from https://en.everybodywiki.com/Jews_in_pop_and_rock_music
I've dated this piece 28 August 2022, as it was posted on everywiki.com under the 'Creative Commons' licence.
I've removed a lot of the clutter from the wiki site, but some remains; links to sources may not work, but perhaps that doesn't matter much.
The list is deceptive in omitting many likely Jews, such as Till Lindemann and other Rammsteins, and certainly Reg Dwight, renamed Elton Hercules John. And the behind-the-scenes workers and technologists. Think of George Martin, for example. And arrangers, recording studio owners, theater and cinema owners, session performers, advertisers, promoters, TV people, film people, things like MTV. Film/ movie/ video 'program music' is another example; many or most are Jews. Musicals such as Rodgers & Hammerstein to Rice and Lloyd Webber made a huge impact on 'popular music' and its themes. Think of Don't Cry for me Argentina; what was that about? (I've just noticed Miramar is a town in Argentina)
Jazz, 'Big Band', and 'folk music' are other styles of 'informal music', old now, and related more to the Jewish victories around the Second World War. Before that, Jewish music hall songwriters were influential, as far back as the Crimean War (... by jingo..), and including the build-up to the 'Great' First World War, and pacific songs in the USA, rewritten after Wilson's declaration—or indeed before—to be aggressively pro-war.
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Contents
1Overview
2List of Jewish performers
2.1All-Jewish bands
2.2Jewish duos
2.3Predominantly Jewish bands
2.4Bands with several Jewish members
2.5Bands with a single Jewish member
2.6Solo artists
3Non-Jewish performers mistaken for Jewish
4References
Jewish artists have played a prominent role throughout the pop and rock music history. Already in the early 60s vocal groups such as The Tokens[1] and Jay and the Americans[2] scored massive hits in the US, the former also launching the 50+ year long career of singer and composer Neil Sedaka[3]. Around the same time American folk music revival was taking place, bringing into the spotlight artists such as Peter, Paul And Mary (Peter being of Jewish persuasion[3]) and The Weavers (fronted by Ronnie Gilbert[4] and Fred Hellerman[5]), and setting the stage for the emergence of Bob Dylan[3], probably the biggest Jewish rock star in history, and Simon & Garfunkel[3]. Psychedelic scene of the late 60's included predominantly Jewish bands Blood, Sweat & Tears[3] and Country Joe and the Fish[6], as well Jefferson Airplane[7], The Doors[3], The Byrds[8], Grateful Dead[9], The Lovin' Spoonful[3] and Quicksilver Messenger Service[10], all boasting Jewish musicians in their core lineups. Among other important bands to rise in the late 60's are Fleetwood Mac (founded by Peter Green[3]), The Band (with Robbie Robertson[11]) and The Turtles (fronted by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman[3]). The decade also gave start to the careers of singer songwriters Neil Diamond[3] and Leonard Cohen[3], who would remain an enduring and influential presence for decades to come.
The important rock music genres conceived and developed in 1970's include hard rock, progressive rock, glam rock and punk rock, and Jewish musicians had distinguished themselves in all four. Pioneering hard rock bands included Van Halen[3] and Blue Oyster Cult[3], both fronted by Jewish singers, and Aerosmith with Joey Kramer[12] on drums. Among the leading progressive rock bands of the period there were Rush (fronted by Geddy Lee[3]), Gentle Giant (with three Shulman brothers[13] in the lineup) and The Alan Parsons Project (whose only constant member, apart from Alan Parsons, was Eric Woolfson[14]). Later prominent prog musicians included Mike Portnoy[15], Jordan Rudess (born Rudes; keyboards);[16] of Dream Theater and Trevor Rabin[17] of Yes. Arguably the biggest glam rock band in the world had been Kiss, founded and perennially fronted by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, both Jewish[18], while on the other side of the Atlantic one of the British glam scene's brightest stars was Marc Bolan[3][19]. Sparks (the brothers Ron and Russell Mael[20]) had also started out as a glam rock band, before venturing in different directions in later years. Several important Jewish artists were among the pioneers of punk rock, starting with proto-punks The Velvet Underground (fronted by Lou Reed[3]) and New York Dolls (with Sylvain Sylvain[21] on guitars), and including most of The Dictators[3] and two of Ramones[3]. The Jewish presence in the British punk rock was less noticeable, the only big name there being Mick Jones[3] of The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite. The punk-Jewish connection remained strong during the 1990's punk and ska punk revival, thanks to Jewish musicians in Bad Religion[3], The Offspring, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and other bands.
On the softer side of the rock music spectrum, 70's gave birth to UK bands Dire Straits (formed by Knopfler brothers[3]) and 10cc (boasting mostly Jewish lineup[22]), and American jazz rock band Steely Dan (fronted by Donald Fagen[3]). Prominent singer songwriters, whose career began or blossomed in the 70's, include Billy Joel[3], Carole King[3] (who by then had already established herself as a prolific songwriter, before starting to perform her own songs), Carly Simon[3], Randy Newman[3] and Warren Zevon[3], as well as crooners Barry Manilow[3] and Michael Bolton[3]. Hard rock/heavy metal movement reached its pick in the 1980's, with bands like Guns N' Roses (Steven Adler on drums[3]), Bon Jovi (David Bryan on keyboards[23]), Anthrax (mostly Jewish original lineup, including the frontman Scott Ian[3]), Megadeth[24] (half Jewish lead singer Dave Mustaine and, later, guitarist Marty Friedman) and Twisted Sister[3] (fronted by Dee Snider).
Other 80's rock stars of Jewish origins included completely Jewish The Knack[3], predominantly Jewish J. Geils Band[3], Chris Stein[3] of Blondie and two members of Bruce Springsteen's and Tom Petty's backing bands, E Street Band[3] and The Heartbreakers[25], each.
Jewish contribution to new wave included members of Culture Club[26], Oingo Boingo[3], Tears For Fears[27], Wang Chung[3], Berlin and Flying Lizards[28]. Elsewhere in the 80's pop music, American singers Eric Carmen[29], Paula Abdul[30] and Taylor Dayne[31], as well as the Brit Elkie Brooks[32], achieved a considerable success.
The decade also saw the advent of rap and hip hop, and one of the first bands to achieve mainstream success were the all-Jewish Beastie Boys[3]. While, understandably, the Jewish presence in the hip hop scene has not been very large, there are still several prominent Jewish and half-Jewish performers, among them Drake[33], DJ Lethal[34] of House of Pain, Lil Dicky[35] and Doja Cat[36].
Like hip hop, alternative rock and grunge also emerged in the 80's before reaching a far larger audience in the 90's. Among the early alternative rockers we can find two founding members of Red Hot Chili Peppers[3], drummer Mike Bordin[37] of Faith No More and Perry Farrell[3], founder of Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros. The next decade saw the rise of Chris Cornell[38] as lead singer of both Soundgarden and Audioslave, and Foo Fighters[3], whose lineup included no less than four Jewish musicians at different times. Around the same time the fusion of hard rock and hip hop had produced such genres as Rapcore and nu metal, spearheaded by Limp Bizkit[34], Linkin Park[39] and Rage Against The Machine[3], all with Jewish musicians in the lineup.
In UK the 1990's were the decade of Britpop, with three of the prominent bands of the era - Elastica[3], The Lightning Seeds[40] and Sleeper[41] - fronted by Jewish vocalists. One of them, Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds, will forever be remembered as one of the authors and performers of the football anthem Three Lions, alongside David Baddiel, another member of the tribe. Another genre to emerge from the UK at that time was Acid jazz, spearheaded by Jamiroquai and their charismatic lead singer Jay Kay[42].
Several prominent US rock and pop-rock bands of 2000's have Jewish performers in the core lineups: Maroon 5[43], The Strokes[44], Fall Out Boy[45], Imagine Dragons[46], Black Keys[47], Vampire Weekend[48], MGMT[49], fun.[50], The National[51]. Meanwhile, Amy Winehouse[52] had led the British R&B revival, and the likes of Mark Ronson[52] and David Guetta[53] dominated the dance scene on both sides of the Atlantic.
Throughout the decades, nearly every all-female rock band - Goldie and the Gingerbreads[54], The Runaways[55], The Bangles[3], Shakespears Sister[56], Sleater-Kinney[57] - featured at least one Jewish member. There was also Jewish presence in some of the all-girl vocal bands - half-Jewish Wilson sisters in Wilson Phillips[3], three out of four members of All Saints[58] and two of The Pussycat Dolls[59][60].
Finally, it's worth noting that there were several prominent Jewish names even in the history of the genres traditionally considered non-Jewish. Funksters Booker T & The M.G.'s and Sly and the Family Stone[61], as well a Latino rockers Los Lobos[62], had Jewish musicians in their lineups.
Below is the list of prominent pop, rock and hip-hop artists, singers and musicians of Jewish ethnicity. The list does not include touring-only band members, session musicians, songwriters (unless also singers/band members), producers (unless also band members), Israeli artists (unless they're members of non-Israeli bands), people who converted to Judaism or people who have 1/4 or less Jewish ancestry. Also not included artists who have not achieved significant level of commercial or critical success. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are marked in bold.
AJR - brothers Adam (vocals/bass), Jack (lead vocals/guitar) and Ryan (vocals/keyboards) Met (born Metzger)[63]
Beastie Boys - Adam Horovitz (half Jewish), Mike Diamond, Adam Yauch (half Jewish), Kate Schellenbach (drums on first EP)[3]
Echosmith - siblings Sydney (vocals), Jamie (guitar), Noah (bass) and Graham (drums) Sierota[64]
Haim - sisters Alana (guitar), Danielle (lead vocals) and Este (bass) Haim[65]
Jay and the Americans - the lineup of the initial run (1960-73): Jay Traynor, Howard Kane (born Kirschenbaum), Kenny Vance (born Rosenberg), Sandy Deanne (born Yaguda), Jay Black (born David Blatt), Marty Sanders[2][66]
The Knack - original lineup on the first three albums (1978-82): Doug Fieger (vocals; half Jewish), Berton Averre (guitar; half Jewish), Prescott Niles (born Fine; bass), Bruce Gary (drums)[3][67]
The Strangeloves - Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer[68]
The Third Rail - Artie Resnick, Kris Resnick, Joey Levine (also member of Ohio Express and Reunion)[69]
The Tokens - classic lineup: Neil Sedaka, Jay Siegel, brothers Phil and Mitch Margo (born Margules), Hank Medress, Joe Venneri[3][1]
Appleton - sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton, also members of All Saints[58]
Ebn Ozn - Robert Ozn (born Rosen; vocals, organ) and Ned Ebn (born Liben; synthesizer)[70]
Evan and Jaron - identical twins Evan and Jaron Lowenstein[71]
Freestylers - Matt Cantor (half Jewish), Aston Harvey[72]
Godley & Creme - Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, also members of 10cc[22]
Magdalena Bay - Mica Tenenbaum, Matthew Lewin[73][74]
Morningwood - Chantal Claret (born Chantal Claret Goldstrom; vocals)[75] and Pedro Yanowitz (bass; also members of The Wallflowers)[76]
The Raindrops - Ellie Greenwich (half Jewish) and Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg)[77][78]
Simon & Garfunkel - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel [3]
The Simon Sisters - sisters Lucy and Carly Simon[3][79]
Sparks - brothers Ron and Russell Mael. The band has been a duo for the most of their career, however early lineups included additional musicians, among them Jewish drummers Harley Feinstein and Dinky Diamond.[20]
10cc - three out of four members of the original lineup (first four albums): Graham Gouldman (bass), Kevin Godley (drums) and Lol Creme (keyboards). Same musicians were previously performing as Ohio Express and Hotlegs [22]
All Saints - three out of four members: sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton, Melanie Blatt [58]
The Antlers - the only two constant members Peter Silberman (vocals, guitars)[80] and Michael Lerner (drums)[81]
Blackfield - all except Steven Wilson: Aviv Geffen (vocals, guitar), Seffy Efrati (bass), Tomer Z (drums; brother of Nir Zidkyahu of Stiltskin), Eran Mitelman (piano), Daniel Solomon (piano)[82]
Blood, Sweat & Tears - six out of eight members of the original lineup (1967-68): Al Kooper (born Kuperschmidt; keyboards), Randy Brecker (trumpet; replaced by Lew Soloff, also Jewish), Jerry Weiss (trumpet), Fred Lipsius (sax), Steve Katz (guitar), Bobby Colomby (drums). There were more Jewish members in later lineups.[3][83]
The Blues Project - five out of six members of the classic lineup (1965-67): Al Kooper (born Kuperschmidt; keyboards), Dabby Kalb (guitar), Steve Katz (guitar), Andy Kulberg (bass), Roy Blumenfeld - drums. Subsequent lineups included several more Jewish musicians, such as David Bennett Cohen (keyboards)[3][84]
Country Joe and the Fish - four out of five members of the classic lineup (1967-68, reunited in 1977): Country Joe McDonald (vocals; half Jewish), Barry "The Fish" Melton (guitar; half Jewish), David Bennett Cohen (keyboards), Gary "Chicken" Hirsh (drums)[6]
The Dictators - four out of five members: Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba (born Blum; vocals), Ross "The Boss" Friedman (guitar; also member of Manowar), Andy Shernoff (bass), Scott "Top Ten" Kempner (rhythm guitar) [3]
The J. Geils Band - five out of six members: Peter Wolf (born Blankfield; vocals), Danny Klein (bass), Stephen Jo Bladd (drums), Magic Dick (born Richard Salwitz; harmonica), Seth Justman (keyboards)[3][85]
Kiss - both constant members: Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; vocals and rhythm guitar) and Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; vocals and bass). Also members of later lineups Bruce Kulick (guitar; also member of Blackjack) and Eric Singer (drums; also member of Black Sabbath and Badlands). On one album, Revenge, the entire lineup was Jewish.[18]
Liquid Tension Experiment - three out of four members: Tony Levin (bass; also member of King Crimson)[86], former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy (drums; also member of various supergroups)[15] and Jordan Rudess (born Rudes; keyboards)[16]
Living Things - three out of four members, brothers Lilian Berlin (born Lawrence Rothman; vocals), Eve Berlin (born Justin Yves Rothman; bass) and Bosh Berlin (born Joshua Rothman; drums)[87]
Ohio Express - the band had two parallel lineups, one that toured and appeared on the album covers (non Jewish) and another that recorded albums and singles, predominantly Jewish, including Joey Levine (vocals; also member of The Third Rail and Reunion), Barry Stolnick (keyboards), Joel Feigenbaum (rhythm guitar), Alexander "Bots" Narbut (vocals, bass) and the future members of 10cc[69]
Oi Va Voi - Steve Levi (clarinet, vocals), Josh Breslaw (drums, percussion, production), Michael Vinaver (guitars, vocals), Moshik Kop (drums), Zohara Niddam (vocals), Sophie Solomon (violin; left in 2006)[88]
Spin Doctors - three out of four core members: Chris Barron (born Christopher Gross; vocals), Eric Schenkman (guitar; temporarily left the band in the late 90's), Aaron Comess (drums)[89]
Steel Train - the entire lineup on the 2nd and most of the lineup on the 3rd album: Jack Antonoff (vocals; also member of fun. and Bleachers), Evan Winiker (bass), Daniel Silbert (guitar; replaced Matthew Goldman, also Jewish), Jon Shiffman (drums).[90]
The Teddy Bears - three out four members, all except the drummer: Phil Spector, Carol Connors (born Annette Kleinbard), Marshall Leib (born Leibovitz) [3]
1910 Fruitgum Company - Mark Gutkowski (vocals) and Steve Mortkowitz (bass) in the original lienup, more Jewish musicians in later lineups
Against Me! - Dustin Fridkin (bass on one album), Jay Weinberg (drums on two demos; half Jewish; also member of Slipknot; son of Max Weinberg of E Street Band)[91]
American Authors - Zac Barnett (lead vocals)[92], Dave Rublin (bass)[93]
Anthrax - three members of the original lineup: Scott Ian (born Rosenfeld; vocals and rhythm guitar; also member of Mr. Bungle and The Damned Things), Dan Lilker (bass; also member of Nuclear Assault), Dan Spitz (guitar; brother of Dave Spitz of Black Sabbath)[3][94]
Antony and the Johnsons - Doug Wieselman (horns), Tahrah Cohen (drums)
Anvil - Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals, guitar), Robb Reiner (drums)[95]
Arrows - Alan Merrill (born Sachs; vocals, bass; half Jewish), Jake Hooker (born Jerry Mamberg; guitar)[96][97]
Asleep At The Wheel - Ray Benson (born Ray Benson Seifert; vocals; the only constant member), Lucky Oceans (born Reuben Gosfield; guitar)[98]
Audioslave - Chris Cornell (vocals; half Jewish; also a member of Soundgarden)[38], Brad Wilk (drums; also a member of Rage Against the Machine) [3]
Bad Religion - core lineup members Brett Gurewitz (aka Mr. Brett; guitar) and Greg Hetson (guitar; also member of Circle Jerks and Redd Kross), drummers Davy Goldman and Pete Finestone in early lineups[3][99]
Baker Gurvitz Army - brothers Paul and Adrian Gurvitz (also members of Gun)
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Béla Fleck (banjo), Howard Levy (harmonica)[100]
Biohazard - core lineup members Evan Seinfeld (vocals, bass) and Danny Schuler (drums)[101]
Black Sabbath - Dave Spitz (bass; brother of Dan Spitz from Anthrax) [102][103][104] and Eric Singer (drums; also in Kiss and Badlands) [105], both had brief tenures in mid-80's
Blackjack - Michael Bolton (born Bolotin; vocals) [3][106], Bruce Kulick (guitar; also member of Kiss)
The Blockheads - Chaz Jankel (guitar and keyboards in the classic lineup)[107], Gilad Atzmon (sax in later lineup)[108]
Blondie - Chris Stein (guitar), Matt Katz-Bohen (keyboards in later lineup) [3]
BoDeans - drummers Kenny Aronoff (also member of Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Noah Levy
Broken Social Scene - guitarists Ohad Benchetrit and Sam Goldberg Jr.
The Calling - two members of the original lineup: Alex Band (vocals; half Jewish) and Aaron Kamin (guitar)[109]
Canned Heat - classic lineup members Larry "The Mole" Taylor (bass)[110] and Harvey "The Snake" Mandel (guitar)[111]; later lineup members Clifford Solomon (sax) and Barry Levenson (guitar) (some of them also members of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers)
Circle Jerks - Keith Morris (vocals; also member of Black Flag), Greg Hetson (guitar; also member of Redd Kross and Bad Religion)[3][112]
Cobra Starship - Gabe Saporta (vocals; also member of Midtown), Elisa Jordana (born Schwartz; keytar)[113]
Code Orange - Reba Meyers (vocals, guitars), Joe Goldman (bass)[114]
Crazy Elephant - Kevin Godley (vocals; also 10cc and Godley & Creme) [22], Kenny Cohen (flute, sax)
Crazy Town - Shifty Shellshock (born Seth Binzer; vocals), Epic Mazur (vocals)[115], DJ AM (born Adam Michael Goldstein; turntables) [116]
The Damned Things - Joe Trohman (lead guitar; also member of Fall Out Boy)[45], Scott Ian (rhythm guitar; also member of Anthrax and Mr. Bungle)[94]
Darkest Hour - Mike Schleibaum (rhythm guitar), Mika Carrigan (lead guitar; half Jewish)[117]
Dawes - brothers Taylor (vocals, guitars) and Griffin (drums) Goldsmith[118][119]
Dead by Sunrise - Amir Derakh (born Davidson; lead guitar), Brandon Belsky (bass). Also members of Julien-K
Dengue Fever - brothers Zac (guitar) and Ethan Holtzman (keyboards)[120]
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ben Weinman (guitar; also member of Suicidal Tendencies)[121], Gil Sharone (drums; briefly; also member of Marilyn Manson)
Dire Straits - half Jewish brothers Mark (vocals, guitar; also member of The Notting Hillbillies) and David Knopfler (rhythm guitar; left after the first two albums)[3][122]
Disco Biscuits - Marc Brownstein (bass), Aron Magner (keyboards)[123][124]
Dream Theater - Mike Portnoy (drums) [15], Jordan Rudess (born Rudes; keyboards);[16] also members of Liquid Tension Experiment and various other supergroups
E Street Band - Max Weinberg (drums; father of Jay Weinberg from Slipknot), Roy Bittan (piano)[3][125]
The Electric Flag - Mike Bloomfield (guitar; also member of Paul Butterfield Blues Band)[126], Barry Goldberg (keyboards)
Foo Fighters - core lineup members Pat Smear (guitar; half Jewish) and Nate Mendel (bass), drummer William Goldsmith in early lineup (both also members of Sunny Day Real Estate), keyboardist Rami Jaffee in later lineup (also a member of The Wallflowers)[3][127]
Gentle Giant - brothers Derek (vocals), Phil (vocals; left in 1973) and Ray Shulman (bass). Also members of Simon Dupree and the Big Sound[13]
Glassjaw - Justin Beck (guitar), Todd Weinstock (guitar, vocals), Sammy Siegler (drums on one album; also member of Rival Schools and CIV)[128][129]
The Grass Roots - three members of the original lineup, when the band was a studio project (later continued as songwriters and session musicians): P. F. Sloan (born Philip Schlein; vocals, guitars)[132], Steve Barri (born Lipkin; backing vocals, percussion)[133], Larry Knechtel (keyboards; also Bread) [134]
Gun - brothers Paul and Adrian Gurvitz (also members of Baker Gurvitz Army)
Guns N' Roses - drummer Steven Adler in early lineup (half Jewish), guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (born Blumenthal) in later lineup [3]
Guster - Adam Gardner (lead vocals, guitar), Brian Rosenworcel (drums)[135]
The Hooters - Eric Bazilian (vocals, guitar), Rob Hyman (vocals, keyboards)[136]
Hot Tuna - one of two constant members Jorma Kaukonen (guitar; half Jewish; also member of Jefferson Airplane), Paul Ziegler (rhythm guitar on one album)[7]
Ice Nine Kills - Spencer Charnas (vocals; the only constant member)[137], Hobie Boeschenstein (bass on one album)
Jamiroquai - Jay Kay (vocals)[42], Simon Katz (guitar on two albums)
Jane's Addiction - Perry Farrell (born Peretz Bernstein; vocals), Stephen Perkins (drums). Also members of Porno for Pyros [3]
The Jayhawks - Marc Perlman (bass), Karen Grotberg (keyboards)
Jefferson Airplane - Marty Balin (born Buchwald; vocals; half Jewish; also a member of Jefferson Starship), Jorma Kaukonen (guitar; half Jewish; also member of Hot Tuna), Spencer Dryden (drums; half Jewish; also member of New Riders of the Purple Sage)[7]
Jefferson Starship - core lineup members Marty Balin (born Buchwald; vocals; half Jewish; also a member of Jefferson Airplane)[7] and David Freiberg (bass; also member of Quicksilver Messenger Service)[10], guitarist Jude Gold in later lineup
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Harvey "The Snake" Mandel (guitar)[111], Clifford Solomon (sax) (also members of Canned Heat), Randy Resnick (guitar)
Julien-K - Amir Derakh (born Davidson; lead guitar), Brandon Belsky (keyboards, bass). Also members of Dead by Sunrise
Kittie - sisters Morgan (vocals) and Mercedes (drums) Lander
Lamb Of God - brothers Chris (drums) and Willie Adler (rhythm guitar)
The Lemonheads - bass players Jesse Peretz (early lineup; half Jewish)[138] and Vess Ruhtenberg (later lineup)
Lifetime - Ari Katz (vocals), Dan Yemin (guitar)[139]
Linkin Park - Brad Delson (guitar), Rob Bourdon (drums)[39]
Lipps Inc. - Steven Greenberg (producer)[140], David Z (born Rivkin; guitar; brother of Bobby Z. of The Revolution) [141]
Looking Glass - Elliot Lurie (vocals), Larry Gronsky (piano)[142]
Luscious Jackson - Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar)[143], Kate Schellenbach (drums; also member of Beastie Boys)[144]
The Magic Band - guitarists Gary Lucas and Moris Tepper [145], Eric Drew Feldman (bass, keyboards; also member of Pere Ubu)
Mano Negra - Philippe Teboul [fr] (percussion), Joseph Dahan [fr], aka Jo (bass)
Marilyn Manson - Daisy Berkowitz (born Scott Mitchell Putesky; guitar) and Madonna Wayne Gacy (born Stephen Gregory Bier Jr.; keyboards; half Jewish) in the original lineup, Gil Sharone (drums; also member of The Dillinger Escape Plan) in later lineup
Megadeth - Dave Mustaine (vocals; half Jewish; also member of Metallica), Marty Friedman (guitar)[3][24]
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Joe Gittleman (bass; core member), Roman Fleysher (sax; appears on two albums), Lawrence Katz (guitar; later lineup)
The Moldy Peaches - Adam Green (vocals, guitar)[146][147], Jack Dishel (guitar on one single)[148]
The Mothers of Invention - Howard Kaylan (born Kaplan; vocals) and Mark Volman (guitar) on one album, also members of The Turtles [3]
Mountain - Leslie West (born Weinstein; lead vocals on all release), Allan Schwartzberg (drums on one live album)[149]
Mr. Bungle - Danny Heifetz (drums on the first three albums, before the hiatus), Scott Ian (born Rosenfeld; guitar on the reunion album; also member of Anthrax and The Damned Things)[94]
The National - brothers Aaron (guitar, bass) and Bryce Dessner (guitar, keyboards)[51]
New Found Glory - Jordan Pundik (vocals), Steve Klein (rhythm guitar; left in 2013), Ian Grushka (bass)[150]
NOFX - Fat Mike (born Michael Burkett; vocals), Eric Melvin (rhythm guitar) [3]
O.A.R. - Marc Roberge (vocals, rhythm guitar), Benj Gershman (bass), Chris Culos (drums)[151]
Oingo Boingo - Danny Elfman (vocals; his brother Richard was the founder of the theater troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo that preceded the band, but wasn't a member of the band), Leon Schneiderman (sax) [3]
Old & In The Way - David Grisman (mandolin; also member of Earth Opera)[152], John Kahn (bass; also member of Jerry Garcia Band)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Kip Berman (vocals, guitar)[153], Kurt Feldman (drums)
The Panic Channel - Steve Isaacs (vocals), Stephen Perkins (drums; also member of Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros)[3]
Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Mike Bloomfield (guitar; also member of The Electric Flag) [126], Mark Naftalin (keyboards; also member of Quicksilver Messenger Service)
People! - brothers Robb and Geoff Levin, Denny Fridkin
Periphery - Misha Mansoor (guitar), Matt Halpern (drums)[154]
Phantom Planet - Alex Greenwald (vocals; also member of Phases), Jason Schwartzman (drums; left in 2003; half Jewish; brother of Robert Schwartzman of Rooney)[155]
Phases (formerly known as JJAMZ) - Z Berg (born Elizabeth Berg; vocals; also member of The Like)[156], Alex Greenwald (guitar, bass; also member of Phantom Planet)[155]
The Philosopher Kings - brothers Jason (bass; also member of Prozzäk) and Jon (keyboards) Levine
Phish - Mike Gordon (bass), Jon Fishman (drums)[157]
Porno for Pyros - Perry Farrell (born Peretz Bernstein; vocals), Stephen Perkins (drums). Also members of Jane's Addiction [3]
The Pussycat Dolls - Carmit Bachar (half Jewish)[59], Jessica Sutta (half Jewish)[60]
Quicksilver Messenger Service - David Freiberg (voclas, guitar, bass; also member of Jefferson Starship)[10], Mark Naftalin (keyboards on two albums; also member of Paul Butterfield Blues Band)
Ramones - Joey Ramone (born Jeffrey Hyman; vocals), Tommy Ramone (born Thomas Erdelyi; drums) [3]
Red Hot Chili Peppers - founding members Hillel Slovak (guitar) and Jack Irons (drums; also member of Pearl Jam and The Wallflowers)[158], former guitarists Arik Marshall (didn't play on any album; half Jewish) and Josh Klinghoffer (half Jewish; also a member of Warpaint) [3]
Redd Kross - Greg Hetson (guitar; first EP only; also member of Bad Religion and Circle Jerks), Jason Shapiro (guitar; late lineup)
Richard and the Young Lions - Bob Freedman (rhythm guitar), Norm Cohen (drums)
Rooney - Robert Schwartzman (vocals; half Jewish; brother of Jason Schwartzman of Phantom Planet)[159], Boaz Roberts (guitar)
Say Anything - Max Bemis (vocals; also member of Two Tongues), Michael Levin (bass on first album)[160]
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound - brothers Derek (vocals), Phil (vocals) and Ray Shulman (bass). Also members of Gentle Giant [13]
Sha Na Na - original members Richard "Joff" Joffe (vocals), Alan Cooper (vocals), Henry Gross (guitar) and Elliot "Gino" Cahn (rhythm guitar), also Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (vocals; joined in 1970)[161]
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Bosco Mann (born Gabriel Roth; bass), Homer Steinweiss (drums), Neal Sugarman (sax), Victor Axelrod (organ)[162]
Sleater-Kinney - Carrie Brownstein (vocals, guitar; also member of Wild Flag), Janet Weiss (drums; also member of Wild Flag, Quasi and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)[57]
Sons of Apollo - Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (born Blumenthal; guitar; also member of Guns N' Roses)[3], Mike Portnoy (drums; also members of Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, Flying Colors, OSI, Adrenaline Mob and The Winery Dogs) [15]
Soul Coughing - Sebastian Steinberg (bass)[163], Yuval Gabay (drums)
Stardust - Thomas Bangalter (producer; also member of Daft Punk) [164], Benjamin Diamond (born Cohen; vocals)
Styx - Glen Burtnik (guitar), Todd Sucherman (drums; both in later lineups)
Sunny Day Real Estate - Nate Mendel (bass), William Goldsmith (drums), both also members of Foo Fighters[127]
Tin Machine - brothers Tony Fox Sales (bass) and Hunt Sales (drums)[165]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Howie Epstein (bass), Stan Lynch (drums)[25]
The Turtles - Howard Kaylan (born Kaplan; vocals) and Mark Volman (guitar), also members of The Mothers of Invention [3]
Twisted Sister - classic lineup members Dee Snider (vocals; half Jewish), Jay Jay French (born John Jay Segall; guitar) and Mark "Animal" Mendoza (born Glickman; bass)[3][166]
Ultimate Spinach - Mark Levine (bass), Russell Levine (drums)
Veruca Salt - sister and brother Nina Gordon (born Nina Rachel Gordon Shapiro; vocals, guitar) and Jim Shapiro (drums) in the core lineup, also Suzanne Sokol (bass) on one album[3][167]
The Wallflowers - the only constant member Jakob Dylan (vocals; son of Bob Dylan), Rami Jaffee (keyboards on first four albums; also member of Foo Fighters), Pedro Yanowitz (drums on the first album; also member of Morningwood)[76], Jack Irons [158](drums on one album; also member of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam) [3]
Was (Not Was) - the only constant members David Was (born Weiss) and Don Was (born Fagenson; father of Tony Fagenson of Eve 6)[168]
The Weavers - Ronnie Gilbert (born Ruth Gilbert)[4], Fred Hellerman[5]
Ween - Gene Ween (born Aaron Freeman; vocals, guitar), Dave Dreiwitz (bass)[169]
WHY? - brothers Yoni (vocals) and Josiah Wolf (drums)[170]
Wild Flag - Carrie Brownstein (vocals, guitar; also member of Sleater-Kinney), Janet Weiss (drums; also member of Sleater-Kinney, Quasi and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)[57]
Wings - Linda McCartney (born Eastman; keyboards)[171], Laurence Juber (guitar on the last two albums)[172]
Wilson Phillips - sisters Carnie and Wendy Wilson (half Jewish; daughters of Marilyn Wilson of The Honeys and Brian Wilson, who is not Jewish) [3]
Wishbone Ash - Tony Kishman (bass), Mark Abrahams (guitar; both in later lineups)
X Ambassadors - Noah Feldshuh [173](guitar), Adam Levin (drums; not to be confused with lead singer of Maroon 5)
Yo La Tengo - the only constant members, husband and wife Ira Kaplan (vocals, guitar) and Georgia Hubley (drums; half Jewish) [3]
Adrenaline Mob - Mike Portnoy (drums; also members of Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, Flying Colors, OSI, The Winery Dogs and Sons of Apollo)[15]
Eve 6 - Tony Fagenson (drums; sun of Don Was of Was (Not Was))[168]
Faith No More - Mike Bordin (drums; half Jewish)[37]
Faithless - Sister Bliss (born Ayalah Deborah Bentovim)
Fall Out Boy - Joe Trohman (guitar; also member of The Damned Things)[45]
Falling in Reverse - Zakk Sandler (bass; also member of Black Tide)
Fat White Family - Saul Adamczewski (guitar; also member of The Metros and Warmduscher)
The Fix - Mike Achtenberg (bass)
Fleetwood Mac - Peter Green (born Greenbaum; vocals and guitar in the original lineup) [3]
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Chris Hillman (guitar; half Jewish; also member of The Byrds and Manassas)[8]
Flying Colors - Mike Portnoy (drums; also members of Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, OSI, Adrenaline Mob and Sons of Apollo)[15]
Metallica - Dave Mustaine (guitar; left before the first album was completed, however some of the songs on the first album are written by him; half Jewish; also member of Megadeth)[24]
The Metros - Saul Adamczewski (vocals; also member of Fat White Family and Warmduscher)
MGMT - Benjamin Goldwasser (keyboards; half Jewish)[49]
Midtown - Gabe Saporta (vocals; also member of Cobra Starship)[113]
Mini Mansions - Michael Shuman (vocals, guitar)[237]
The Modern Lovers - Jonathan Richman (vocals, guitar) [3]
The Mooney Suzuki - Marc-Phillipe Eskenazi
Morphine - Mark Sandman (vocals and multiple instruments)[238]
Mungo Jerry - Sev Lewkowicz (keyboards; later lineup)
Mutual Admiration Society - Glen Phillips (vocals; also member of Toad the Wet Sprocket)[239]
The Neighbourhood - Jeremy Freedman (guitar)
The New Cars - Elliot Easton (born Steinberg; guitar; also member of The Cars)[194]
New Model Army - Dave Blomberg (guitar)
New Riders of the Purple Sage - Spencer Dryden (drums; half Jewish; also member of Jefferson Airplane) [7]
New York Dolls - Sylvain Sylvain (born Mizrahi; guitar)[21]
Night Ranger - Eric Levy (keyboards in later lineup)
Nine Inch Nails - Ilan Rubin (drums in later lineup; also member of Angels & Airwaves and Lostprophets)[176]
Nonpoint - Andrew Goldman (lead guitar)
The Notting Hillbillies - Mark Knopfler (vocals, guitar; half Jewish; also member of Dire Straits) [3]
Nuclear Assault - Dan Lilker (bass; also member of Anthrax) [3]
The Offspring - Noodles (born Kevin Wasserman; guitar)
OSI - Mike Portnoy (drums on one album; also members of Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, Flying Colors, Adrenaline Mob and Sons of Apollo)[15]
Slipknot - Jay Weinberg (drums; half Jewish; also member of Against Me!; son of Max Weinberg of E Street Band)[91]
Sly and the Family Stone - Andy Newmark (drums on one album; half Jewish)[61]
Smash Mouth - Sean Hurwitz (born Shachar Hurwitz; guitar in later lineup)[260]
Social Distortion - John Maurer (bass)
Soundgarden - Chris Cornell (vocals; half Jewish; also a member of Audioslave)[38]
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes - Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg (trombone)[261]
Spiral Starecase - Harvey Key (born Kaplan; organ; father of Brenda K. Starr)[262]
Spirit - Randy California (born Wolfe; vocals, guitar)[263]
Staind - Aaron Lewis (vocals, guitar; half Jewish)[264]
Starship - Brett Bloomfield (bass on two albums)
Steely Dan - one of two constant members Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards) [3]
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Janet Weiss (drums; also member of Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag and Quasi)[57]
Stiltskin - Nir Zidkyahu (drums in later lineup; also an unofficial drummer of Genesis when Phil Collins temporarily quit in the 90's; brother of Tomer Z of Blackfield)[265]
Stories - Kenny Aaronson (bass; also member of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)[230]
Stray Cats - Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker; double bass)
The Strokes - Nick Valensi (guitar; half Jewish)[44]
Suicidal Tendencies - Ben Weinman (guitar in later lineup; also member of The Dillinger Escape Plan)[121]
Tinted Windows - Adam Schlesinger (rhythm guitar, bass; also member of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy)[210]
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Glen Phillips (vocals; also member of Mutual Admiration Society)[239]
Tonic - Dan Rothchild (bass on first album)
Too Much Joy - Jay Blumenfield (guitar)
Transatlantic - Mike Portnoy (drums; also members of Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, OSI, The Winery Dogs, Flying Colors, Adrenaline Mob and Sons of Apollo)[15]
The War on Drugs - Adam Granduciel (born Granofsky; vocals, guitar)[277]
Warmduscher - Saul Adamczewski (bass; also member of Fat White Family and The Metros)
Warpaint - Josh Klinghoffer (guitar on one album; half Jewish; also a member of Red Hot Chili Peppers) [3]
Winds of Plague - Matt Feinman (keyboards on one album)
The Winery Dogs - Mike Portnoy (drums; also members of Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, Flying Colors, OSI, Adrenaline Mob and Sons of Apollo)[15]
Winger - Rod Morgenstein (drums; also member of Dixie Dregs)[190]
Bob Dylan (born Zimmerman; also member of Traveling Wilburys; first Jewish Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee; father of Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers) [3]
Warren Zevon (half Jewish; also Hindu Love Gods)[3][225]
Jeremy Zucker
Below is the list of the artists, who are often listed as Jewish, but in reality either not ethnically Jewish or have 1/4 or less Jewish ancestry.
Artists with 1/4 or less Jewish ancestry: Beck, Pete Burns of Dead Or Alive, Jack Cassady of Jefferson Airplane, Pete Doherty of The Libertines and Babyshambles, Marianne Faithful, Terry Hall, Mick Hucknall of Simply Red, Courtney Love of Hole, Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte, Mandy Moore, Kelly Osbourne, Chris and Rich Robinson of Black Crowes, Joe Strummer of The Clash, Peter Tork of Monkees, Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Andrew Gold
Artists who converted to Judaism: Igor Cavalera of Sepultura, Jim Croce, Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates
Members of The Flamingos belonged to the Black Hebrew Israelites community
Slash (born Saul Hudson) is often considered Jewish due to his appearance and name Saul, however isn't Jewish[373]
Deadmau5 (born Joel Zimmerman) is often considered Jewish due to his name, however isn't Jewish[374]
Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig is not Jewish, despite the last name[375]
?Top 10 Jewish Rock Stars - Ultimate Classic Rock ultimateclassicrock.com/top-10-jewish-ock-stars/
Dec 20, 2011 - T-Rex lead singer and guitarist Marc Bolan was born Mark Feld. ... Jewish rockers in Kiss, including Simmons, Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer.
?These Jews Rock - Aish.com http://www.aish.com/j/as/These-Jews-Rock.html
Jun 14, 2014 - Half its members are Jewish, if you count later members Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer. Then there's Paul "The Starchild" Stanley, born Stanley ...
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