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Adam Schlesinger at SiriusXM Studios in New York, April 19, 2018. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images via JTA)
April 2, 2020, 3:08 am
Fountains of Wayne cofounder Adam Schlesinger dies from coronavirus at 52
Emmy winner and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songwriter had been treated in hospital in upstate New York for over a week
By Ron Kampeas and Emily Burack
In this file photo taken on July 22, 2012, Bob Dylan performs during the 21st edition of the Vieilles Charrues music festival in Carhaix-Plouguer, western France (Fred TANNEAU / AFP)
March 28, 2020, 5:30 pm
Bob Dylan releases 17-minute song about JFK assassination
‘Stay safe, stay observant, and may God be with you,’ says 78-year-old songwriter in announcement about surprise track
By AFP
Jon Bon Jovi, left, and David Bryan, of Bon Jovi, arrive at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum on March 11, 2018, in Inglewood, California. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
March 4, 2020, 4:53 am
Bon Jovi’s David Bryan on Broadway again, livin’ on a prayer
Apart from touring with his rock band, musician is opening his second musical — about Princess Diana — and recalls facing anti-Semitism growing up in New Jersey
By Mark Kennedy
Nissim Black says he's 'Hitler's worst nightmare.' (Screenshot from 'Mothaland Bounce' video/ via JTA)
February 28, 2020, 6:12 am
Orthodox rapper Nissim Black reintroduces himself to the world
The African-American-Hasidic musician’s new single ‘Mothaland Bounce’ gives tribute to both his ‘urban’ past and Orthodox Jewish present in Israel as he broadens his message
By Emily Burack
Sammy Miller, center, in yellow, and his band the Congregation. (Lauren Desberg via JTA)
February 12, 2020, 7:59 am
Jewish jazz musician’s new song is about dating his Muslim girlfriend
‘Date a Jew’ by Sammy Miller and the Congregation deals with the pressures surrounding the early days of the interfaith relationship
By Gabe Friedman
Allee Willis at the 49th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 14, 2018, in New York. (Brad Barket/Invision/AP)
December 25, 2019, 11:25 pm
Allee Willis, ‘Friends’ theme songwriter, dies at 72
US Jewish composer penned ‘I’ll Be There For You’ as well as several hits by Earth, Wind and Fire; was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018
By AFP
Peter Curtis is a music professor at Riverside City College in Southern California. (Courtesy of Curtis/via JTA)
December 25, 2019, 6:42 am
‘Christmas With Your Jewish Boyfriend’: A jazz album of holiday songs by Jews
After guitarist Peter Curtis prepared a medley of the popular tunes written by his coreligionists for a holiday concert, his interest was piqued, culminating in his new collection
By Gabe Friedman
'Be Careful, It's My Heart,' is the song Irving Berlin sings during an interview in Berlin's New York office, July 16, 1942. (AP Photo/Murray Becker)
December 24, 2019, 12:51 pm
How Jewish-American immigrant Irving Berlin started a Christmas revolution
‘Irving Berlin: New York Genius’ tells how the songwriting legend, born Israel Beilin in czarist Russia, started on the streets before penning the hit ‘White Christmas’
By Rich Tenorio
The 'face' of Woodstock, Jewish promoter Michael Lang. (Screenshot)
August 17, 2019, 2:41 am
America’s iconic Woodstock festival was more Jewish than you’d think
On the 50th anniversary of the historic concert, a look at the Members of the Tribe who promoted, funded, and performed — and the dairy man who made it all possible
By Jordan Hoffman
Iris, a 32-year-old Jewish Icelandic singer with "the voice you wish the cantor at your childhood synagogue had but they truly did not." (Image via Iris's Instagram/JTA)
August 11, 2019, 4:01 am
Meet Iris, the Jewish Icelandic singer with the voice of an angel
Music is the religion of choice for the 32-year-old daughter of a mother from Iceland and a Jewish father from New Jersey — and it appears her star is rising
By Jordana Lipsitz
Gary plays 'The Golem' in BimHuis, Amsterdam, in September 2000. (Arjen Veldt)
July 27, 2019, 11:27 pm
Avant-garde musician gives eerie 1920s silent film ‘The Golem’ a live soundtrack
Guitarist Gary Lucas has toured the world with Jeff Buckley, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsburg, and Bob Weir. But for the past 30 years he’s also dreamed up scores for supernatural stories
By Jordan Hoffman
Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen seen in the documentary 'Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love' (Courtesy Roadside Attractions)
July 5, 2019, 3:54 pm
Leonard Cohen documentary makes viewers laugh and cry about it all again
In ‘Marianne & Leonard,’ opening Friday, director Nick Broomfield explores Cohen’s origin story and relationship with Marianne, his own former flame who loved both men on Hydra
By Jordan Hoffman
Drake poses with his awards at the Billboard Music Awards on May 1, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
May 2, 2019, 12:20 pm
Drake sweeps Billboard awards, breaking Taylor Swift’s record for most wins
Jewish rapper thanks mom after picking up 12 accolades including top artist, bringing him to an unprecedented 27 in total
By Mesfin Fekadu
Bram Presser, former leader of the band Yidcore, won an award from the Jewish Book Council for his debut novel. (Courtesy of Presser/via JTA)
April 12, 2019, 8:47 am
Why only a Jewish punk rocker could write this lyrical novel on the Holocaust
‘The Book of Dirt,’ a thoughtful examination of his family’s tortured past wins new author Bram Presser the Jewish Book Council’s Goldberg Prize for Debut Fiction
By Curt Schleier
In this June 25, 2008, file photo, Hal Blaine holds up his hands covered in cement after placing them in wet cement with Don Randi and Glen Campbell, representing The Wrecking Crew following an induction ceremony for Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
March 12, 2019, 2:54 pm
Hal Blaine, legendary Jewish drummer for Elvis, Sinatra, Lennon, dies at 90
Hall of Famer, a session musician for countless top hits in ’60s and ’70s, and possibly the most recorded drummer ever, spoke about his Jewish upbringing in 1990 memoir
By AP and TOI staff
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