The Rabbis' Sons
The Rabbis' Sons | |
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"The Rabbis' Sons" as they appeared at the "Salute to Israel" - Rheingold Music Festival - Central Park New York on July 2, 1967 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York, NY |
| Genres | Jewish, Chassidic |
| Years active | 1967-1996 |
| Labels | Fran Record Co., Emes Record Co., Perach Records |
| Members | Baruch Chait, Label Sharfman, Itzy Weinberger, Michael Zheutlin |
The Rabbis' Sons is a Jewish music group that released most of its albums between 1967 and 1974. It consisted of Rabbis Baruch Chait (main composer, guitar), Label Sharfman (vocals), Itzy Weinberger (vocals) and Michael Zheutlin (vocals, composer, guitar, piano, other instruments), with David Nulman on steel guitar and Mickey Lane on bass fiddle. The group got its name because Chait, Sharfman and Weinberger were all sons of rabbis.
Their musical style was influenced by Chassidic music, American folk music, and by the music of Shlomo Carlebach. Distinctive features of their sound were the presence of three-part harmonies and acoustic guitar playing in many of their songs. Lyrics were typically in Hebrew and derived from sections of zemiros, hallel and tefila. The music was composed primarily by Chait with some compositions by Zheutlin and others.