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The Churchills was one of the first Israeli rock bands, formed by Yitzhak Klepter. They later became the backing band of Arik Einstein on his late 60s and early 70s rock efforts which helped the genre breakthrough in Israel.
History
The Churchills was founded in 1965. The band played rock music in English, from psychedelic rock to hard rock and progressive rock. Outside of Israel, it was active under the aliases of Jericho Jones and Jericho.
The band was a leading force in the early Israeli beat scene, but it was its cooperation with Arik Einstein that helped it cross over to the mainstream of Israeli pop and gain recognition. It began when the Churchills were invited to work with Einstein on his third solo album Poozy, recorded in 1969. This is considered by many to be the first rock album in Hebrew. The Churchills played on half of the tracks in that album, one of which was a Hebrew version of one of their own songs ("When You're Gone"). Following Poozy, the Churchills also played with Einstein in his gigs, and continued to play and produce three more albums with Einstein: Shablul (1970), Plastelina (1970) and On Avigdor's Grass (1971).
Contributing to the Churchills' sound at the time was the joining of two foreign members: Canadian vocalist Stan Solomon and British guitarist Robb Huxley (formerly with The Tornados).
The A-side of their last single, Time is Now, was written by Ray Dorset, who included his own version on his solo album Cold Blue Excursion.
Band members
First Ensemble (1965–1967)
Yitzhak Klepter – Guitar
Miki Gavrielov – Bass Guitar
Haim Romano – Guitar
Selwyn Lifshitz – Vocals
Ami Traibetch – Drums
Second Ensemble (1968–1969)
Robb Huxley – Guitar, Vocals
Miki Gavrielov – Bass
Haim Romano – Guitar
Stan Solomon – Vocals
Ami Traibetch – Drums
Third Ensemble (1969–1972)
Robb Huxley – Guitar, Vocals
Miki Gavrielov – Bass
Haim Romano – Guitar
Dani Shoshan – Vocals
Ami Traibetch – Drums
Fourth Ensemble (1972–1973)
Robb Huxley – Guitar, Vocals
Haim Romano – Lead Guitar
Danny Shoshan – Bass, Lead Vocals
Chris Perry – Drums
Fifth Ensemble (1972–1973) (as The New Churchills)
Miki Gavrielov – Bass
Roni Demol – Guitar
Shmulik Bodgov – Guitar
Ami Traibetch – Drums
Discography
= Albums
=1968 Cherchilim (צ'רצ'ילים, "Churchill's") - Tracks: "Open Up Your Eyes"/"Song From The Sea"/"Pictures in my Mind"/"Comics"/"When You're Gone"/"Strangulation"/"Straight People"/"Subsequent Finale"/"So Alone Today"/"Debka"
1971 As Jericho Jones: Junkies, Monkeys and Donkeys - Tracks: Mare Tranquilitatas / Man in the Crowd / There Is Always a Train/ Yellow and Blue / Freedom / Trangulum / No School to Day / Junkies Monkeys & Donkeys / What Have We Got to Lose / Mama's Gonna Take You Home
1972 As Jericho: Jericho - Tracks: "Ethiopia"/"Don't You Let Me Down"/"Featherbed"/"Justin And Nova"/"Kill Me With Your Love"
= Singles
=1968 "Too Much In Love To Hear" (Gale/Holder)/"Talk To Me" (A-side first recorded by The Tornados)
1970 Churchill Sebastian Bach: Coral for Young Lovers/Double Concerto (צ'רצ'יל סבסטיאן באך: קוראל לאוהבים הצעירים/קונצ'רטו כפול)
1970 "Signs of You"/"Living Loving"
1970 "She's a Woman"/"Sunshine Man"
1971 "Time is Now"/"Freedom"
2021 "Dangerous People"
= Collaborations
=1969 Arik Einstein – Poozy
1970 Arik Einstein & Shalom Hanoch – Shablul
1970 Arik Einstein & Shalom Hanoch – Plastelina
1970 Oshik Levi – Kzat Sheket
1971 Pupik Arnon – Kol Ehad
1971 Arik Einstein & Robb Huxley – Shirei Yeladim
1971 Arik Einstein & Miki Gavrielov – BaDeshe Etzel Avigdor
1973 Arik Einstein – Eretz Israel HaYeshana VeHaTova
References
External links
The Churchills discography at Discogs
The Churchills at IMDb
Richard Klin: "Israeli Gears." https://www.jewishviews.com/israeli-gears/
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- The Churchills (Israeli band)
- Churchill (disambiguation)
- Israeli rock
- List of Israeli musical artists
- Yitzhak Klepter
- Yehuda Talit
- Ward Churchill
- Arik Einstein
- Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill
- Israel–Hamas war protests
