Yitzhak Klepter (; 31 March 1950 – 8 December 2022) was an Israeli singer, composer and guitarist. He was a pioneer of

Israeli rock Israeli rock (, ''Rok Yisra'eli'') is rock music created by Israeli bands and singers. History 1960s Israel's initial attitude towards rock music was mixed, with the genre gaining popularity amongst the youth but receiving condemnation from th ...

, and had several collaborations with Israeli artists such as

Arik Einstein Arieh Lieb "Arik" Einstein ( ; (3 January 1939 – 26 November 2013) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and screenwriter. He was a pioneer of Israeli rock music and was named "the voice of Israel." Through both high public and c ...

and

Gidi Gov Gideon "Gidi" Gov (; 4 August 1950) is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer, and actor. He was married to Anat Gov before her death in 2012 and they had three children. Biography Early life Gov was born in Rehovot to Daniel and Tzipora ...

Biography

Yitzhak Klepter was born in

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and grew up in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

. In elementary school, he was asked to give a presentation about the life of

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. This was the source of his nickname "Churchill." At the age of 15, he founded his first band, The Churchills who would later become the backing band of Arik Einstein. In the Israel Defense Forces, he served in the armored corps then switched to the armored corps band. In 1973, he joined

Kaveret Kaveret (, lit. "beehive"), also known as Poogy (, nickname of band drummer Meir Fenigstein chosen for their performances abroad), was an Israeli pop rock band, which operated originally from 1973 to 1976. Representing Israel in the 1974 Eurovisi ...

, often referred to as Israel’s equivalent to The Beatles.Iconic guitarist Yitzhak Klepter of ‘Kaveret’ fame dead at 72
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'' Following the band’s breakup in 1976, Klepter alongside Shem Tov Levi formed Tuned Tone which would enjoy brief success and released one album in 1979. In 1980, Klepter alongside Yigal Bashan and Hanan Yuval recorded the song titled "''The Red Devils''", which became an anthem for Hapoel Tel Aviv. Afterwards, Klepter began a solo career which included 2 collaborations with

("''Sittin' on the fence''" and "''Fragile''") and collaborations with former Kaveret band members

and

Danny Sanderson Danny Sanderson (; born November 30, 1950) is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. In 2005, Sanderson received a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to Israeli music. Biography Sanderson was born in Kibbutz Kfar B ...

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External links

Yitzhak Klepter website
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Biography

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