Jews N Blues
Join America’s Favorite Jewish Folksinger, Lil Rev for a heartfelt evening of songs, stories, humor and instrumental magic as in Jews N Blues.
This one man show celebrates the Jewish contribution to American Roots N Blues. From ragtime and jazz to the founding of Rock N Roll…Jews have made major creative contributions to all of these genres.
Listen as Lil Rev weaves an amazing tale of Jews whose passion, persistence and creativity has helped to paint the American popular landscape with an unforgettable vocabulary of poetic lyric and melody!
Singing his own compositions, historical anecdotes, a few choice covers and some romping blues instrumentals…Lil Rev strikes at the heart of America music… and like the classic blues of long ago…brings forth joy, sorrow and utter determination.
Lil' Rev with Rabbi Jim Mirel playing the blues at B'nai Torah in Bellvue, WA
01 March 2009
"Lil Rev lit up our community with his virtuoso musical skills, his humor and the touching stories of his relationship with his grand-parents. We can not wait for him to return."
Rabbi Jim Mirel, Temple B'nai Torah,Bellevue WA
Jews & Blues: (Sample Set List):
- Intro-Jewish Train Conductors
- Walk Right In
- Laughter & Tears-You Don’t Know
- Louie Armstrong Story
- Ot Azoy Neyt A Shnader
- Blacks who sang Jewish Songs…etc.
- She Sure Got Shikker
- Sophie Tucker/St. Louis Blues
- Summertime
- George Burns-Wristwatch Story
- Peddling Blues
- Men Ken Platsn-Poem
- Drey Kop Blues
- Vats In A Name
- Talking Little Tushie Blues
- The Record Men-Chess Brothers
- They Kept It Hidden
- Hound Dog-Leiber/Stoller
- Big Walters Boogie