How the light gets in: Poet, songwriter Leonard Cohen dead at 82

Friday, November 11, 2016

LOS ANGELES -- Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and sexuality in songs such as "Hallelujah," "Suzanne" and "Bird on a Wire," has died at age 82.

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