Biography
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Born
18 December 1952 (age 71)
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Born In
New York, New York, United States
John Leventhal (born in New York City on 18 December 1952) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is married to Rosanne Cash and the father of Jake Leventhal. In 2024 he released "Rumble Strip".
Leventhal has produced albums for William Bell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale, Joan Osborne, Loudon Wainwright III and The Wreckers. He has won six Grammy Awards.
As a musician, he has worked with such artists as Jackson Browne, Willie Nelson, Bruce Hornsby, Elvis Costello, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Charlie Haden, David Crosby, Levon Helm, Edie Brickell, Paul Simon, Patty Larkin, Susan Tedeschi, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Steve Forbert, Kelly Willis, Donald Fagen, Ry Cooder, and Johnny Cash.
As a songwriter, over 200 of his songs have been recorded by various artists, including Rosanne Cash, Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn, Michelle Branch, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Vince Gill, George Strait, Shelby Lynne, Patty Loveless, Jim Lauderdale, Joe Cocker and William Bell.
Leventhal produced and co-wrote all of the songs on Rosanne Cash's 2014 Grammy-award-winning album "The River & the Thread".
In 2024 he released "Rumble Strip".
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