Genya Ravan is an important rock & roll personality and influential vocalist and record producer. Born Genyusha Zelkowitz on April 19, 1945, in Lodz, Poland, her mom later changed her first name to Goldie. Born during WWII, her parents left Poland and were interred in a Russian camp. Of her experiences during the war, she said, "We lost everyone. I never had an aunt or an uncle, I had two brothers, they died. I never met my grandparents, it was me and my sister and my mom and dad. They came from big families and saw all of them die. We escaped to the U.S. via a ship. We were D...