Jews Who Rock

by Guy Oseary, Perry Farrell (Afterword), Ben Stiller (Introduction)

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."People who are into our music have mentioned to me that knowing we are Jewish has helped them feel more comfortable in their love of hip hop and sometimes even more comfortable and reassured in their own identity.If someone reads Jews Who Rock and feels empowered to make music or be creative because they identify with our being Jewish, that to me is a very positive thing."--Beastie Boy Mike D. 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.

224 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2000

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Apparently, if you look through the prime cuts in this book, we were chosen to rock. Take that Sammy Davis!