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    Jews Who Rock
    Jews Who Rock
    Jews Who Rock
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    Jews Who Rock

    By Guy Oseary and Ben Stiller

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    Foreword by Ben Stiller
    Afterword by Perry Farrell

    Jewish achievement in the sciences? Celebrated. Jews in literature? Lionized. But until now, there's been no record of the massive contributions of Jews in Rock n' Roll. Jews Who Rock features 100 top Jewish rockers, from Bob Dylan to Adam Horowitz, Courtney Love (yes, she's half Jewish) to John Zorn, with a concise page of essential data and a biography of each one.

    Includes the complete lyrics to "The Chanukah Song" by Adam Sandler

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateSep 27, 2016
    ISBN9781250138699
    Jews Who Rock
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    Guy Oseary

    Guy Oseary is one of the hottest executives in the music business. He started working with Madonna when he was just seventeen, and is now her partner at Maverick Records. He lives in Los Angeles, and is definitely a Jew who rocks.

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      Jews Who Rock - Guy Oseary

      Introduction

      The original inspiration for this book came when my friend Josh Richman gave me a book called Jews in Sports as a Hanukah gift. I instantly thought about all of the Jewish artists who were in rock, and knew how outstanding a book about them could be.

      I was born in Israel and moved to the United States when I was eight years old. I can still remember how excited I was when I learned that some of my favorite musicians were Jewish—it made me feel proud of my Judaic background and where I came from.

      There are a lot of kids out there who might feel alone because they’re the only Jewish person in their school or community. Discovering that a favorite musician is Jewish might give them a reason to feel positive about their culture, religion, and themselves.

      I wrote this book to honor and celebrate these rockin’ Jews … I give you Jews Who Rock.

      The Chanukah Song

      by Adam Sandler

      Put on your yarmulke

      Here comes Chanukah

      So much funukah

      To celebrate Chanukah

      Chanukah is the festival of lights

      Instead of the day of presents, we have eight crazy nights

      When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree

      Here’s a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me

      David Lee Roth lights the menorah

      So do Kirk Douglas, James Caan, and the late Dinah Shore-ah

      Guess who eats together at the Carnegie Deli

      Bowser from Sha Na Na and Arthur Fonzerelli

      Paul Newman’s half Jewish, Goldie Hawn’s half too

      Put them together, what a fine looking Jew

      You don’t need Deck the Halls or Jingle Bell Rock

      ’Cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk or Mr. Spock—both

      Jewish

      Put on your yarmulke

      It’s time for Chanukah

      The owner of the Seattle Supersonics celebrates Chanukah

      O.J. Simpson, not a Jew

      But guess who is? Hall of Famer Rod Carew—he converted

      We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby

      Harrison Ford’s a quarter Jewish—not too shabby

      Some people think that Ebenezer Scrooge is

      Well he’s not, but guess who is

      All three Stooges

      So many Jews in showbiz

      Tom Cruise isn’t, but I heard his agent is

      Tell your friend Veronica

      It’s time to celebrate Chanukah

      I hope I get a harmonicah

      On this lovely, lovely Chanukah

      So drink your gin and tonicah

      And smoke your marijuanicah

      If you really, really wannakah

      Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah

      Happy Chanukah

      Herb Alpert

      Born: March 31, 1935—Los Angeles, CA

      Talent: Trumpeter/songwriter/producer/record label founder

      The Road to Fame: While under contract as a recording artist for RCA in 1962, Herb formed A&M Records with his friend Jerry Moss. Switching to his own label, his Latin-tinged backing band, the Tijuana Brass, hit the big time in 1965 with A Taste of Honey from Whipped Cream and Other Delights. Four more number-one albums followed until Herb hit a slump in 1969. Nonetheless, the label’s prosperity allowed Herb to continue recording at his leisure. Though Herb scored sporadic comeback hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the crowning achievement of his career came in 1990 when he and Moss sold A&M to PolyGram for over half a billion dollars. In addition to founding a new label with Moss (Almo Sounds), Herb went on to produce Broadway plays, record new albums, and exhibit his

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