DavidE Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Check it out:https://www.savefans.com/blog/2009/04/top-1...wish-musicians/
acb Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 most lists miss some important ones Peter Allen Greenbaum Jeffry Ross Hyman Gary Lee Weinrib Saul Hudson
Siaip Ciuvas Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Always was sure all best musicians are Jewish? Or I confuse them with music managers?
DavidE Posted April 9, 2009 Author Posted April 9, 2009 "Saul Hudson" was a big miss. Lots of jazz and classical greats missed.It's just a list and the comments can be more interesting. Good videos though.
Pieman Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Was Norman Greenbaum Jewish?Dylan? at some point was (is?) Jewish?Bruce Springstein?
edgar_allan_poe Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 They left off Joe Shlabotnik. He converted after seeing The Big Lebowski.
BubbaVO Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 I'm confused... does it mean "Jewish" as in religion or is it euphemism for Semite? Ahh....never mind.
Gitslide Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Don't forget, all the guys in Blue Oyster Cult and The Knack . . . . plus the lead singer for Maroon 5.Happy Passover!!!!!and a big +1 on Bloomfield . . . the BEST!!!!!
hamerican gigolo Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Mike Bloomfield!My # 1 vote.Also,i forgot Peter Green. One of the best blues guitarists England ever produced.
MTM105 Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 Matisyahu... Hasidic Jewish reggae hip hop!Billy JoelJohnny RamoneMark KnopflerJohn MayerSteven Adler (debatable)Tiny TimGeddy Lee, singer, bassist,keyboardist for the band Rush Paula Abdul, singer, dancer, judge on American idol Herb Alpert, horn player with Tijuana Brass Sean Altman, of the comedy song act JEWMONGOUS and former leader of Rockapella of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? TV fame Howard Ashman Burt Bacharach, legendary songwriter who penned hits like What the World Needs Now is Love, Raindrops Keep Fallin on my Head and I Say a Little Prayer for You Marty Balin, singer for Jefferson Airplane Jeff Barry, Brill Building songwriter teamed with Cynthia Weil Beastie Boys, NY rap/rock band Beck, songwriter and singer Leonard Bernstein, famous composer Irving Berlin, songwriter who wrote White Christmas David Bryan, keyboard player for Bon Jovi Blood, Sweat and Tears, band who performed at Woodstock had a strong Jewish membership Michael Bolton, singer Michael Bloomfield, blues guitarist Blue Öyster Cult, band had a strong Jewish membership Sammy Cahn, songwriter Eric Carmen, singer known for his song All By Myself Harry Connick Jr., crooner Hal David, Burt Bacharach's writing partner Taylor Dayne, 1980s singer Neil Diamond, singer, songwriter of Sweet Caroline. He worked in the Brill Building and wrote I'm a Believer for The Monkees David Draiman, frontman for the alternative metal band Disturbed Adam Duritz, Singer Counting Crows Bob Dylan, singer, songwriter who revolutionized folk music with songs like Blowin' in the Wind and Like a Rolling Stone Jakob Dylan, Bob's son Elliot Easton, lead guitarist, back-up singer with the band The Cars Cass Elliot, Mama Cass from The Mamas & the Papas Ramblin' Jack Elliott, influential country musician, singer Tamas Erdelyi, aka Tommy Ramone, producer and original drummer for Punk rock pioneers The Ramones Donald Fagen, lead singer of Steely Dan best known for the songs Do it Again and Peg Perry Farrell, lead singer of Jane's Addiction Eddie Fisher, singer, entertainer and father of Carrie Fisher Kinky Friedman, singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for the Texas Monthly. He once lead a band called the Texas Jewboys Art Garfunkel, part of the biggest selling music duo in history with Paul Simon George and Ira Gershwin, songwriters and composers best known for Rhapsody in Blue Eydie Gormé, singer and performer with Jewish husband Steve Lawrence Leslie Gore, singer on the T.A.M.I. Show Norman Greenbaum, wrote and sang Spirit in the Sky Howard Greenfield, Brill Building songwriter Ellie Greenwich, Brill Building songwriter Marvin Hamlisch, songwriter who is best known for Nobody Does it Better and The Way We Were Oscar Hammerstein, songwriter, composer with Jewish friend Richard Rodgers. The two are best known for their compositions from Oklahoma and The Sound of Music Mickey Hart, drummer for The Grateful Dead Richard Hell, born Richard Meyers, writer and Punk rock pioneer. Susanna Hoffs, singer for The Bangles, and songwriter of their hit Eternal Flame Janis Ian, singer, songwriter known for her song At Seventeen Scott Ian, guitarist, back-up singer for rock band Anthrax Billy Joel, singer, songwriter known for his many #1 hits (aka The Piano Man) Jorma Kaukonen, guitarist for Jefferson Airplane Kenny G, well-known instrumentalist Carol King, singer, songwriter who wrote the most #1 hits of all the writers from the Brill Building and is best known for her chart topping solo album Tapestry Al Kooper, guitarist, songwriter Joey Kramer, drummer, back-up singer for Aerosmith Robby Krieger, guitarist, songwriter of Light My Fire by The Doors Blackie Lawless, lead singer of the band W.A.S.P Steve Lawrence, singer who performs with his Jewish wife Eydie Gorme. Appeared often on the Carol Burnett Show Jerry Leiber, songwriter from the Brill Building who wrote songs in the 1950s for Elvis and others Adam Levine, lead Singer of Maroon 5 Jenn Lindsay, anti-folk singer/songwriter based in New York City. Lisa Loeb, singer, songwriter of Stay (I missed You) Courtney Love, singer [50] Linda McCartney, married Paul McCartney and was a back-up vocalist for his band Wings Melissa Manchester, singer Barry Manilow, singer best known for the songs Mandy and I Write the Songs, which was actually written by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys Handsome Dick Manitoba, born Richard Blum, Jewish, from The Bronx, best known for being frontman for NYC punk legends, The Dictators David Marks, one of the original Beach Boys Johnny Marks, famous writer of Christmas songs like Rudoph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and Holly Jolly Christmas Richard Marx, 1980s singer, songwriter Bette Midler, singer of The Rose and Wind Beneath My Wings Randy Newman, singer, songwriter best known for his song Short People Phil Ochs, singer, songwriter Pink, singer and songwriter Doc Pomus, songwriter from the Brill Building Elvis Presley's maternal grand-grandmother was Jewish Joey Ramone, lead singer of the Ramones best known for the songs I Wanna Be Sedated and Rock 'n' roll High School Lou Reed, singer, songwriter best known for his song Walk on the Wild Side and for being the primary songwriter for the vastly influential Velvet Underground. David Lee Roth, lead singer of Van Halen Neil Sedaka, singer, songwriter from the Brill Building best known for his song Breaking Up is Hard to Do Sherman Brothers, singer, songwriters Gene Simmons, bass player and singer for Kiss, who penned their song Love it Loud Paul Simon, singer, songwriter from the biggest selling duo in music history Simon and Garfunkel Stephen Sondheim, songwriter, composer Phil Spector, songwriter, producer best known for his production on Be My Baby Regina Spektor, a Russian-born Jewish-American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village. Paul Stanley, lead singer of Kiss Rachel Stevens former member of S Club 7 Mike Stoller, songwriter from the Brill Building who was teamed with Jerry Leiber Barbara Streisand, singer and actress best known for her songs The Way We Were (by Marvin Hamlisch), Evergreen and You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore performed with Neil Diamond Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist for the influential Glam rock band the New York Dolls Ari Teitel, guitarist and co-founder of myspace.com/thejamsociety The Jam Society Colin Thomas, songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist for the relatively unknown, but critically acclaimed rock band, This Allure Tiny Tim, singer of the song Tip-toe Through the Tulips Mel Torme, famous jazz singer who also wrote the song The Christmas Song Cynthia Weil, songwriter from the Brill Building who was teamed with Jeff Barry Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, singer, songwriter daughters of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson. They formed the group Wilson Phillips with Chynna Phillips. Their mother is Jewish Leslie West, guitarist, songwriter of the band Mountain Peter Wolf, lead vocalist for The J. Geils Band best known for the hit Centerfold Peter Yarrow, singer from the band Peter, Paul and Mary Leonard Cohen, poet,composer,singer,artist in short - living and working in Canada , but also
crunchee Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 What about Lenny Kravitz? Or Jonathan Richman? Neither made the big list...
proxmax Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 are you sure you want to mix talent with religion?is it better to pray for beeing a great musician than to practice?
yngwie308 Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 How about a certain Steven Schneider...guess who I also remember Glenn Scwartz of Pacific Gas and Electric...yes I am that old.. yngwie308
Siaip Ciuvas Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 are you sure you want to mix talent with religion? is it better to pray for beeing a great musician than to practice? Thing is that I know many jewish musicians locally who really outdo their lithuanian/russian peers just because they are much more disciplined and usually are pushed by their parents to start from very early age. Not sure this is religion which makes them like this, but I am sure they have old traditions in music. I mean in Lithuania folklore there are two jewish images - travelling merchant and fiddler. Edited to make sure that Fiddler was used in a meaning of fiddle player, musician
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