My Brother's Songs

My sister-in-law sent me a CD of my older brother, Steve’s, songs that he recorded some years back. I grew up with my brother’s songs and when I was younger I thought that writing songs was the coolest thing ever. I was in awe of my brother and didn’t think I would ever be able to write a song. I was 23 when I wrote my first song.

Listening to this CD is bringing me back to how much I love my brother’s music, how incredibly gifted he is, and how sensitive he is about people. I’m so glad I have this collection of his songs in my life again. I remember listening to Steve play guitar and sing his songs when I was little and how we would all sing together as a family.

When people ask me who my influences are in music, I don’t usually tell them my brother, Steve, because his songs were never recorded for commercial release and they wouldn’t understand it. My brother, Steve, told my parents to buy me a guitar when I was 11 and he drove me to guitar lessons. I’m an artist because of my brother, Steve Cohn.

Blessings!Laura

You can hear his influence in my songs at:
www.myspace.com/lauracohnmusic
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