Background
John Frederick Cohassey was born on November 2, 1961 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. He is the son of Theodore F. Cohassey and Nancy (Aldrich) Chubb.
2012
Petoskey, Michigan, United States
John Cohassey presents his book "American Cultural Rebels: Avant-Garde and Bohemian Artists, Writers and Musicians from the 1850s through the 1960s" at the Hemingway conference in Petoskey.
2014
John Frederick Cohassey talks with Hank Jones.
2014
600 E University Dr, Rochester, Michigan 48307, United States
John Cohassey speaking about Ernest Hemingway for the Rochester Symphony Guild at the Royal Park Hotel, Rochester. November 25, 2014.
2015
Detroit, Michigan, United States
John Frederick Cohassey
2015
6502 Lake Grove Rd., Petoskey, Michigan, United States
John Frederick Cohassey during his October visit to Michigan Hemingway country, Ernest Hemingway Cottage, Windemere, Walloon Lake.
2015
John Cohassey signing his book "Hemingway and Pound: A Most Unlikely Friendship."
2015
John Frederick Cohassey
2015
405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, Michigan 48342-1068, United States
John Frederick Cohassey and Amy Annett at the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society meeting.
2015
John Cohassey with his daughter Dina Abu-Isa and his wife Gretta Abu-Isa.
2017
John Frederick Cohassey with Ed McClanahan.
2017
2820 12 Mile Road Berkley, Michigan 48072, United States
John Frederick Cohassey and RJ Spängler signing his book "Money Jungle" (2014) at the Berkley First meeting.
2018
John Frederick Cohassey working.
22322 Rutland Dr, Southfield, Michigan 48075, United States
John F. Cohassey attended Oakland Community College and received an Associate Degree in Psychology in 1985.
318 Meadow Brook Rd, Rochester, Michigan 48309, United States
John F. Cohassey graduated from Oakland University, with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1990.
42 W Warren Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
John Frederick Cohassey graduated from Wayne State University with a Master of Arts in History in 1993.
(As part of the great migration of southern blacks to the ...)
As part of the great migration of southern blacks to the north, Sunnie Wilson came to Detroit from South Carolina after graduating from college, and soon became a pillar in the local music industry. He started out as a song and dance performer but found his niche as a local promoter of boxing and musical acts. Toast of the Town draws from hundreds of hours of taped conversations between Sunnie Wilson and John Cohassey, as Wilson reflected on the changes in Detroit over the last sixty years. Supported by extensive research, Wilson's reminiscence is complemented by photographs from his own collection, which capture the spirit of the times. An influential insider's perspective, Toast of the Town fills a void in the documented history of Detroit's black business and entertainment community from the 1920s to the present.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814326951/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Artistic vanguards plot new aesthetic movements, print co...)
Artistic vanguards plot new aesthetic movements, print controversial magazines, hold provocative art shows, and stage experimental theatrical and musical performances. These revolutionaries have often helped create America's countercultural movements, from the early romantics and bohemians to the beatniks and hippies. This work looks at how experimental art and the avant-garde artists' lifestyles have influenced, and at times transformed, American culture since the mid-nineteenth century. The work introduces readers to these artists and rebels, making a careful distinction between the worlds of the high modern artist (salons and galleries) and the bohemian.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/078643709X/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(The Radio Tower Set in metro Detroit, The Radio Tower, is...)
The Radio Tower Set in metro Detroit, The Radio Tower, is the other story of the 1970s. As the sixties counterculture receded into memory and the rise of punk rock emerged a defiant if not bleak alternative many young people found themselves once again rebelling against suburban life. Beyond the disco era’s stereotypical glitz, The Radio Tower traces the lives of two friends. Thomas, a son of evangelical parents, caught up in drugs and youth rebellion, struggles in his friendship with boyhood companion Jack, who seeks a more meaningful path after encountering an inspirational college instructor. A regional story with a national resonance, The Radio Tower captures fast times that still resonate, times when young people encountered a rapidly changing America.
https://www.amazon.com/Radio-Tower-John-Cohassey-ebook/dp/B009PRAKY0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=John+Cohassey+The+Radio+Tower&qid=1590414189&sr=8-1
2013
(Unique individuals of fiery temperament, Ernest Hemingway...)
Unique individuals of fiery temperament, Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound made an odd pair on the streets of 1920s Paris. If the elder cane-carrying Pound appeared the out-of-date poet, Hemingway was the epitome of his generation's Flaming Youth. Meeting on the high ground of art, these two literary giants formed a friendship that survived until Hemingway's death. During their short time together in Paris, Pound edited Hemingway's early work. Over decades Hemingway considered Pound a major poet and read The Cantos as they appeared in little magazines and published volumes. Eventually living in countries half a world apart, Hemingway and Pound maintained a lively and sometimes contentious correspondence. When Pound was incarcerated in America for his World War II broadcasts over Radio Rome, Hemingway played a vital role in freeing his old poet friend, the man who edited his early work, the "good game guy" whose wit and brilliance he never forgot. This narrative of a friendship lays bare the triumphs and tragedies of two giants of modern literature.
https://www.amazon.com/Hemingway-Pound-Most-Unlikely-Friendship-ebook/dp/B00M7CH4X0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=John+Cohassey+Hemingway+and+Pound%3A+A+Most+Unlikely+Friendship.&qid=1590414240&sr=8-1
2014
(Called upon to take a hill at the 1863 Battle of Chickama...)
Called upon to take a hill at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, the untested 22nd Michigan Infantry helped to save General George H. Thomas' right flank. Formed in 1862, the regiment witnessed slavery and encountered runaways in the border state of Kentucky, faced near-starvation during the siege of Chattanooga, and marched to Atlanta as General Thomas' provost guard. This history explores the 22nd's day-to-day experiences in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. The author describes the challenges faced by volunteer farm boys, shopkeepers, school teachers, and lawyers as they faced death, disease, and starvation on battlefields and in Confederate prisons.
https://www.amazon.com/22nd-Michigan-Infantry-Road-Chickamauga/dp/1476671664/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=John+Cohassey&qid=1590414428&sr=8-5
2018
John Frederick Cohassey was born on November 2, 1961 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. He is the son of Theodore F. Cohassey and Nancy (Aldrich) Chubb.
John F. Cohassey attended Oakland Community College and received an Associate Degree in Psychology in 1985. Then he went on to complete his studies at Oakland University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in History in 1990, and at Wayne State University with a Master of Arts in History in 1993.
John Frederick Cohassey was an employment counselor working for Pontiac School System from 1985 to 1986.
Cohassey is a professional musician performing as rhythm and blues guitarist with the Delta Rockers, Artie Wolf and the Pack, Detroit bluesman Willie D. Warren, and Chicago bluesman Otis Rush, 1981-1992.
Since the early 1990s John Cohassey wrote music CD liner notes and over fifty entries on blues and jazz of African-American music and culture for Gale Research Inc. John was trained in the visual arts, he played music professionally for many years before becoming a freelance writer in 1991, contributing articles to periodicals like The Detroit News.
He wrote his first book, "Toast of the Town the Life and Times of Sunnie Wilson" in 1998. John Cohassey is also a contributor to several books, including "Contemporary Musicians," "Contemporary Black Biography," "African-American Almanac" (sixth edition), and "Encyclopedia of Latin-American History."
In 2007 Cohassey served as a consultant for the History Channel documentary "Hippies."
(As part of the great migration of southern blacks to the ...)
1998(Artistic vanguards plot new aesthetic movements, print co...)
2008(Called upon to take a hill at the 1863 Battle of Chickama...)
2018(Unique individuals of fiery temperament, Ernest Hemingway...)
2014(The Radio Tower Set in metro Detroit, The Radio Tower, is...)
2013Quotations: "My background in cultural history, along with interest in creative writing, has had a reciprocal impact on both styles. Training in the visual arts and years as a professional musician has also contributed to my academic and creative writing, revealing the many relationships between the arts."
John Frederick Cohassey married Gretta Ann Abu-Isa on May 22, 1993.