Re: Jewish rock

[Eliezer Kaplan <zelwel...>]

>And if Sun Ra were Jewish, don't worry, he'd be at the top of the list. 
>Perhaps on Saturn he is, but here on Earth it looks like a no go. 

I wanted to say something along those lines after seeing Dave's comment too. 
There is a CD out called 'TheArk and the Ankh'- Sun Ra and Henry Dumas recorded 
in conversation in 1966. Listening to Ra on that, you can clearly see where his 
cultural referents lie, and it certainly ain't Yiddishkeit.

Nonetheless, this takes nothing away from the man- even adds to him- one of the 
greatest ever...

                                                         ek


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven Beeber 
  To: World music from a Jewish slant 
  Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 9:15 AM
  Subject: Re: Jewish rock


  Continued thanks to everyone. Most of these I know, but some are news. Such 
as the Barry Goldberg, Mike Bloomfield connection. And if Sun Ra were Jewish, 
don't worry, he'd be at the top of the list. Perhaps on Saturn he is, but here 
on Earth it looks like a no go. 

  One last question. Now that the Jewish punk question has been brought up, can 
we get some more feedback on that. My interest is really in that area. Lenny 
Kaye, Richard Hell, Joey Hyman "Ramone," the Circle Jerks etc. etc. 

  tanks a lot 

  sb