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Norman Greenbaum

American singer-songwriter famous for the iconic song 'Spirit in the Sky'.

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Norman Greenbaum is best known for 1969 hit song 'Spirit in the Sky', a best-selling one-hit wonder. On Dead or Alive, Norman Greenbaum is listed in the One Hit Wonders category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Norman Greenbaum is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: 1969 hit song 'Spirit in the Sky', a best-selling one-hit wonder
Listed under: One Hit Wonders

About Norman Greenbaum

The song made him one of the most famous acts with a best-selling one-hit wonder of all time. He grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household and attended Hebrew school at Congregation Beth Israel. He performed with various bands in high school and studied music at Boston University in Boston for two years. In college, he performed at local coffeehouses but eventually dropped out and moved to Los Angeles in 1965. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, which recorded the novelty hit "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago". The group's psychedelic approach was too eccentric for mainstream show business; the group's name suggested a novelty or comedy act incorporating music. Norman Greenbaum went solo as a folk artist and submitted an original song, "Spirit in the Sky...

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Norman Greenbaum is known for 1969 hit song 'Spirit in the Sky', a best-selling one-hit wonder.

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