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Mickey Katz. 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.
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.
Early life. Katz was born Meyer Myron Katz on Sawtell Court in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Johanna (née Herzberg) and Menachem Katz. Originally one of five children, Mickey lost an older sister to diphtheria when he was about four years old. [1]
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 “crossover ...
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.
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May 1, 1985 · May 1, 1985 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Mickey Katz, whose Yiddish parodies of popular songs once made him a fashionable recording artist, died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home. He was 75 and...
Genre. Comedy/Spoken, Jazz, International. Styles. Ethnic Comedy, Music Comedy, Novelty, Song Parody, Klezmer, Comedy, Jewish Music. Member Of. Spike Jones & His City Slickers. Explore Mickey Katz's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Mickey Katz on AllMusic.
