| 128 page book (w/200 b/w photos) measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches by Guy Oseary featuring a chapter on Judah Bauer and Russell Simins of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
“Guy Oseary has compiled 100 of the top Jewish rockers of all time, for newcomers like Beck and Courtney Love, to classic rockers Lou Reed and Joey Ramone. Oseary saw other industries, from sports to literature, celebrating their talented Jewish stars ans stepped in to fill the void. JEWS WHO ROCK gives a “road to fame” recap of each artist’s success as well as bibliographical, musical and insider info on each, and includes rarely-published photos throughout. The ultimate Hanukkah gift, JEWS WHO ROCK is sure to leave even the most diehard rock’n’roll fan saying “Who knew”?” – amazon.co.uk
CONTENTS:
ix Acknowledgments
xi Foreword by Ben Stiller
xiii Introduction
xiv Lyrics to “The Chanukah Song” by Adam Sandler
1. Herb Alpert
2. Judah Bauer and Russell Simins of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
3. Beastie Boys
4. Beck
5. Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel
6. Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult
7. Mike Bloomfield of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band
8. Marc Bolan of T. Rex
9. Michael Bolton
10. Igor Cavalera of Sepultura
11. Leonard Cohen
12. Sammy Davis, Jr.
14. Neil Diamond
15. Adam Duritz of Counting Crows
16. Bob Dylan
18. Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers
19.Danny Elfman
20. Cass Elliot, John Phillips, and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas
21. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan
22. Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros
23. Fat Mike and Eric Melvin of NOFX
24. Nick Feldman of Wang Chung
25. Doug Fieger of the Knack
26. Jason Finn of the Presidents of the United States of America
27, Alan Freed
28. Marty Friedman of Megadeth
29. Justine Frischmann of Elastica
30. Kenny G
31. Art Garfunkel
32. Adam Gaynor of matchbox 20
33. Gerry Goffin
34. Nina Gordon
35. Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
36. Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion
37. Richard Hell
38. Greg Hetson of the Circle Jerks and Bad Religion
39. Peter Himmelmviian
40. Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles
41. Scott Ian of Anthrax
42. Billy Joel
43. Mick Jones of the Clash and Big Audio Dynamite
44. Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo
45. Steve Katz of the Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears
46. Lenny Kaye
47. Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman of the Turtles and Flo & Eddie
48. Carole King
49. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
50. Al Kooper of the Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears
51. Lenny Kravitz
52. Robbie Krieger of the Doors
53. Geddy Lee of Rush
54. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller of Leiber & Stoller
55. Keith Levine of Public Image Ltd.
56. Lisa Loeb
57. Courtney Love of Hole
58. Gary Lucas
59. Barry Manilow
60. Dick Manitoba of the Dictators
61. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
62. Manfred Mann
63. Malcolm McLaren
64. MC Serch of 3rd Bass
65. Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters
66. Bette Midler
67. Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks
68. Randy Newman
69. Laura Nyro
70. Phil Ochs
71. Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros
72. Phranc
73. Monique Powell of Save Ferris
74. Joey Ramone of the Ramones
75. Lou Reed
76. Jonathan Richman
77. Robbie Robertson of the Band
78. David Lee Roth
loch79. Adam Sandler
80. Neil Sedaka
81. Josh Silver of Type O Negative
82. Gene Simmons of KISS
84. Carly Simon
85. Paul Simon
86. Slash of Guns N’ Roses
87. Hillel Slovak of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
88. Dee Snider of Twisted Sister
89. Jill Sobule
90. Phil Spector
91. Paul Stanley of KISS
92. Chris Stein of Blondie
93. Steve Stevens
94. Peter Stuart of Dog’s Eye View
95. Max Weinberg
96. Andrew Weiss of the Rollins Band
97. Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine
98. Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips
99. Peter Wolf and Seth Justman of the J. Geils Band
100. Zal Yanovsky of the Loving Spoonful
101. Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary
102. Warren Zevon
103. John Zorn |
