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Mark Rubin

Mark Rubin

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and co-founder of proto-Americana band Bad Livers known for his "Jew of Oklahoma" project blending Southern Americana with Jewish cultural themes.

May 27, 2026

The Genesis: Conversations About Jewish Arts and Culture

The Genesis: Conversations About Jewish Arts and Culture

S3E48 Can Americana Music Be Jewish? (Mark Rubin)

May 27 · 38m

Josh RoseHOST
6:53
But tell me about like why, why was it important to you to have Jew From Oklahoma?
Mark Rubin
Mark RubinGUEST
6:58
You said outed myself as a Jew.
Mark Rubin
Mark RubinGUEST
7:00
That, that, I, that, I had a lot of help in that respect.
Mark Rubin
Mark RubinGUEST
7:05
I didn't really think of myself as a Jewish artist, you know what I mean? And I didn't really, I wasn't really, how shall we say, Jew-forward in my music.
Mark Rubin
Mark RubinGUEST
7:15
I was just a little kid from Oklahoma playing Oklahoma.
Mark Rubin
Mark RubinGUEST
7:18
I was just one of the gang.
Mark Rubin
Mark RubinGUEST
7:20
I didn't really wear nothing on my sleeve or anything, and nobody treated me any differently.

11 MINS LATER

Josh RoseHOST
18:08
Yeah

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