Louis Gottlieb | |
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| Born | August 10, 1923 |
| Died | July 11, 1996 (aged 72) Sebastopol, California, United States |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass |
Louis Gottlieb (October 10, 1923 – July 11, 1996) credited as Lou Gottlieb, was an American bassist and comic spokesman for music trio The Limeliters. He held a PhD in musicology[1] and was considered one of the so-called "new comedy" performers, a new generation of unabashed intellectuals that also included Mort Sahl, Nichols and May, and Lenny Bruce. In 1966 he established the Morningstar Ranch, a community that he declared open to all people and which later became central to a legal dispute related to the ethics of ownership of land.