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    • Jul 5, 1959
    Singer/songwriter Marc Cohn is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He gains a pop hit in 1991 with "Walking In Memphis," successfully remade by Lonestar as a country hit in 2003
    Sep 6, 1962
    ABC-TV reporter Elizabeth Vargas is born in Paterson, New Jersey. In 2002, she marries singer/songwriter Marc Cohn, whose "Walking In Memphis" becomes a hit for Lonestar the following year
    Jan 28, 1991
    Atlantic releases pop singer Marc Cohn's self-titled debut album. It includes "Walking In Memphis," destined to become a country hit for Lonestar a dozen years later
    Feb 25, 1992
    Marc Cohn wins Best New Artist during the 34th annual Grammy Awards in New York
    Jul 20, 2002
    Singer/songwriter Marc Cohn marries ABC-TV journalist Elizabeth Vargas. Cohn's "Walking In Memphis" emerges as a country hit the following year for Lonestar
    Jan 31, 2003
    Singer/songwriter Marc Cohn and his wife, ABC journalist Elizabeth Vargas, have a son, Zachary Raphael Cohn. Seven months later, dad finds success in country music, as the songwriter of Lonestar's "Walking In Memphis"
    Aug 7, 2005
    "Walking In Memphis" songwriter Marc Cohn is shot in the temple during an attempted carjacking in a Denver parking garage. Cohn is miraculously released from the hospital the following day
    Jan 3, 2006
    Elizabeth Vargas becomes the co-anchor of the "ABC Evening News." Her husband, singer/songwriter Marc Cohn, wrote the Lonestar hit "Walking In Memphis"
    May 26, 2006
    Elizabeth Vargas delivers her final broadcast as an anchor for ABC's "World News Tonight." Her husband, Marc Cohn, wrote the Lonestar hit "Walking In Memphis"
    Aug 16, 2006
    "Walking In Memphis" songwriter Marc Cohn and Elizabeth Vargas have a son, Samuel Wyatt Cohn
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