Rick Recht
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Richard Samuel "Rick" Recht (born August 28, 1970 in St. Louis
, Missouri
), is a Jewish rock music
ian who is especially known for his live performances at Camp Poyntelle and for groups of youth all over the United States as well as performances at synagogues and Jewish rock festivals. Recht and his band tour nationwide, delivering about 150 performances a year, which included an appearance at the 11th Los Angeles Jewish Festival in 2003 in front of an estimated audience of 30,000. He has released four Jewish albums, one live DVD performance, and also three secular albums.
Recht performed with other Jewish musicians on Oy Baby 2, the sequel to the bestselling compilation of modernized traditional Jewish songs geared toward Jewish infants and children.
In 2006, Recht released Tear Down the Walls. As part of the recording process, Recht gathered a group of Jewish teens, took them to Memphis
to Stax Academy, a charter school operated by Soulsville, a non-profit organization that also operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. The students, along with African American
students, recorded "Avadim Hayinu," which blends Hebrew lyrics describing the Israelites' journey from slavery to freedom with the lyrics to "We Shall Overcome
." The song featured one-time American Idol
contestant Phillipe Crymes. The group later performed the song at the National Civil Rights Museum
on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Recht also performs regularly at Jewish summer camps.
Recht currently lives in Chesterfield, Missouri
with his wife Elisa, along with their two sons Kobi and Tal.
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
), is a Jewish rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
ian who is especially known for his live performances at Camp Poyntelle and for groups of youth all over the United States as well as performances at synagogues and Jewish rock festivals. Recht and his band tour nationwide, delivering about 150 performances a year, which included an appearance at the 11th Los Angeles Jewish Festival in 2003 in front of an estimated audience of 30,000. He has released four Jewish albums, one live DVD performance, and also three secular albums.
Recht performed with other Jewish musicians on Oy Baby 2, the sequel to the bestselling compilation of modernized traditional Jewish songs geared toward Jewish infants and children.
In 2006, Recht released Tear Down the Walls. As part of the recording process, Recht gathered a group of Jewish teens, took them to Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
to Stax Academy, a charter school operated by Soulsville, a non-profit organization that also operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. The students, along with African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
students, recorded "Avadim Hayinu," which blends Hebrew lyrics describing the Israelites' journey from slavery to freedom with the lyrics to "We Shall Overcome
We Shall Overcome
"We Shall Overcome" is a protest song that became a key anthem of the African-American Civil Rights Movement . The title and structure of the song are derived from an early gospel song by African-American composer Charles Albert Tindley...
." The song featured one-time American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
contestant Phillipe Crymes. The group later performed the song at the National Civil Rights Museum
National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, is a privately owned complex of museums and historic buildings built around the former Lorraine Motel at 450 Mulberry Street, where Martin Luther King, Jr...
on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Recht also performs regularly at Jewish summer camps.
Recht currently lives in Chesterfield, Missouri
Chesterfield, Missouri
Chesterfield is a second-ring western suburb of St. Louis and is the largest city in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population is 47,484. Chesterfield also celebrated its 20th birthday in 2008.- Geography :...
with his wife Elisa, along with their two sons Kobi and Tal.