Arik Einstein / Shalom Chanoch refers to the time when Einstein and Chanoch were a duo and recorded three albums together. Arik (Arieh) Einstein (Hebrew: אריק איינשטיין‎, born January 3, 1939) is an Israeli singer-songwriter. Einstein was a vocalist for Batzal Yarok (Green Onion), Shleeshiyat Gesher Hayarkon (Yarkon Bridge Trio) and Hahalonot Hagvohim (The High Windows). His collaboration with Shalom Hanoch and the Churchills planted the seeds for the first Israeli rock albums. He dominated the nascent Israeli Bohemia scene along with his best friend, Uri Zohar. Arik Einstein’s influence has been so profound that virtually all Israeli pop music can be traced back to musical projects in which he participated. He managed to infuse the new styles of Rock and Pop with a deep Israeli flavor. Einstein wrote many of the songs that he performed, among them Ani VeAta (Me and You), Sa Le’at (Drive Slowly), Yoshev Al HaGader (Sitting on the Fence), Ima Sheli (My Mother) and Uf Gozal (Fly, Little Nestling). Shalom Hanoch (Hebrew: שלום חנוך, b. September 1, 1946) is an Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer, considered one of the founders of Israeli rock music. His works have profoundly influenced Israeli rock and modern Israeli music in general, both as a soloist and as member of several groups. His collaboration with Arik Einstein gave birth to some of the first Israeli rock albums.