The Sound of Philadelphia, Nine Inch Nails, Sex Pistols, Count Baset, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Harry Connick Jr., The Clash, Ramones, Veastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Phil Spector, Meatloaf, Andrew Lloyd Weber, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Jimi Hendrix, Tiny Tim, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo, Sting and vintage Police, Isaac Hayes, Prince, Burl Ives, Jake Shimabukuro, Jack Johnson - the list goes on...
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Big Macs in the Sky, Isaac got the Shaft.

This is all too much for me. This news has me severely bummed out. First there was Keith Ledger at the pinnacle of his career. Now Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes. Well, they do say it comes in threes. I c...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:04:00 GMT

Why Vexed?

You may have noticed that my current mood is "vexed". While selecting from the list of moods, I saw the word "vexed" and, since I don't think anyone has used that word since the New England witch hun...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:35:00 GMT

Flo & Eddie On What NOT to do

No one until now has put this aspect of the music biz in perspective so succinctly. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll pray that you never go through a similar scenario - ever... but mostly you'll laugh...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:03:00 GMT

New Videos - Live at the Chimneysweep - 1991

I was looking through some old VHS tapes (hey DVD owners... remember those?). I found some old footage from the good ol' Chimneysweep days. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual ...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:45:00 GMT

Johnny's Cousin Steve Explains _ Why Book Acoustic Acts?

WHY BOOK ACOUSTIC ACTSBy Johnny's Cousin Steve(reprinted by permission)Because we're entertaining, that's why. Well, actually, theres a lot of reasons. First of all let's deal with the money - we cos...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:08:00 GMT

The Return Trip

This was transferred from my website at halcohen.net to make room there for my gig listings: Well, the road was long, with many a winding turn throughout Route 66 and through Arizona, New Mexico, T...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:19:00 GMT

Accidents Will Happen

Okay, I adnit it. I f*cked up. somehow, I manage to create TWO Myspace homepages - except the friends lists are different and so are the blogs. So rather than try to figure out how to merge them (he...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:10:00 GMT

Open Mic & Showcase Guidelines

Hal's Open Mic & Showcase Guidelines 1. Whether the protocol is 1 song, 3 songs, 5 minutes, or 15 minutes - NO ONE may go over the allotted time. If God walks in and wants to do an extra minute or...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT