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bobGoblin
Dec 9, 2000, 4:13:16 PM12/9/00
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In alt.punk, DarrinT68, darr...@aol.com, says...
> Based on the accomplishments of individual Jews, Nobel Prize winners and heroes
> of modern culture, as well as the amount of attention Jews get in the media,
> you'd never believe the correct answers: There are little more than 13 million
> Jews in the world, comprising less than 1/4 of 1% of the world's population
> (2.4% of the American population). Choose any field, and you will find that
> Jews have excelled in it (music being no exception). Think of the names of many
> modern-day figures most responsible for the intellectual turning points in
> history- MARX, FREUD, EINSTEIN- and you will find proof of the Biblical
> verdict: "Surely this is...a wise and understanding people." With that said,
> here are just a few of the many great Jews in the music industry:
>
> Bob Dylan (Born Robert Zimmerman)
> Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers)
> Joey Ramone (The Ramones, born Jeffrey Hymen)
> Malcolm Mclaren (Sex Pistols manager, mother was Jewish)
> Billy Joel
> Al Jolson (jazz singer)
> Robbie Robertson (father is Jewish, the band)
> Eddie Fisher (crooner)
> Neil Sedaka
> Victor Borge (the piano comedian, danish Jew, born Rosenbaum)
> Leonard Bernstein
> Arthur Fiedler (boston pops)
> Carly Simon (father is of Simon & Shuster publishing fame)
> Simon & Garfunkle
> Slash (Guns N' Roses, born Sol Hudson, father is Jewish)
> Steven Adler (former Guns N' Roses drummer)
> Neil Diamond
> Barry Manilow
> Howard Kaylen & Mark Volman (The Turtles, volman is half Jewish)
> The Tokens (early '60s doowop hit w/ The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
> Brian Epstein (beatles manager)
> Murray The K (famed DJ, billed as the 5th beatle)
> Dinah Shore (father was a cantor)
> The Beastie Boys
> Adam Duritz (singer for The Counting Crows)
> Alan Freed (famed DJ, coined the term "Rock N' Roll)
> Kenny G (Born Gorelick)
> Lou Reed
> Mel Torme (Born torma, crooner)
> Lorna Luft (sister of Liza Minelli, daughter of Judy Garland & Sid Luft
> (Jewish)
> Andrew Gold (10 cc, "lonely boy" "I'm not in love")
> Gene Simmons (KISS/studied to become a rabbi,migrated from Israel, born Chaim
> Witz)
> Paul Stanley (KISS/born EISEN)
> Barbra Streisand
> Carole King
> Arlo Guthrie (mother was Jewish, father was Woody Guthrie)
> Burt Bacharach
> Ben Lee (aussie rock vocalist)
> Marvin Hamlisch
> Marty Friedman (lead guitarist, Megadeth)
> Leonard Bernstein
> Ira & George Gershwin
> Irving Berlin
> Benny Goodman (king of swing)
> Marc Cohn (walking in memphis)
> David Lee Roth
> Bette Midler
> Robbie Krieger (the doors, guitarist)
> Mike Bloomfield
> Michael Bolton (born Bolotin)
> Paul Shaffer (Late Night W/ David Letterman)
> Max Weinberg (drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street band/Max Weinberg 7 on
> Conan O' Brien)
> Rick Rubin (rock producer, def jam records, beastie boys, red hot chili
> peppers)
> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
> Danny Spitz (Anthrax, former lead guitarist)
> Paula Abdul (mother is sephardic Jew)
> Sammy Davis Jr. (converted)
> T-Rex (aka Marc Bolan/born Marc Feld)
> Lenny Kravitz (half Jew/father Sy kravitz)
> Bill Graham (famed rock promoter)
> Perry Farrell (jane's addiction, porno for pyros, born Bernstein)
> Peter Green (original founding member of Fleetwood Mac, lead guitarist)
> Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary)
> Mort Schuman (co-writer with Doc Pomus (also Jewish), such hits asTurn Me
> Loose, Teenager In Love)
> Don Kirschner (producer/promoter/had show "Don Kirschner's Rock Concert during
> the 70s & 80s/Spoofed on SNL by PAUL Shaffer)
> David Geffen (geffen records/dreamworks)
> Herb Abramson (co-founder of Atlantic Records)
> Saul Zaentz (proudcer/founder of Fantasy records. Creedence Clearwater Revival
> being one of its most famous artists)
> Clive Davis (founder of Arista Records)
> Phil Spector (producer/songwriter, created "the wall of sound" ala The
> Ronettes)
> Bob Ezrin (producer, most known for Pink Floyd's Darkside Of The Moon)
> Lou Adler (founder of Dunhill/Abc records
> Carnie Wilson (wilson/phillips, mother is Jewish)
> Leonard Cohen
> Linda McCartney (Born Epstein, changed to Eastman)
> Leslie West (mountain, born Leslie Weinstein)
> Leonard & Phil Chess (founder of Chess Records)
> Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)
> Chris & Rich Robinson (black crowes, born Rabinowitz, half jew (father is
> Jewish)
> Chris Stein (founding member of Blondie, guitarist)
> J. Geils Band (everyone is Jewish except for J. Geils (lead guitarist!hehe)
> Leiber & Stoller (songwriters of such rock classics as Hound Dog and Stand By
> Me, Jailhouse Rock)
> Danny Rappaport (Danny & The Juniors (50s doo-wop)
> Doug Fieger (The Knack, "My Sharona", brother is Attorney Geoffret Fieger who
> defended Dr. Jack Kevorkian)
> Elliot Easton (The Cars, lead guitarist, born Steinberg)
> Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult)
> Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard, actor in OZ)
> Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis & The Playboys, had '60s hit w/ "This Diamond Ring" He
> is the son of Jerry Lewis the comedian)
> Gavin Rossdale (Bush, paternal grandfather was Jewish)
> Tiny Tim (mother was Jewish)
> Norman Greenbaum (hat one hit wonder w/ Spirit In The Sky)
> Helen Reddy (converted to Judaism)
> Sammy Davis Jr. (converted to Judaism)
> Gabby Glaser (lucious jackson)
> Jon Bauman (Sha-na-na)
> John Moss (drummer w/ Culture Club. he suggested that Boy George wear hasidic
> garb!!)
> Jorma Kaukonen (hot tuna, jefferson airplane, mother was Jewish)
> Kenny Aronoff (drummer with John Mellencamp)
> Kevin Wasserman (guitarist, Offspring)
> Kinky Friedman (60s cult figure, founding member of Kinky Friedman and the
> Texas Jewboys)
> Laura Nyro (mother was Jewish)
>
>
>
>
>
> Based on the accomplishments of individual Jews, Nobel Prize winners and heroes
> of modern culture, as well as the amount of attention Jews get in the media,
> you'd never believe the correct answers: There are little more than 13 million
> Jews in the world, comprising less than 1/4 of 1% of the world's population
> (2.4% of the American population). Choose any field, and you will find that
> Jews have excelled in it (music being no exception). Think of the names of many
> modern-day figures most responsible for the intellectual turning points in
> history- MARX, FREUD, EINSTEIN- and you will find proof of the Biblical
> verdict: "Surely this is...a wise and understanding people." With that said,
> here are just a few of the many great Jews in the music industry:
>
> Bob Dylan (Born Robert Zimmerman)
> Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers)
> Joey Ramone (The Ramones, born Jeffrey Hymen)
> Malcolm Mclaren (Sex Pistols manager, mother was Jewish)
> Billy Joel
> Al Jolson (jazz singer)
> Robbie Robertson (father is Jewish, the band)
> Eddie Fisher (crooner)
> Neil Sedaka
> Victor Borge (the piano comedian, danish Jew, born Rosenbaum)
> Leonard Bernstein
> Arthur Fiedler (boston pops)
> Carly Simon (father is of Simon & Shuster publishing fame)
> Simon & Garfunkle
> Slash (Guns N' Roses, born Sol Hudson, father is Jewish)
> Steven Adler (former Guns N' Roses drummer)
> Neil Diamond
> Barry Manilow
> Howard Kaylen & Mark Volman (The Turtles, volman is half Jewish)
> The Tokens (early '60s doowop hit w/ The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
> Brian Epstein (beatles manager)
> Murray The K (famed DJ, billed as the 5th beatle)
> Dinah Shore (father was a cantor)
> The Beastie Boys
> Adam Duritz (singer for The Counting Crows)
> Alan Freed (famed DJ, coined the term "Rock N' Roll)
> Kenny G (Born Gorelick)
> Lou Reed
> Mel Torme (Born torma, crooner)
> Lorna Luft (sister of Liza Minelli, daughter of Judy Garland & Sid Luft
> (Jewish)
> Andrew Gold (10 cc, "lonely boy" "I'm not in love")
> Gene Simmons (KISS/studied to become a rabbi,migrated from Israel, born Chaim
> Witz)
> Paul Stanley (KISS/born EISEN)
> Barbra Streisand
> Carole King
> Arlo Guthrie (mother was Jewish, father was Woody Guthrie)
> Burt Bacharach
> Ben Lee (aussie rock vocalist)
> Marvin Hamlisch
> Marty Friedman (lead guitarist, Megadeth)
> Leonard Bernstein
> Ira & George Gershwin
> Irving Berlin
> Benny Goodman (king of swing)
> Marc Cohn (walking in memphis)
> David Lee Roth
> Bette Midler
> Robbie Krieger (the doors, guitarist)
> Mike Bloomfield
> Michael Bolton (born Bolotin)
> Paul Shaffer (Late Night W/ David Letterman)
> Max Weinberg (drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street band/Max Weinberg 7 on
> Conan O' Brien)
> Rick Rubin (rock producer, def jam records, beastie boys, red hot chili
> peppers)
> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
> Danny Spitz (Anthrax, former lead guitarist)
> Paula Abdul (mother is sephardic Jew)
> Sammy Davis Jr. (converted)
> T-Rex (aka Marc Bolan/born Marc Feld)
> Lenny Kravitz (half Jew/father Sy kravitz)
> Bill Graham (famed rock promoter)
> Perry Farrell (jane's addiction, porno for pyros, born Bernstein)
> Peter Green (original founding member of Fleetwood Mac, lead guitarist)
> Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary)
> Mort Schuman (co-writer with Doc Pomus (also Jewish), such hits asTurn Me
> Loose, Teenager In Love)
> Don Kirschner (producer/promoter/had show "Don Kirschner's Rock Concert during
> the 70s & 80s/Spoofed on SNL by PAUL Shaffer)
> David Geffen (geffen records/dreamworks)
> Herb Abramson (co-founder of Atlantic Records)
> Saul Zaentz (proudcer/founder of Fantasy records. Creedence Clearwater Revival
> being one of its most famous artists)
> Clive Davis (founder of Arista Records)
> Phil Spector (producer/songwriter, created "the wall of sound" ala The
> Ronettes)
> Bob Ezrin (producer, most known for Pink Floyd's Darkside Of The Moon)
> Lou Adler (founder of Dunhill/Abc records
> Carnie Wilson (wilson/phillips, mother is Jewish)
> Leonard Cohen
> Linda McCartney (Born Epstein, changed to Eastman)
> Leslie West (mountain, born Leslie Weinstein)
> Leonard & Phil Chess (founder of Chess Records)
> Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)
> Chris & Rich Robinson (black crowes, born Rabinowitz, half jew (father is
> Jewish)
> Chris Stein (founding member of Blondie, guitarist)
> J. Geils Band (everyone is Jewish except for J. Geils (lead guitarist!hehe)
> Leiber & Stoller (songwriters of such rock classics as Hound Dog and Stand By
> Me, Jailhouse Rock)
> Danny Rappaport (Danny & The Juniors (50s doo-wop)
> Doug Fieger (The Knack, "My Sharona", brother is Attorney Geoffret Fieger who
> defended Dr. Jack Kevorkian)
> Elliot Easton (The Cars, lead guitarist, born Steinberg)
> Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult)
> Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard, actor in OZ)
> Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis & The Playboys, had '60s hit w/ "This Diamond Ring" He
> is the son of Jerry Lewis the comedian)
> Gavin Rossdale (Bush, paternal grandfather was Jewish)
> Tiny Tim (mother was Jewish)
> Norman Greenbaum (hat one hit wonder w/ Spirit In The Sky)
> Helen Reddy (converted to Judaism)
> Sammy Davis Jr. (converted to Judaism)
> Gabby Glaser (lucious jackson)
> Jon Bauman (Sha-na-na)
> John Moss (drummer w/ Culture Club. he suggested that Boy George wear hasidic
> garb!!)
> Jorma Kaukonen (hot tuna, jefferson airplane, mother was Jewish)
> Kenny Aronoff (drummer with John Mellencamp)
> Kevin Wasserman (guitarist, Offspring)
> Kinky Friedman (60s cult figure, founding member of Kinky Friedman and the
> Texas Jewboys)
> Laura Nyro (mother was Jewish)
>
>
>
>
>
are you starting a club or sumthin'?
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- For a minute there I thought I had no soul. - MARCO
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bobGoblin
Dec 9, 2000, 8:11:22 PM12/9/00
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In alt.punk, D-Kline, dwk...@ic.sunysb.edu, says...
> ><<I think you forgot Brett Gurewitz. (ex BR guitarist, head of Epitaph, born a
> >Jew.)>>
> >
> >And Fat Mike of NoFX and Fat WreckChords, ditto.
> >
> And George Tabb of the George Tabb Experience. They
> covered Irving Berlin's White Christmas.
>
>
> ><<I think you forgot Brett Gurewitz. (ex BR guitarist, head of Epitaph, born a
> >Jew.)>>
> >
> >And Fat Mike of NoFX and Fat WreckChords, ditto.
> >
> And George Tabb of the George Tabb Experience. They
> covered Irving Berlin's White Christmas.
>
>
don't forget all them beastie boys.
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