Norman Greenbaum - Songs

ABOUT

Norman Greenbaum (b. 1942) is a rock singer-songwriter with a unique psychedelic jug band sound who became famous during the early 1970s. He is best known for the self-penned, gospel-infused "Spirit In The Sky" (1970), a Top 5 hit and million-seller featuring rhythmic handclaps and mesmerizing fuzz guitar effects. This era-defining smash also became a major hit worldwide, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, West Germany, and the U.K.

Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Greenbaum moved to Los Angeles in 1965 and formed Dr. West's Medicine Show & Junk Band, best known for the 1967 novelty hit, "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" (1967). He then went solo and signed with Reprise Records after submitting a demo of "Spirit In The Sky," which became his first hit and signature song. Other hits include the catchy "Canned Ham" (1970) and the mostly-spoken "California Earthquake" (1971). After releasing his final album, "Petaluma" (1972), Greenbaum left the music business and work on his dairy farm, then returned in the mid 1980s as a manager and promoter.

LINKS

SHOP EXCLUSIVE RECORDINGS FOR NORMAN GREENBAUM

Disclosure: The following links will take you to various online merchants outside of allbutforgottenoldies.net that sell recordings and other merchandise for the performing artist featured on this page. Please note that these are referral or affiliate links from which allbutforgottenoldies.net may receive, at no additional cost to you, a commission if you should make any purchases through them.

SONGS

To listen to a song clip, click any song title that has a speaker icon. This will take you to a list of links to CD and/or MP3 product pages from one or more online merchants that have sound samples.

Norman Greenbaum

Jump to:
Previous Artist | Next Artist