RE: Review of new Jewish rock stars book

[Lorin Sklamberg <lsklamberg...>]

I would agree that Carol Kaye is hardly "obscure." Probably best known for her 
work with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys (including "Pet Sounds," the box set 
booklet of which includes her wonderful reminiscences of the sessions), you can 
read all about her at
http://www.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,451995,00.html?artist=Carol+Kaye

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> From:         Alex J. Lubet
> Reply To:     jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> Sent:         Tuesday, December 2, 2003 9:13 AM
> To:   World music from a Jewish slant
> Subject:      Re: Review of new Jewish rock stars book
> 
> I have this book on my piano, but have yet to get into it deeply.  Trusting
> Seth as I do, I can now save myself the trouble.  In its defense, I got the
> impression that artists seemed to be excluded on musical grounds if they were
> more oriented towards 'folk' or 'singer-songwriter' genres than 'rock,'
> although my own definitions (the ones I use in my teaching) are more generous
> and general.
> 
> I would suggest that Carol Kaye is not such an obscure artist if one follows
> studio players (and, as a player who would endanger lives by exposing them to
> my singing, I do) and that her adult conversion to Judaism is not grounds for
> any kind of exclusion.  We need all the good folks we can get and, I for one,
> welcome converts such as my wife, who has endowed the people Israel with
> remarkable percussion skills.  I would also note that assimilation is, like it
> or not, a part of Jewish history that's got to be told, although it doesn't
> seem as if this book does that acceptably, either.
> 
> These are small points.  Thanks, Seth.  You rock, as always.
> 
> Seth Rogovoy wrote:
> 
> > My review of "Stars of David," a new book about Jewish rock stars, is here:
> >
> > http://www.jbooks.com/nonfiction/index/NF_Rogovoy.htm
> >
> > Seth Rogovoy
> > www.rogovoy.com
> >
> 
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