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Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dead at 82

WASHINGTON — Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died at 82.

Rolling Stone the announcement was confirmed by his record label,聽Sony Music Canada.

Still no word on the cause of death.

Cohen’s career spanned five decades of influential music, his most famous聽contribution being the song “Hallelujah,” which was covered by the likes of Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley.

Here’s the official statement on his聽Facebook page:

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Hailed by The Washington Post for 鈥渉is savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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