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To: mr.mark who wrote (472)	11/9/2000 11:23:47 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 2695

OT but probably of interest: dailynews.yahoo.com

To: mr.mark who wrote (472)	12/22/2000 10:13:34 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2695

Writer finds common ground with Jews who rock 'n' roll Book `Jews Who Rock' names many greats spokesmanreview.com:80/news-story.asp?date=121700&ID=s896442 Geoff Boucher - Los Angeles Times Guy Oseary is known as the Maverick Records music executive who inked Alanis Morissette, the Deftones and Prodigy, but a decade ago he was a teenager eager to turn his love of rock into a career. He was bold, so it's no surprise that one night he blithely approached former Clash member Mick Jones at a party in Los Angeles. The question the young Oseary asked the punk-rock hero, however, was a bit odd. "I said, `I always heard that someone in the Clash was Jewish. Is that true?"' Oseary recalled. "And he said, `Just me."' Oseary was thrilled with the answer. Born in Jerusalem, he loved finding common ground between his heritage and rock music. That concept has prompted him to author a quirky book (arriving just in time for Hanukkah) titled "Jews Who Rock" (St. Martin's Griffin Press, $12.95). From Herb Alpert and Bob Dylan to Robbie Robertson and Warren Zevon, "Jews Who Rock" gives snapshot sketches of 100 chosen people of pop music. Which Jew rocks the best? "Bob Dylan is the Jew of all time," Oseary says. And the most surprising? "Beck. Most people are blown away by the fact that Beck is Jewish ... and Billy Joel. I didn't know he was Jewish." Other potential surprises: rocker Mark Knopfler, the late Mama Cass Elliot, one-half of KISS (Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley) and Slash of Guns 'N Roses. Readers of the book also learn that Rush's Geddy Lee was born Gary Lee Weinrib; the "Geddy" comes from the way his Yiddish-speaking grandmother pronounced "Gary." The 108-page softcover might be lightweight in its rock scholarship -- Oseary notes with a sigh that he's getting complaints about wrong birthdates and other biographical data -- but he is mulling future editions. Turns out Chris Robinson of Black Crowes, Gavin Rossdale of Bush and Jason Kay of Jamiroquai were among those who were, uh, passed over. "I keep getting calls," Oseary says, "and they say, `Why wasn't I in your book? I rock. And I'm Jewish."'