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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1942-11-20
Discography
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Norman Joel Greenbaum (born November 20, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for writing and performing the 1969 song “Spirit in the Sky”. Greenbaum was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household and attended Hebrew school at Congregation Beth Israel. His initial interest in music was sparked by southern blues music and the folk music that was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He performed with various bands in high school and stud
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Malden
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Reprise Records
- Official website
- www.spiritinthesky.com
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- date of birth
- 1942-11-20
- birth name
- Norman Joel Greenbaum
- name in native language
- Norman Greenbaum
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- Commons category
- Norman Greenbaum
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