Thursday, April 13, 2017

The J. Geils Band

http://jewcy.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/music/the-jews-who-rock-wiki
The J. Geils Band couldn’t have been more Jewish, with the notable exception of J. himself: 
singer Peter Wolf, drummer Stephen Bladd, harmonica player Magic Dick (born Richard Salkovitz), keyboardist Seth Justman, and bassist Danny Klein were all Jews. And they didn’t hide it: the band was often called the Jewish Rolling Stones. During the seventies, the J. Geils band toured tirelessly, gaining a reputation based on their gritty r’n’b and wild live shows. Their second album, The Morning After, had a Top 40 hit with "Looking for a Love" in 1970, and 1972’s Bloodshot entered the top ten thanks to the single "Give It to Me." But they were mostly known as a concert band until 1981, when their single "Centerfold" became a favorite on the newborn cable channel MTV, driving the album Freeze Frame up the charts. As one of the great live bands of the era, the J. Geils Band did miss one major gig: obscure band trivia has it that they were asked to play the original Woodstock. Sadly, it seems the influence of one too many Jewish grandmothers came through; the band supposedly gave the supremely bubbe-esque response: "Three days in the mud – who needs it?"

German language still second place, Arabic on the rise | therecord

German language still second place, Arabic on the rise | therecord

WATERLOO REGION — We overwhelmingly speak English here. But German still clings to its past strength as the top second language.
Language results from the 2011 census were released Wednesday.
English is the mother tongue of 76 per cent of Waterloo Region residents. By an even greater percentage it’s the language spoken most often at home.
The number two mother tongue? It remains German at just over three per cent of the population, a reflection of the region’s German heritage and on immigration shortly after the Second World War.

Jack Warden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jack Warden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Warden was born John Warden Lebzelter, Jr.[1][2] in Newark, New Jersey,[3] the son of Laura M. (née Costello) and John Warden Lebzelter, who was an engineer and technician.[4]



He was of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) and Irish ancestry.[5] Reared in Louisville, Kentucky, he was expelled from high school for fighting and eventually fought as a professional boxer under the name Johnny Costello. He fought in 13 bouts as a welterweight, but earned little money.[6]

Friday, September 12, 2014

R. Murray Schafer



Raymond Murray SchaferCC (born 18 July 1933) is a Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist perhaps best known for his World Soundscape Project, concern for acoustic ecology, and his bookThe Tuning of the World (1977). He was notably the first recipient of the Jules Léger Prize in 1978.[1][2]

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Hoffman was born in Fairport, New York, the son of Marilyn L. O'Connor, a family court judge, lawyer, and civil rights activist, and Gordon Stowell Hoffman, a former Xerox executive.[2] He has two sisters, Jill and Emily, and a brother, Gordy Hoffman, who scripted the 2002 film Love Liza, in which Philip starred. His father was a Protestant of part German ancestry and his mother was of Irish Catholic background; Hoffman was not raised with a deep commitment to either religion.[3][4][5] Hoffman's parents divorced when he was nine years old.[6]

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Glenn Beck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glenn Beck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glenn Edward Lee Beck was born in Everett, Washington, to William and Mary Beck, who lived in Mountlake Terrace, Washington at the time of their son's birth.[13] The family later moved to Mount Vernon, Washington,[14] where they owned and operated City Bakery in the downtown area.[15] He is descended from German immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s.[16] Beck was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Mount Vernon.