A
popular
singer
and group in the 60's was Jay and The Americans. Jay Black
(real
name
David Blatt) was from an Orthodox Jewish background. His most
famous
song
was Cara Mia. The group had many top hits.. His voice had
an operatic / cantorial quality. He recorded
a famous Yiddish song called “Where is the Village?" (Vi iz
dus geseleh?) in 1966.
Jay adapted
it into a version to demonstrate his feelings about the
Holocaust.
After
a long struggle with the record company, he convinced them to
let him record it. While recording it he worked with Artie
Butler to help him with the arrangement. He added Chagall's
paintings to provide sentimental visions of the Jewish
villages in vivid colours.
Turn
up
the
sound for this one!
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Hope
you enjoy this! The Chagall pictures are spectacular.
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