| Band Members | Helene Kates, vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
Michael Kates, guitars, keyboards, percussion
A partial list of people who have been a Baal Shem Tone at one time, in one form or another:
Sam Glaser, Michael Levine, Neal Merrick, Fran Avni, Steve Bowman, John Catchings, Jonathan Cullifer, Matt Davich, Mark Douthit, Mike Haynes, Jeff King, Spencer Campbell, Dave Johnson, Randy Kartchner, Pamela Sixfin, Gary Tussing, Rachel Franklyn, Stephanie Franklyn, Lindsay Quinones, Dennis Durett-Smith, Scott Glazer, David Krausner, Kevin Leahy, Justin Varnes, Jai Swann, Rivka Levin, Angela Gold, Merele Rosenberger, and the many preschoolers, Yeshiva girls, bat mitzvah girls, teen groups, survivor groups, CAJE attendees, Folk Alliance members, seniors and women's groups too numerous to mention. |
| Influences | People who have been mentors, friends and sources of inspiration, in no particular order:
Neshama Carlebach, Sam Glaser, Steve Brodsky, Rick Calvert, Sal Mosca, Lennie Tristano, Flo Blank, Judy Caplan-Ginsburgh, R. Shlomo Carlebach Zt''l, Judith Kate-Friedman, Kari Estrin, Allen Shamblin, Neal Merrick, R. M. M. Schneerson Zt''l and more as they come to mind... |