Grammy Winner Marc Cohn Coming to Malibu

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Marc Cohn is set to perform in Malibu on Jan. 22 at Pepperdine University’s Smothers Theatre.

Cohn's career took off with his self-titled debut album in 1990, which yielded hits as "Walking in Memphis," "Silver Thunderbird" and "True Companion."

He won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992.

"I was hooked (on music) from day one," Cohn said. "My older brother had a band that rehearsed in our basement, so I heard Bacharach, the Beatles, Ray Charles, and Motown coming up through the floorboards from the time I was six years old. By the time I was 11, though, the Beatles were breaking up and singer-songwriters were breaking through, and a lot of that music really resonated for me."

His latest album, Listening Booth: 1970, shares many similarities to his debut album and is part of a creative outpouring brought on by one of the scariest events of his life.

In 2005, while driving back from a show in Denver, Cohn was shot in the head by would-be carjacker. Miraculously, the bullet did not penetrate his skull and caused no physical damage.

"It seemed like such a natural progression for me to do a record like this because, if you've been following my records from my first single, I have been paying tribute to musicians through my writing all along; from Al Green to Elvis to Levon Helm to Charlie Christian, it's really been a touchstone for me," Cohn said.

Opening the show at Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. will be singer/songwriter/actress Rebecca Pidgeon.

Limited tickets are on sale now priced at $40, $30 or $20 for the general public and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students.

Tickets can be purchased by calling (310) 506-4522. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster online or by calling (800) 982-2787. 

For more information visit http://arts.pepperdine.edu/ or http://marccohn.net/.