Leo Fuld: A forgotten man?

By , October 30, 2014 1:42 pm
Close up Portrait of Leo Fuld

Clue: He is a Dutch man who was once called the King of Yiddish Music.

 

Leo Fuld was one of the premier Yiddish performers in America during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Audiences loved to hear him sing Yiddish favorites in a combination of Yiddish and English. They loved his music which evoked the emotions and hardships of the Jewish people. Simply put, audiences loved the truth in his music.

One of his most famous compositions “Vi Ahin Zol lch Geyn? (Where Can I Go?), can still wrench the heart. It sold over one and a half million copies worldwide. Leo Fuld not only composed Yiddish songs, he also performed them with great success.  His list of recorded hits include: Ich Hab Dich Zu Viel Lieb (I Love You Much Too Much), Wus Geween Ist Geween, My Yiddishe Mama, Zigany Melody. The lyrics to his song, Mazzel, tells us something that we all know….a little luck can make a big difference! Read More About This…

Vinyl record give-away a big hit with FAU students

By , October 23, 2014 6:52 pm
FAU students Allyson and Alexander browse through vinyl LPs.
FAU students Allyson and Alexander browse through vinyl LPs.

Over 300 FAU students and invited guests participated in the Recorded Sound Archives Vinyl Record Give-away event on October 20 and 21, 2014 at the Wimberly Library’s fifth floor on FAU’s Boca Raton campus.

More than 1,500 vinyl LP records were distributed as well as cassette tapes, and 45 rpm records (singles). Read More About This…

Austrian museum explores Jewish influence on recorded music

By , October 8, 2014 4:23 pm
Exhibit in Austria - Jukebox Jewkbox

According to the website  of the Hohenems Jewish Museum in Austria the exhibit presents the history of Jewish recordings “from the first gramophones and shellac records to the dissolution of this medium in World Wide Web.”

This sounds like a wonderful project. Looking at sound recordings as cultural mirrors of the 20th century experience, the exhibitors write that “the omnipresent sound of the 20th century, its best known songs, musicals and soundtracks was not always Jewish music – but always also a product of Jewish history and experience.” Read More About This…

Your favorite place for listening to Jewish music just got better!

By , August 26, 2014 8:00 am
Record Cover of Vogue Picture Disc featuring WW2 Imagery

Take Jewish music with you wherever you go!

Now you can listen to your favorite Jewish songs on your i-phone, i-pad, smart phone or other mobile device!

New online registration for the JSA Research Station makes it quicker and easier than ever to research and study Jewish music and performers. Read More About This…

Romance is in the Air: Efrem Zimbalist & Alma Gluck

By , June 25, 2014 9:26 am
Portrait of Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist
Portrait of Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist

Before there was Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt…before there was Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall…before there was Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton…There was Efrem Zimbalist and Alma Gluck.

A little over100 years ago, a nice Jewish boy who happened to be a violin genius  met a lovely Jewish young woman who was making a name for herself as a singer. I guess you could say that when these two Jewish superstars of classical music fell in love they were destined to make beautiful music together. Read More About This…