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Shmuel "Shmulik" Kraus Hebrew שמוליק קראוס July 1 1935 – February 17 2013 Was An Israeli Pop-Rock Singer Composer And Actor. Kraus Was One Of The Pioneers Of Israeli Music Founding In 1966 The Group The High Windows החלונות הגבוהים HaHalonot HaGvohim Along With Arik Einstein אריק איינשטיין And Josie Katz. They Released A Self-Titled Album With Catchy Israeli Music Which Still Plays Often In Israeli Radio Decades Later. The First Album Came Out In April 1967 Six Weeks Before The Six-Day War Signaling A New Direction In Local Rock And Pop. Their Songs Which Went On To Become Israeli Classics Include Einech Yechola You Can't Kol HaShavua Lach The Whole Week For You Ahava Rishona First Love Yehezkel Ezekiel Chayal Shel Shokolad Chocolate Soldier Kama Naim How Pleasant And More. They Remained Together For About A Year 1966-1968 When Einstein Left In Disagreement. Krausand Josie Married By Then Tried Unsuccessfully To Build A Career In London. Despite Being A Pioneer In Israeli Music Kraus Underwent Several Personal Crisis In The Course Of His Career. He Appeared In Several Films Including Rocking Horse And Hole In The Moon And Composed Songs For Other Performers Such As Shalom Hanoch. He Was Also Known For His Music For Children Based In The Lyrics Of Miriam Yalan-Shteklis. Biography Kraus Was Born In The Nahalat Ahim Quarter Of Jerusalem. He Was One Of Four Brothers. His Mother Rosa Was A Housewife And His Father Musa Was A Driver. Kraus Began His Career In The Arts By Teaching Tap Dance In Haifa. After Serving In The Israeli Navy He Worked As A Merchant Seaman. Kraus Married Josie Katz Together With Arik Einstein They Formed Pioneering Israeli Pop Band The High Windows In 1966. Josie Eventually Divorced Kraus And Left The Country In The Early 1980s To Develop An Independent Career. In March 1971 Kraus Was Arrested For Illegal Gun Possession After Threatening Israeli Soldiers Sent To Evict Him From A Building He Had Constructed On A Plot Near Nebi Samuel Which He Said He Had Inherited From His Father. According To The Authorities The Ottoman Deed He Held Was Not Valid. On February 17 2013 Kraus Died After Being Hospitalized With Swine Influenza. Music Career Kraus Began To Sing At The End Of The 1950s Along With Abraham Reichstadt Known As Avi Ofarim Before Inclusion Of Esther Ofarim . He Composed And Performed The "prairie House" A Song Written In Memory Of His Father Who Was Active In The Establishment Of Kibbutz Beit HaArava. In The Early 1960s He Met Josie Katz Later His Wife Who Came To Israel From The United States To Volunteer At A Kibbutz. He Became Her Partner And Produced Her As A Club Singer In Eilat And Tel Aviv. In 1966 He Katz And Arik Einstein Established The High Windows Band. Kraus Composed All The Group's Songs Pop Songs And Rock That Were Innovative For Their Time. In The Early 70s Kraus Participated In Recording Albums Of Arik Einstein. He Composed Songs For Einstein "When You Cry You're Not Pretty" Arik Lavie "It Happens" For The Katz Band "Ballad For A Kibbutz Deserter" And The "Good The Bad And The Girl" Group "Days Of Cinema" . In 1971 He Was Charged With Illegal Gun Possession And Spent Time In Prison. During His Incarceration He Wrote Songs For His First Solo Album The State Of Israel Vs. Kraus Shmuel. One Song “Hot Friday ” Was Banned From The Airwaves Because It Was About Smoking Hashish. A Color Video Clip Was Also Disqualified Because Kraus Appears In It Smoking Cannabis. In 1975 Kraus And Josie Katz Put Out An Album Of Songs Based On The Poems Of Miriam Yalan-Shtekelis. Awards And Recognition Israeli Astronaut Ilan Ramon Chose His Song “Hatishma Koli” To Be Played While He Orbited Earth On The Columbia Space Shuttle In 2003. Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Shmulik_Kraus read less