Leonard Cohen Estate Decries Use of ‘Hallelujah’ at Donald Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ Rally

Leonard Cohen Estate Decries Use of ‘Hallelujah’ at Donald Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ Rally — But It Happened Anyway

Long Island opera singer Christopher Macchio joined forces with the Marine Band's Master Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Bennear to perform the oft-covered 1984 song.

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According to Billboard’s source item, Leonard Cohen Estate Decries Use of ‘Hallelujah’ at Donald Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ Rally — But It Happened Anyway, Long Island opera singer Christopher Macchio joined forces with the Marine Band’s Master Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Bennear to perform the oft-covered 1984 song.

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