Tzruya (or Tsruya) "Suki" Lahav (Hebrew: צרוי×" ל×"×'‎, born
1951) is an Israeli violinist, vocalist, actress, lyricist,
screenwriter, and novelist. Lahav was a member of Bruce Springsteen's
E Street Band from September 1974 to March 1975, then returned to
Israel and found success there.Tzruya Lahav was born and raised in
Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar in the Upper Galilee in Israel, where she
played kibbutz harvest music as well as classical music, growing
up.Following her service in the Israeli military, she arrived in the
United States in 1971 with her husband Louis Lahav, a recording
engineer who in 1972 began working with Springsteen, who in turn was
looking for a violinist. On record with Springsteen, most of Suki
Lahav's parts did not make it to released form, but she sang the
choir-like vocals on "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" from the album
The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle and played violin on
"Jungleland" from the Born to Run album. In concert, Lahav's violin
were a focal point of slow songs during Springsteen's shows of this
time, and her "pale" "willowy" presence on stage contrasted with
Springsteen's.During their time in the US, a daughter, Tal was born.
She was killed in a road accident at the age of three and a half. They
returned to Israel in the spring of 1975.
1951) is an Israeli violinist, vocalist, actress, lyricist,
screenwriter, and novelist. Lahav was a member of Bruce Springsteen's
E Street Band from September 1974 to March 1975, then returned to
Israel and found success there.Tzruya Lahav was born and raised in
Kibbutz Ayelet HaShahar in the Upper Galilee in Israel, where she
played kibbutz harvest music as well as classical music, growing
up.Following her service in the Israeli military, she arrived in the
United States in 1971 with her husband Louis Lahav, a recording
engineer who in 1972 began working with Springsteen, who in turn was
looking for a violinist. On record with Springsteen, most of Suki
Lahav's parts did not make it to released form, but she sang the
choir-like vocals on "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" from the album
The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle and played violin on
"Jungleland" from the Born to Run album. In concert, Lahav's violin
were a focal point of slow songs during Springsteen's shows of this
time, and her "pale" "willowy" presence on stage contrasted with
Springsteen's.During their time in the US, a daughter, Tal was born.
She was killed in a road accident at the age of three and a half. They
returned to Israel in the spring of 1975.
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