Editing Marc Cohn (section)

===Early life and education===
Cohn was born on July 5, 1959, in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], to a Jewish family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2015/07/lyric-week-marc-cohn-walking-memphis/|author=Moore, Rick|title=Lyric Of The Week: Marc Cohn, "Walking In Memphis" «American Songwriter|date=July 13, 2015|publisher=American Songwriter|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from [[Beachwood High School]] in [[Beachwood, Ohio]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/culture/music/akron-gig-long-way-from-walking-in-memphis-for-cohn/article_2b981bc8-1a3c-11e7-979f-47c946e6973e.html|title=Akron gig long way from 'Walking in Memphis' for Cohn|author=Carroll, Ed|work=Cleveland Jewish News|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> a Cleveland suburb.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/beachwood/2015/06/beachwood_ranks_17th_on_clevel.html|title=Beachwood ranks 17th on Cleveland magazine's Rating the Suburbs list|author=Sandrick, Bob|date=June 5, 2015|website=cleveland.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Cohn learned to play guitar and started writing songs when he was in junior high school, playing and singing with a local band called Doanbrook Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2015/04/marc_cohn_returns_to_his_homet.html|title=Marc Cohn returns to his hometown with a new song and new hope|author=Yarborough, Chuck|date=April 27, 2015|website=cleveland.com|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=auto>{{Cite web|url=https://kreolmagazine.com/culture/features/marc-cohn-more-than-a-survivor-a-true-musical-talent/|title=Marc Cohn – More than a Survivor, a True Musical Talent &#124; &#124; International Magazine Kreol|date=October 7, 2016 }}</ref> While attending [[Oberlin College]], he taught himself to play the piano.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2014/01/marc_cohn_talks_about_songwrit.html|title=Marc Cohn talks songwriting, Dylan before Palace Theatre show|date=January 9, 2014|work=[[The Post-Standard]]|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> He transferred to [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and began to perform in Los Angeles-area coffeehouses.<ref name=auto/>