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Meyer Myron "Mickey" Katz (June 15, 1909 – April 30, 1985) was an American musician and comedian. He was the father of actor Joel Grey and paternal grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey . Early life. Meyer Myron Katz was born on Sawtell Court in Cleveland, Ohio, to a Jewish family.
Apr 11, 2020 · Mickey Katz - Greatest Hits (1960) FULL ALBUM. Allegra Rosenberg. 793 subscribers. Subscribed. 69. 5.2K views 4 years ago. Side A: 1. Toot, Toot Tootsie (Good-bye) 2. St.
He also recorded one straight comedy album, Mickey Katz at the U.N., and The Katz Pajamas, a collection of fairy tales told in fractured Yiddish.
Mickey Katz (1909-1985) played clarinet, sang parody songs and was an important contributor to American Jewish culture. He is best known for his Parody songs taking well-known American folk and popular songs and changed the lyrics to express the experience of Eastern European immigrant Jews.
Learn about the life and career of Mickey Katz, a pioneer of jazz and klezmer music. Find out how he started as a child performer, met his wife, and became a father of famous actors.
Mickey Katz. Born June 15, 1909 in Cleveland, Ohio . Died April 30, 1985. Long before Allan Sherman and Woody Allen showered the public with Yiddish slang -- and decades before the klezmer revival breathed new life into a once-popular ethnic music -- a little clarinetist with a lot of chutzpah blazed the trail, exposing.
Jul 17, 2002 · Mickey Katz. Wesleyan University Press, Jul 17, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 288 pages. The heartwarming autobiography of a vintage Jewish comedian, with a new introduction highlighting his...
