John Leventhal

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John Leventhal
Origin Flag of the United States United States
Occupation(s) Guitarist
Composer
Record producer
Instrument(s) Guitar

John Leventhal is a Grammy Award-winning guitarist, composer, and music producer who has worked with singer-songwriters such as Shawn Colvin, Rosanne Cash (to whom he is married), Rodney Crowell, Marc Cohn, David Crosby, Kelly Willis, Johnny Cash, Michelle Branch, and others.

Leventhal first gained recognition when he began working with Shawn Colvin. The two co-wrote most of the songs on her 1989 grammy-winning album Steady On, as well as songs from her 1992 album Fat City, and co-produced Marc Cohn's 1993 album The Rainy Season. Leventhal produced Rodney Crowell's album Life Is Messy, Rosanne Cash's The Wheel (both in 1993), Patty Larkin's Stranger's World 1995, Rosanne Cash's 10 Song Demo 1996, and Shawn Colvin's A Few Small Repairs, and co-wrote the Grammy-winning "Sunny Came Home".

He plays electric guitar and other instruments on Marc Cohn's self-titled debut in 1990, and Marc's "Burning the Daze" release from 1998, David Wilcox's "Home Again", Martyn Joseph's "Being There".