Re: Great Jewish Rock Stars

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

Responding to the message of 
<Pine(dot)SUN(dot)3(dot)95(dot)970520180947(dot)8411K-100000 (at) 
atlas(dot)berkshire(dot)net>
from jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org:
> 
> On 19 May 1997, michael buczaczer wrote:
> 
> > Seth,
> > found your list VERY interesting.  i believe judy garland liza minelli were 
> > also
> > j. if you include george gershwin, berlin and other oldies, you need to 
> > include
> > danny kaye, joel grey, al jolson (first jazz singer).  if you include barb
> > streisand (as far removed from rock as the moon) how about richard tucker, 
> > jan
> > pierce, fred hellerman (the weavers), zero mostel, theodor bikel, ofra 
> > haza.
> 
> i don't necessarily agree with the "if you include... then you must
> include..." equation as outlined here. Gershwin, berlin, Streisand, I
> think, transcend their particular genres to qualify as "rock stars" (as I
> mean it, stars of pop culture). this list isn't meant to be a completely
> inclusive list of famous Jews. It's mostly meant to surprise. That Ofra
> Haza, for example, or Theodore Bikel, are Jewish, is hardly news to
> anyone.
> 
> > among musicians, conductors and composers are:  dave brubeck, arthur 
> > fiedler,
> > aaron copland, leonard bernstein, emanuel az, oscar levant, leonard 
> > slatkin,
> > james levine, richard stolzman, arthur rubenstein, george solti, woody 
> > allen,
> > andre previn and many more.
> 
> Few surprises here too, and few rock stars. Dave Brubeck, as far as I
> know, is not Jewish. Do you have any information to the contrary? 
> 
> > if you are interested in more, there is a good book "great jews in music" 
> > by
> > derill lyman (jonathan david publishers) which lists many american as well 
> > as
> > non, musicians (more classical and show).
> > 
> > you are doing great.
> 
> thanks, and thanks for your serious feedback.
> 
> > good luck
> > michael buczaczer
> > 
> 
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> .  Brubeck is Catholic and has written liturgical music in that tradition.  
Judy Garland was not Jewish, but I believe one of her husbands was.  I've also 
heard that Paul Butterfield was Jewish.  You might want to add jazz saxophonist 
Al Cohn.




Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
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