Tucker was an American actor and singer who was born Sonya Kalish (Russian Соня Калиш) to a Jewish family in Tulchyn, Ukraine. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was an infant, and settled in Hartford, Connecticut. The family changed its name to Abuza, and her parents opened a restaurant.
guitarist & educator
Looked like a rock musician, but sang old songs. We have put Tim up in music, other", too. The 60s novelty act who had his moment in the sun w/"Tip Toe Thru The Tulips"; and a wedding on the Tonight Show that got huge ratings. Tinys mother, Tillie, was Jewish.
Songwriter/musician with acerbic wit, retired and reclusive for years. He is also a math teacher/genius. We just found out he was Jewish after posting the results of our Holiday contest (see editorial link). An article in an Israeli paper discussed Lehrers acerbic view towards just about everything. See Lehrer song in Holiday Contest results. (Not quite rock; he is also posted in "other music")
bass player
Folk music fiddle player best known for Ashokan Farewell-the haunting tune that was used as the theme for Ken Burns very popular series on the American Civil War. Ungar said that it is written in the style of a Scottish lament or Irish air. I sometimes introduce it as a Scottish lament written by a Jewish guy from the Bronx.
Kaye is a Jewish American musician, best known as one of the most prolific and widely heard bass guitarists in history, playing on an estimated 10,000 recording sessions in a 55 year career.
Shore was an American singer, actress, and television personality who was born to Jewish Russian imigrants. She reached the height of her popularity as a recording artist during the Big Band era of the 1940s and 1950s, but achieved even greater success a decade later, in television, mainly as hostess of a series of variety programs for Chevrolet.
Sobule is a Jewish American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single I Kissed a Girl, and Supermodel from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless.
Joe Glazer is a famous folk singer best known for his work with and for organized labor in the United States and elsewhere. He came out of the leftist folk music tradition of the 40s, although he was never associated with the Communist Party. He started as an education worker with the Textile Workers union and later worked for the Rubber Workers union. He has written and recorded many songs for workers and has preserved and recorded the works of other labor song writers--most notably-- Joe Hill.
Born Malvina Milder. Folksinger best known for her songs that were widely performed by Pete Seeger (who is not Jewish) and others. Including "Little Boxes" and "Turn Around" ("Where are you going, my little one, little one...Turn around and your two, turn around and your four...)
vocalist & composer
Yes, he is Jewish. You either love him or hate him. Singer-songwriter who specializes in blue-eyed soul and has sold millions of albums. Born Michael Bolotin in New Haven.
Well-known folk singer who has been performing since the 1950s. No big hits, but a staple on the folk circuit to this day. A nice voice and an engaging manner with adults and children, alike.
The "Peter" of Peter, Paul, and Mary. We have had Peter up in our "music other" category for some time but visitors have had trouble finding him. A visitor just informed us that Peter visited a local synagogue with his daughter and spoke to the congregants about returning to observance.
