Eric Andersen

“Impressive… Very few songwriters have built a body of work as consistently strong as Mr. Andersen's.” – New York Times “Masterwork… Andersen is the most elegant of singers.” – Rolling Stone “Eric Andersen is a great ballad singer and writer.” – Bob Dylan "Your song 'Violets of Dawn' got me started writing songs." Leonard Cohen confessed to Eric Andersen, seated side by side, legs in the pool, at the Landmark Hotel, Hollywood, California, in 1967. Andersen’s songs have been interpreted by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, The Grateful Dead, Gillian Welch, Pete Seeger, Fairport Convention, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Eilen Jewell.