''Song of a Jewish Cowboy'' is a 2002 documentary about Scott Gerber, a rancher and musician from

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s. The documentary shows clips from his performances and a personal interview with Scott.

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Scott's parents were

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ranchers who moved to Petaluma, California. Scott also went into chicken ranching and then dabbled in shearing sheep. He was instilled with a love of his Jewish heritage from his mother and grandmother, and sings many of the songs they taught him. Much of the documentary focuses on the perceptions of others to the differences between Scott's appearance and the music he sings.

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* * 2002 films American independent films Petaluma, California Documentary films about singers Documentary films about Jews and Judaism in the United States Yiddish culture in the United States 2002 documentary films Rural Jewish culture 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language documentary films {{bio-documentary-film-stub

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