Bob Dylan – Icon of many music styles IV

     Millennium he celebrated by work, his song Things Have Changed won Golden Globe Award for the Best Original Song and Academy Award for Best Song. Dylan's greatest recent album was Love and Theft, which was realized on September 2001. This album was produced by Bob Dylan, but under pseudonym Jack Frost. Next years he released songs, and after five years he brought new studio album. During this period he recorded some songs and realized some different projects (He was grateful to Johnny Cash, who helped him and how Dylan said, „for standing up for me way back.“ He recorded song for Johnny Cash TV tribute. Releases movie – Masked & Anonymous – by Larry Charles). The movie had a limited run in Theatres and got many good critics.

On June 23, 2004, Dylan was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Music) by University of St.Andrew. On October of the same year, Dylan published his autobiography – Chronicles: Volume One, where he wrote also about the process, which ignited him to start to write own songs. The book was nominated for a National Book Award.

Martin Scorsese made film about Dylan's biography – No Direction Home. The movie presented Dylan during years 1961 (Dylan came to New York) and 1966 (Dylan had motorcycle accident). The film received Peabody Award and Columbia duPont Award.

In 2005 Bob returned to recording studio to record Tell Ol' Bill and in the next year album Modern Times, which was nominated for three Grammy Awards.
In his 65 years old, Bob became the oldest living musician to top the Billboard albums chart.

On May 3, 2006 there was premiere of Dylan's DJ career, hosting in weekly radio program for XM Satellite Radio. BBC Radio 2 started transmission of Dylan's radio to UK on December same year and BBC 6 Music on January next year.

On August 2007 the movie I'm Not There by Todd Haynes won Award. This movie was inspired by Dylan's life, original soundtrack and the other tracks were Dylan's songs, especially recorded for the movie by various interprets. Later Haynes wrote about person Dylan:
The minute you try to grab hold of Dylan, he's no longer where he was. He's like a flame: If you try to hold him in your hand you'll surely get burned. Dylan's life of change and constant disappearances and constant transformations makes you yearn to hold him, and to nail him down. And that's why his fan base is so obsessive, so desirous of finding the truth and the absolutes and the answers to him - things that Dylan will never provide and will only frustrate.... Dylan is difficult and mysterious and evasive and frustrating, and it only makes you identify with him all the more as he skirts identity.

On October 2007 Columbia Records (recording studio) released Dylan's anthology, and there was also released DVD The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965. In the same month, there was opened the first public exhibition of Bob Dylan paintings in Germany, with 170 watercolors and gouaches.

In the end of last year Dylan recorded new version of A Hard Rain's A- Gonna Fall, double CD (Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan).
And what about his plans: Dylan is working on the next volume of his autobiography Chronicles: Volume One. He plans tour through Texas, Mexico, South America, Canada, Iceland, Russia and Europe.

Bob Dylan's private life.

He married Sara Lownds on November 22, 1965. They had four children (Jesse Byron, Anna Lea, Samuel Isaac Abraham, Jacob Luke) and Dylan adopted Maria Lownds, daughter of his wife Sara Lownds' first marriage.

On June 1986 Dylan married Carolyn Dennis and they had daughter Desiree Gabrielle Dennis.

Discography:
1962 – Bob Dylan
1963 – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
1964 – The Times They Are a-Changin
1964 – Another Side of Bob Dylan
1965 – Bringing It All Back Home
1965 – Highway 61 Revisited
1966 – Blonde on Blonde
1967 – John Wesley Harding
1969 – Nashville Skyline
1970 – Self Portrait
1970 – New Morning
1973 – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 – Dylan
1974 – Planet Waves
1975 – Blood on the Tracks
1975 – The Basement Tapes
1975 – Desire
1978 – Street-Legal
1979 – Slow Train Coming
1980 – Saved
1981 – Shot of Love
1983 – Infidels
1985 – Empire Burlesque
1986 – Knocked Out Loaded
1988 – Down in the Groove
1989 – Oh Mercy
1990 – Under the Red Sky
1992 – Good as I Been to You
1993 – World Gone Wrong
1997 – Time Out of Mind
2001 – "Love and Theft"
2006 – Modern Times

Compilations:
1967 – Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
1971 – Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II
1971 – masterpieces
1985 – Biograph
1991 – The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991
1994 – Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3
1997 – The Best of Bob Dylan Vol. 1
1997 – The Best of Bob Dylan Vol. 2
2000 – The Essential Bob Dylan
2005 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack
2005 – The Best of Bob Dylan
2007 – Dylan

Live Albums:
1974 – Before the Flood
1976 –Hard Rain
1979 – Bob Dylan at Budokan
1984 – Real Live
1989 – Dylan & The Dead
1993 – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1995 – MTV Unplugged
1998 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall"

Concert
2001 – Live 1961-2000: Thirty-Nine Years of Great Concert Performances
2002 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue
2004 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall
2005 – Live at the Gaslight 1962
2005 – Live at Carnegie Hall 1963

Singles
1962 – Mixed Up Confusion
1964 – Blowin' in the Wind
1965 – The Times They Are a-Changin
1965 – Maggie's Farm
1965 – Subterranean Homesick Blues
1965 – Like a Rolling Stone
1965 – Positively 4th Stret
1965 – Can you Please Crawl Out Your Window?
1966 – One of Us Must Know
1966 – Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
1966 – I Want You
1966 – Just Like a Woman
1967 – Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
1969 – I Trew It All Away
1969 – Lay Lady Lay
1969 – Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
1970 – Wigwam
1971 – Watching the River Flow
1971 – If Not for You
1971 – George Jackson
1973 – Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1973 – A Fool Such as I
1974 – On a Night Like This
1974 – Something There Is About You
1974 – Most Likely You Go Your Way
1974 – All Along the Watchtower
1975 – Tangled Up in Blue
1975 – Hurricane
1976 – Mozambique
1977 – Rita Mae
1978 – Is Your Love in Vain?
1978 – Baby Stop Crying
1978 – Changing of the Guards
1979 – Gotta Serve Somebody
1979 – Precious Angel
1980 – Man Gave names to All The Animals
1980 – Solid Rock
1980 – Saved
1981 – Shot of Love
1981 – Heart of Mine
1983 – Union Sundown
1984 – Jokerman
1984 – Sweetheart Like You
1985 – Tight Connection to My Heart
1985 – When The Night Comes Falling from the Sky
1986 – Band of The Hand
1986 – Got My Mind Made Up
1988 – Silvio
1989 – Everything Is Broken
1989 – Slow Train
1990 – Unbelievable
1993 – My Back Pages
1995 – Dignity
1998 – Love Sick
2000 – Things Have Changed
2006 – Someday Baby
2007 – Most Likely You'll Go Your Way

Movies:
Main roles:
1967 – Don't Look Back
1969 – Eat the Document
1978 – Renaldo and Clara
2003 – Masked & Anonymous
2005 – No Direction Home

Actor:
1973 – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1987 – Hearts Of Fire
1990 – Backtrack aka „Catchfire“
1999 – Paradise Cove
2003 – Masked and Anonymous

Concerts:
1967 – Festival
1972 – The Concert For Bangladesh
1978 – The Last Waltz
1986 – Hard To Handle
1993 – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1995 – MTV Unplugged

Books:
1971 – Tarantule
1972 – Writings And Drawings
1985 – Lyrics: 1962
1994 – Drawn Blank
2004 – Chronicles: Vol. One
2004 – Lyrics: 1962 – 2001
2005 – The Bob Dylan Scrapbook, 1956-1966

Biography:
2007 – I'm Not There by Todd Haynes

Appearances
1967 – Festival
1971 – The Concert for Bangladesh
1972 – Rock of Ages
1978 – The Last Waltz
2002 – Postcards of the Hanging
2003 – Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
2005 – A Musical History
2006 – Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan DVD

I want you


Desolation Row Live 1966


Don't Think Twice, It's Alright


A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

Bob Dylan – Icon of many music styles III

     In 1970 Dylan released two alums. In the same year he had co-written with George Harrison opening track of The Beatles' album All Things Must Pass - I'd Have You Anytime. He cooperated with George also in Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh. In this year, Dylan had poor studio activities, he recorded only two songs, but next year he recovered it and recorded the second compilation Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II, singles George Jackson, Watching The River Flow, new recording When I Paint My Masterpiece.

In 1972 we could see him in movie Pat Garret and Billy the Kid, where he had role as Alias, member of Billy's gang. He also wrote the song from this movie (Knockin' on Heaven's Door), which to these days has about 150 artists in their repertoires.

Year 1973 he started by recording album on Atlantic Records (recording studio). In this year his contract with Columbia Records expired and he signed contract with David Geffen's Asylum Records (recording studio).

He recorded album Planet Waves with The Band. This album has two versions of the song Forever Young.

New year and new tour with The Band. Now it was through North America. From this tour there was live double album Before The Flood. This album was released on Asylum Records and in the mind of 70's also by Columbia Records.

After this tour, he had problems in his private life (he and his wife became estranged). He wrote a lot of songs about his problems in his marriage and recorded new album Blood on the Tracks. In the end of the year, he re-recorded some songs in Sound 80 Studio by production assistance of his brother David Zimmerman.

In 1975 he visited boxer Rubin Hurricane Carter in the prison and after that he wrote the successful protest song Hurricane. He believed such as Rubin, the boxer is innocent.
New tour again and new album Desire, with many of Bob Dylan's new songs. TV documented part of this tour. Same year brought the film Renaldo and Clara.
When I wanted to write about Bob Dylan, I try to find more info what I had. I haven't idea, that he has such rich discography. I found, that he brought each year some albums, singles, songs or movies. He didn't write only for himself, but also for other interprets (for example Eric Clapton). It means much, much hard work.
Lyric album Street Legal came in 1978.

In the beginning of the year 1979, he participated in Bible study class. He wanted to find Christ in his life. In that time Dylan released two albums with gospel music. One of them named Slow Train Coming and one song from that album (Gotta Serve Somebody) got Grammy Award as Best Male Vocalist. The second album named Saved. Christianity character of the albums didn't accept so well by some of his fans.
Musical retrospective Shot of Love was released in the springtime of 1981 but met only negative appreciation by critic.

During his life, he engaged in many public appearances, which were organized helping to some groups of people in the world (for example Live Aid concert in 1985).
He went through more music styles, such as country, rock and roll and also rap. In 1988, Bob Dylan went into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Bob Dylan is author, songwriter, singer, musician and poet in the same person.

New decade and new Awards. In 1991 he went into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame and he celebrated it by tour with Santana.

Next year he became to country style and recorded two albums with old folk and blues songs (Good as I Been to You – 1992, World Gone Wrong - 1993) 25 years after famous Woodstock Festival, he brought Woodstock 94.

As 80's, also 90's were rich on albums (Good as I Been to You – 1992, World Gone Wrong – 1993, Time Out of Mind), songs and other activities around the music. He collaborated with many interprets (Mike Seeger, Daniel Lanois, Michael Bolton, Ralph Stanley, Paul Simon, etc.).

In 1997 president of US Bill Clinton presented Bob Dylan in the East Room of the White House.

In 1998 he made duet with bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley on song The Lonesome River and in the middle of next year he traveled on tour with Paul Simon. He recorded album Self Portrait and finished these 90's by movie Paradise Cove by Robert Clapsaddle (role of Alfred the Chaffeur).


Forever Young


Lay Lady Lay


Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Bob Dylan & Eric Clapton

Bob Dylan – Icon of many music styles II

     In 1961 he leaved this town and went to New York and visited the musical icon Woody Guthrie, who was in hospital in New Jersey. The days of life of Woody were going to finish. Woody was great inspiration for Bob. Such as later Dylan said "You could listen to his songs and actually learn how to live." In hospital Dylan met Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and they became friends.

During year, Bob played at various clubs; in July he presented himself in radio, in program "Saturday of Folk Music". He got public recognition when The New York Times published positive review by critic Robert Shelton. In September, he was invited by folk singer Carolyn Hester to play on harmonica on her album. This helped Dylan to sing contract with Columbia Records (John Hammond from that recording company listened him during recording Hester's album).

In 1962 Dylan recorded album Bob Dylan. There were folk, blues, gospel and also own songs. Maybe that does why he was unknown interpret; the album had little impact (only 5000 copies were sold). Columbia wanted to finish the contract, but Hammond and Johnny Cash ranged oneself with Bob. The contract continued and Bob recorded many songs. Someone of them was recorded under pseudonym Blind Boy Grunt.

In 1962 he changed his name to Robert Dylan and signed contract with Albert Grossman, who was his manager to 1970.

The second album was recorded in 1963, its name was The Freewheeling' Bob Dylan. Bob presented himself as singer and songwriter. Many songs from this album were protest songs, the most famous was Blowin'in the Wind. Apropos, this album inspired also The Beatles.
Other famous songs from that album were A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall and Lord Randall. Dylan had been introduced as singer with accompanied acoustic guitar.

Bob didn't train his voice and his voice had unusual sound, it was that why he was different from other singers.

He met Joan Baez, who became his lover and advocate. She helped him with career. Some other interprets (The Turtles, The Byrds, The Hollies, etc.) singed and recorded his songs, but nobody coudn't sing his songs like himself.

In 1963 he engaged in civil rights movement, he sing at rallies, he presented on BBC television. In the same year he had conflict with media: He recorded new album, The Times They Are a-Changin' (famous songs were Ballad of Hollis Brown, North Country Blues, Boots of Spanish Leather, One Too Many Mornings, Brechtian, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol, etc.).

Next album (Another Side of Bob Dylan) was already next year. In this album you can feel rock and roll came to dominate in his music. He moved from folk scene to rock and roll. Also he changed his look and wardrobe.

Year 1965 was very rich on his activities: He started to use electric guitar. He recorded album Bringing It All Back Home, single Subterranean Homesick Blues, music video Don’t Look Back. He went to tour in England, recorded album B side, with maybe one of the most known song Mr. Tambourine Man, he had controversial presentation in Newport, other single (Like a Rolling Stone – got No 2 in US and No 4 in UK charts).

This song Like a Rolling Stone became number one on Rolling Stone magazine of its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

In 1966 Dylan agreed to record in Nashville (also Nashville is name of the city. Who doesn't know, Nashville is like Mecca of country music). Here had met great sessions, which produced the album Blonde on Blonde.

Many critics say three albums from 60's (Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde) were great cultural achievements of that century.

Year 1965 was successful not only in Dylan's professional life, but also in private. He married Sara Lownds.

Next year he traveled on world tour in Europe and Australia, when every his shows consisted of two parts – in the first he singed and played on acoustic guitar and harmonica, in the second backed by band The Hawks he singed and played high voltage electric music.
In this year, his first child Jesse Byron Dylan was born.

After tour he returned to US, especially to New York. The pressures on him increased, his manager had to prepared schedule of new concert tour, his publisher waited for his manuscript of novel. This period was hard for him, accordingly he had motorcycle crash and he broke several vertebrae in his neck. This accident showed him, what is important in his life and got change to leave that pressures for 18 months.

During this time he resumed his work, he started to edit his film from his tour in 1966, recorded with The Hawks many of his old and new songs. Many of these songs were compiled in five CD The Genuine Basement Tapes.

The Hawks renamed to The Band and recorded independent album Music from Big Pink and started their own successful career.

In October 1967 Bob Dylan returned to Nashville and recorded his first album after motorcycle accident. The name was John Wesley Harding.

Twenty month after Woody Guthrie death (on October 3, 1967), Bob made live concert at Guthrie memory.

The album Nashville Skyline brought duet with Johnny Cash and the hit single Lay Lady Lay.


Like A Rolling Stone


Knockin' On Heaven's Door


Hurricane

Bob Dylan – Icon of many music styles I.

     He inspired by his unique music, where he is interpret, author, guitar player, player on electronic mouth harmonica and strange looks in same time. A lot of interprets was inspired by him. Thanks to him, phenomenal guitar player Jim Hendrix decided to start sing. He inspired Mick Jagger,Madonna and Michael Jackson, in folk style for example Joan Baez, band Frames.

Somebody say, Bob Dylan has croaking voice, which nourish soft poetry. When he sing, sometimes he doesn’t finished some phrases and started with another and he does it again and again. He switches between sing, harmonica and other instruments.
Same as Chuck Berry, Bob swing rock’n roll authors, interprets and bands (Beatles, Jim Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Donovan, etc.).

He was born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota US. It isn’t interesting that his grand parents came from Europe. Many grand parents of people, who are inhabitants of US, came from this continent. Why is it so? After 1492, when Christopher Columbus had found America, there came people to create a new life. (Try to see History of country). His father’s grandfather came from Russian Empire after anti-Semitic pogroms) and grandmother came from Turkey. Both immigrated to US in 1905. His mother’s grand parents (they were also Jews) came from Lithuania to US in 1902.

His origin name is Robert Allen Zimmerman. (My uncle is Zimmerman too, but I don’t think that Bob Dylan is my family. It’s only small interest.)

He spent his childhood in Duluth and Hibbing. During his youth, he listened much time the radio, blues and country stations, later rock and roll. During the study in high school, he formed the music band named The Shadow Blasters. The band has short life, but his next band named The Golden Chords played popular songs.

Bob registered at University in Minnesota in 1959. His words about his beginning in folk music: "The first thing that turned me onto folk singing was Odetta. I heard a record of hers in a record store. Right then and there, I went out and traded my electric guitar and amplifier for an acoustical guitar, a flattop Gibson. The thing about rock'n roll is that for me anyway it wasn't enough... There were great catch phrases and driving pulse rhythms...but the songs weren't serious or didn't reflect life in a realistic way. I knew, that when I got into folk music, it was more of a serious type of thing. The songs are filled with more despair, more sadness, more triumph, more faith in the supernatural, much deeper feelings."

He started to interested in Dinky town folk music. With local folk enthusiasts. During this day he introduced himself as Bob Dylan. Why this name? The name Dylan came from name of Dylan Thomas, who was poet. Every time I thought, Bob is derivate from the name Robert, but it isn't true. Bob is from popular music in that time, there were Bobbies.

He finished his college in the end of freshman year and started to work in Minneapolis.


Mr. Tambourine Man


Blowin' In the Wind


House Of The Rising Sun

Pavel Bobek

     The Legend of music. We can compare him with Johnny Cash.
Pavel Bobek is absolute professional in Czech music scene, without discussion. He has sang many different music styles, the most of his musical material is in country style.

He was born in Prague, in September 16, 1937. After leaving exam in secondary school, he started to study on Faculty of architecture and structural engineering in Prague. During this study, he started to sing in band FAPS, later in Studio Of Bigbeat Music, from 1959 in PARAVAN theatre. Same, as many his friends, he preferred rock-n-roll.

After graduation, he worked as engineer – architect.

In 1963, he agreed with angaging as solo singer in Olympic (very famous band, the oldest band in Czechoslovakia music, they play rock-n-roll). Year 1964 brought recording with rock-n-roll hits Sweet Little Sixteen, Oh Boy! and duet with Pavel Šváb Sealed With A Kiss. Next year he recorded single with songs Memphis, Tennessee and Rave on.

In 1965 he exited Olympic and after two years he was already permanent member of SEMAFOR (theatre), where he was till 1990.

Cooperation with Jiří Grossmann brought him No. 1 in Top Ten of Supraphon (recording studio, one of a few studios in Czechoslovakia) with single Oh, Ruby, nechtěj mi lásku brát (origin Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town, by Kenny Rogers), next year No.2 with song Houston. Next success singles were Vincent and Nedělní ráno. Not even this success helped him to recorded solo album in this studio, that’s why he leave them and went to Panton.
In this recording studio in 1975 was recorded album Veď mě dál, cesto má (origin by John Denver - Take me home, country roads). In this album there were popular songs such as Pojď stoupat jak dým, Má dívka N (Ann – The Kingston Trio, melody composer Billy Edd Wheeler), Já jsem byl bloud, Víš, kto ti smí z tvých vlásků copy splést?, Nedělní ráno.

As member of Semafor (theatre), he showed with Jiří Grossmann and Miloslav Šimek in their show.

From time to time he produced some albums. The most popular album was Pojď dál a zpívej (1978) and single Lásko, mě ubývá sil. This single was all 13 months No. 1 in Top Ten Supraphon.

Other famous albums were Zkus se životu dál smát (1980), Stárnoucí mladík (1984).

He recorded duets with many singers, I can tell you for example with Marie Rottrová (S tím bláznem si nic nezačínej (1985), Dálniční hlídka (1990), Muž na konci světa (1991), Z nebe padá ranní déšť (1993), Country Boy (1993) and Bůh mě má rád (1993), Amanda, Noční déšť jde Georgií).


Discography:
(2008) Muž, který nikdy nebyl IN - Universal Music
(2007) Nedělní ráno - Universal Music
(2007) Antologie - Supraphon (2CD)
(2006) 40 hitů od A do Z - Universal Music (2CD)
(2005) Muž, který nikdy nebyl IN - Brothers Records
(2002) Všem dívkám, co jsem měl kdy rád - Universal Music
(2000) Jsem pouhý známý - Venkow Records
(1998) Pavel Bobek v Lucerně - Venkow Records
(1996) Bůh má mě rád - Bonton Music
(1995) Hejno padlých andělů - Monitor EMI
(1994) The Best Of Pavel Bobek Volume II - Panton
(1993) Zvláštní věc - Supraphon
(1993) Pojď dál a zpívej - Supraphon
(1992) The Best Of Pavel Bobek Volume I - Supraphon
(1992) Muž v zrcadle - Panton
(1988) Já přitom byl - Panton
(1986) Galaportrét - Panton
(1984) Stárnoucí mladík - Panton
(1982) The Stranger - Artia
(1981) Zkus se životu dál smát - Panton
(1981) Profil - Supraphon
(1975) Veď mě dál, cesto má - Panton

Compilations:
(2008) Okno mé lásky - Universal music -03. Všem dívkám, co jsem měl kdy rád (duet with Karel Gott)
(2008) Nejlepší písničky O Lásce všech dob - Universal Music - 14. Pavel Bobek - Lásko, mně ubývá sil -cd2
(2007) Nejlepší výběr 80.let všech dob - Universal Music -18. Lásko, mně ubývá sil
(2007) Holky z naší školky - Universal Music -18. Má dívka „N"
(2007) Zrejme letos nikde nejsou kytky - Universal Music -13. Divoká růže (duet with Marií Rottrovou)
(2007) Nejlepší country výběr všech dob - Universal Music -10. Veď mě dál, cesto má (Take Me Home, Country Roads) -cd2 / 07. Oh, Ruby, nechtěj mi lásku brát (Ruby, Don’t Take Your LoveTo Town)
(2007) Hold Johnnymu Cashovi - Supraphon
(2007) Den, kdy se vrátí láska - Universal Music -09. Zavolám a jen ozvěna se vrátí
(2007) Je jaká je - Universal Music -08. Nnedělní ráno / 15. Veď mě dál cesto má
(2006) Karaoke 2 - Universal music -04. Houston
(2006) Legendy českého popu 60.léta - Universal music -07. Oh, Ruby, nechtěj mi lásku brát
(2006) Country superpohoda - Supraphon -01. Country boy (Lord Have Mercy On A Country Boy) / 15. Pojď se mnou touhle ulicí / 14. Z nebe padá ranní déšť (Early Morning Rain)-cd2 / 24. Lásko, mně ubývá sil (Lucille)-cd2
(2006) Snídaně v trávě - Universal Music -07. Pojď stoupat jak dým / 13. S tím bláznem si nic nezačínej (duet s Marií Rottrovou)
(2006) Zamilovaná - Universal Music -03. Divoká růže (duet s Marií Rottrovou)/ 17. Dítě květin
(2005) Hej pane diskžokej - Universal Music -15. Veď mě dál cesto má
(2005) Mr. Rock & Mr. Roll - Supraphon - Pavel Bobek a Olympic -02. Oh Boy!/08. Memphis, Tennessee/10. Rock Around The Clock
(2005) Hitparáda 90. let - Supraphon -21. Obludárium duet s Bolkem Polívkou -cd1
(2004) Hitparáda 70. let - Supraphon -19. Veď mě dál, cesto má
(2003) Naše country hity - Supraphon -10. Veď mě dál, cesto má
(2002) Country Pohoda I - Supraphon -02. Muž na konci světa (Seven Spanish Angels) / 21. Pojď se mnou touhle ulicí
(1999) Superhity století 1970-1979 - Universal Music -13.Oh,Ruby,nechtěj mi lásku brát
(1998) Hity z našeho saloonu - Monitor EMI -12. Noční déšť jde Georgií
(1997) Country dálnice 2 - Venkow Records
(1994) Hity 1970 - Supraphon -11. Oh, Ruby, nechtěj mi lásku brát (Ruby, Don´t Take Your Love To Town)
(1993) Hity 1974 - Supraphon

Oh Boy! - Pavel Bobek & Olympic


Country boy


Můj rodný dům

Bee Gees - The Legendary Band (Part 3)

     80's brought the album Living Eyes and platinum in the U.S. for soundtrack of Saturday Night Fever. This period also brought solo albums of Barry and Robin Gibb.In 1987 they produced the album E.S.P., which sold over 3 millions copies.
     This time brought them also tragedy, on March 10, in 1988 brother Andy Gibb died at the age 30 (result : an inflammation of the heart muscle due to a recent viral infection). Andy used drugs and alcohol and this combination made his heart more susceptible to the ailment. The Bee Gees recorded the album One With Song, which was dedicated to Andy (Wish You Were Here). This song is in repertoires of many solo singers and also more music bands.

     In the end of 80's, they went to European tour. After returning they had problems. Barry had problems with his back and Maurice drinking problem. Both of these battles were successfully won. In the end of 1997 they prepared a live concert in Las Vegas with name One Night Only. CD from that was sold over 5 million copies. This concert open the world tour, including concerts at London and Sydney. The tour was closed on December 31, 1999.
     In 2001 they recorded their the last album This Is Where I Came In. You can find there only songs, which were composing by Gibbs together. Their last public live show was Live By Request.
     In 2003 there was repeat tragedy in their family, they lost one of the brothers. Now that was Maurice. (he died on January 12, 2003 – strangulated intestine). The surviving brothers decided to leave the name The Bee Gees (for all time this name will represent only these three brothers – Robin, Maurice, Barry) and work on solo albums.
     In 2004 Robin traveled on his solo tour in Germany, Russia and Asia.
     The Bee Gees didn't concentrate only of their own concert, but also contribute to the Music of UNICEF Concert and other charity concerts. In the beginning of next year (January 2005), the brothers Barry and Robin recorded with some other artists album Grief Never Growns Old for Disasters Emergency Committee as official tsunami relief (Memory of victim in tsunami in Asia in the end of 2004).In 2006 brothers presented on recital for a Miami Charity (benefit of Diabetes Research Institute - the first public presentation after Maurice death).

     The Bee Gees were on of the most popular and also one of the most successful music band in the world. They sold over 225 millions records, their songs were covered by many singers and bands such as Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Celine Dion, Ret Hot Chili Pepers, etc. During their career, they also had written many song for many artists such as Kenny Rogers, Samantha Sang, Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Dolly Parton, etc.
     The Bee Gees income to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and into Vocal Group Hall of Fame and ARIA Hall of fame. During their existention they got many awards such as est Pop Performance by a Group, Album of the Year, Producer of the Year, Best Arrangement of Voices, Lifetime Achievement Award, Legend Award, etc.
     In 1999 The Post Office in the Isle of Man (where all brothers were born) presented set of six stamps with The Bee Gees.

     Present time: In the end for 2007, Moonlight Publications in Australia presented a new book. The name of its is Spin Dried. There are many new information about The Bee Gees. Robin was presented on German TV show and he attended in concert of Led Zeppelin in London. The band was honoured with a plaque in Brisbane's rock'n roll Walk of Frame. In the same time The Bee Gees were back on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play for the first time in 28 years.
     Brothers wee interviewed at many radios and TV such as BBC, German TV, Channel 4 UK etc.
     In January, surviving brothers issued tribute song Stayin' Alive to their brother Maurice.
     On February had tribute band concert. In the same month, Barry recorded duet with Olivia Newton John for her new album. The Bee Gees came to the Playboy Hall of Fame.
     On March, 2008 - Robin Gibb performed at Dubai Jazz Festival.

Discography
1965 – The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs
1966 – Spicks and Specks
1967 – Bee Gees 1st
1968 – Horizontal
1968 – Idea
1968 – Odessa
1970 – Cucumber Castle
1970 – 2 Years On
1971 – Trafalgar
1972 – To Whom It May Concern
1873 – Kife In a Tin Can
1974 – Mr. Natural
1975 – Main Course
1976 – Children of The Wold
1978 – Saturday Night Fever
1979 – Spirits Having Flown
1981 – Living Eyes
1987 – E.S.P.
1989 – One
1991 – High Civilization
1993 – Size Isn't Everything
1997 – Still Waters
2001 – This Is Where I Came In

Movie Music:
1971 – Melody
1977 – Saturday Night Fever
1978 – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1983 – Staying Alive

Compilations:
1969 – Best Of Bee Gees
1973 – Best Of Bee Gees, Volume 2
1979 – Bee Gees Greatest
1990 – Tales From The Brothers Gibb, A History In Song 1967-1990
1996 – The Very Best Of The Bee Gees
2001 – Their Greatest Hits, The Record
2004 – Number Ones
2005 – Love Songs
2006 – The Studio Albums 1967-1968

Life records:
1977 – Here At Last, Bee Gees Live
1998 – One Night Only

Past members of the band:
Barry Gibb – rhythm guitar
Robin Gibb – didn't play, but can paly piano, Cello, other instruments
Maurice Gibb – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, piano, organ, mellotron, electronic keyboards, synthesizers, drum tracks
Stephen Gibb – guitar (1998)
Colin Petersen – drums (1967 – 1969)
Vince Melouney — lead guitar (1967 – 1968)
Geoff Bridgeford — drums (1969 – 1972)
Alan Kendall — lead guitar (1971 – 1980, 1987 – 2001)
Dennis Bryon — drums (1974 – 1980)
Blue Weaver — keyboards (1975 – 1980)

Some artists who accompanied the band on their concerts or in studio
Carlos Alomar – guitar
Ray Barretto – bonga
Reb Beach – guitar
Tony Beard – drums
Michael Bennett – keyboards
Matt Bonelli – bass guitar
Tim Cansfield – guitar
David Foster – keyboards
Stephen Gibb – guitar
Reggie Griffin – guitar
Adrian Hales – drums
Steve Jordan – drums
Manu Katché – drums
Jim Keltner – drums
Robbie Kondor – keyboards
Rhett Lawrence – synthesizers
Mike McEvoy – keyboards/guitar
Marcus Miller – bass guitar
Tim Moore – keyboards
Nick Moroch – electric guitar
Russ Powell – bass guitar
Pino Palladino – bass guitar
George "Chocolate" Perry – bass guitar
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
Steve Rucker – drums
Raphael Saadiq – bass guitar, guitar, programming drums, sing
Marc Schulman – guitar
Steve Skinner – synthesizers
Ben Stivers – keyboards
Michael Thompson – guitar
Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Jeff Porcaro – drums

A Tale of the Bee Gees


Tribute to Maurice Wish You Were Here


Tragedy

Bee Gees - The Legendary Band (Part 2)

     The band started to work on the second album Horizontal, which repeated huge success of the first album. Such as single Massachsetts and also single World. The Bee Gees decided to prepare live concerts, TV shows as promo action for their album Horizontal.
     I can tell that year 1968 was year when The Bee Gees attacked the The American Top Ten (songs I've Gotta Get a Message To You, I Started a Joke, Words, Jumbo, The Singer Sang His Songs, Idea).
     Following tour to promote the album Idea, Vince Melouney left the band. Robin Gibb recorded album Robin's Reign. In the next year they began to record their concert album Masterpeace and double album Odessa. Many critics decided, that this is the best album of The Bee Gees from the 60's.
In 1969 Barry and Maurice recruited their sister Leslie to the band and The Bee gees continued.

     The first compilation became under the name Best of Bee Gees and stayed long time in both hitparade Top Ten (in the U.S. and UK too).
In 1971 it seemed like the band finished. Barry recorded the solo album I'll Kiss Your Memory (never saw official release). Maurice also recorded his solo album Railroad and play as actor in musical West End.
     In the end of the year 1970 the brothers reunited and brought many songs, which again climbed in hitparades (Lonely Days, To Whom It May Concern, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?).
     During next years they recorded more albums such as Life In a Tin Can, Best ot Bee Gees - Volume 2, Mr. Natural but without strong success.
     At suggestion of Eric Clapton, the trio decided to relocated to America, to Miami, Florida (1975) There they recorded songs Jive Talkin, Nights on Broadway, LP Main Course, Children of The World, single You Should Be Dancing with new disco sound.
     In 1978 they recorded soundtrack for movie Saturday Night Fever and they received Award Grammy. This movie was the turning point of their career and the movie influenced more that one generation in the U.S. and also in the world. Their next three singles (How Deep Is Your Love, Stayin' Alive, Night Fever) were No1 in the U.S. and more countries on the world. Soundtrack Saturday Night Fever was the best selling album of all the time and movie had huge success.
     Barry wrote the title song for the movie Grease. (I watched this movie about 10 times – in three language versions).
     The Bee Gees repeated the success of The Beatles from the year 1964 (April), when their five songs were at the same time in the U.S. Top Ten.
     The expected great success of their movie Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) with The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton as stars didn't come. The movie had been inspirated by The Beatles album.
     Their younger brother Andy followed them in the music career and achieved success in U.S. charts with his first three singles.
     After success of Saturday Night Fever, followed the album Spirits Having Flown.

Saturday Night Fever


Grease


Stayin' Alive


How Deep Is Your Love

Bee Gees - The Legendary Band (Part 1)

     They don't play country, but as I wrote up, this band is one of my favourite. I remember that moment, when the first time I heard this band. It was song Massachussetts. It was and still is the perfect song. I like it very much. I heard it and from that time I looked for some recording of them. And I had success. I bought CD The Bee Gees – Turn Around, Look At Me. I listened it around and around. Maybe my family was able to start to hate it, but I hope that nothing's matter.
     During life, the person can change own music preferences, but The Bee Gees are classic and that's stay.

     The Bee Gees were band of three singing brothers Gibbs – Barry, Robin, Maurice. Together with ABBA, they are on of the most successful band in the last century.
     All of them were born in Douglas on Isle of Man, lived in England and Australia. Barry was born on September 1, 1946, the twins Robin and Maurice on December 22, 1949. Their parents returned to Manchester in England in 1950. In this town the brothers started to sing public. However they didn't stay there a long time. Already in 1958 they emigrated (with new brother Andy, who was born on March 5, 1958) to Queensland, Australia. Their first performing in front of public was also there. The name of band was Rattlesnakes, later Wee Johny Hayes & the Bluecats. The name Bee Gees was designed for them by DJ Bill Gates and means Brothers Gibb. With this name they became to knowledge of the community.
     From 1960 they worked on the Queensland coast. In 1963 they signed record deal with recording company Festival Records under the name Bee Gees, recorded the first album The Bee Gees Sing And Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs.
In 1966 the Gibb's family decided to return to England. They were afraid of it, but they had success again. In the next year their song Spickes And Specks had gone to No 1 in Australia.
     Their father Hugh Gibb sent their demos to Brian Epstein, who was the manager of The Beatles and also the manager of NEMS (British music store). Brian gave that demos to Robert Stigwood and the band singed a five years contract with recording studio Polydor.
     Their the first international album had huge promotion. They were proclaimed as The Most Significant New Talent Of 1967. Many of people started to compared them with The Beatles. (many of you will not agree with me, but in my opinion, The Bee Gees were better). Their British album New York Mining Disaster 1941 was played on radio in rotation with new album of The Beatles and this helped album to climb in hitparade TOP20 in UK and the U.S.. Their new single To Love Somebody climbed into hitparade again. This song was written originally for Otis Redding by Barry Gibb. Now it is in repertoire of many artists as I don't speak englishRod Stewart, Michael Bolton, The Animals, Janis Joplin etc.

Now The Bee Gees had these members:
Barry Gibb – rhythm guitar
Maurice Gibb – bass
Vince Melouney – lead guitar
Colin Petersen – drums

Massachusetts


Words


How Deep Is Your Love

Johnny Cash III.

     As many singers, also Johnny sang duets with famous singers and met many famous persons in his branch. I can tell you only some of them: June Carter (later became his wife), Bob Dylan, Luis Armstrong, Neil Young, James Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins etc.

     And how he got his nick "The Man in Black"? It was about year 1970. In that time he had created this image. He started to wear all only in black. Long knee length coat, also in black. In the next year he wrote song „Man in Black“ as explaining this suite.

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Jackson with June Carter


Blue Yodel No. 9 with Luis Armstrong


Girl From the North Country with Bob Dylan

Johnny Cash II.

Johnny is dead, but in our memory is still alive. Not only in CD albums, but also in many books and DVD.

     Every year you can find some new re-edition of his famous songs. In 2007 it was Johnny Cash: The Great Lost Performances. There are two duets with his wife June Carter Cash and some records form his live concert in 1990. This album is already 16th after his death. And not last. His album "American V" from 2006 was in July 2007 on the top of hit-parade Billboard 200.

In this year he won Grammy:
The best short music video
"God's Gonna Cut You Down",Johnny Cash
Tony Kaye, direction; Rachel Curl, production

     In January 2008 there had to be concert as annual memory (40 years) of famous Johnny Cash shows in Folsom State Prison in California. But it wasn't.
Prison officers stopped organisation, after problems with media license and trade mark.
(In January 1968 Johnny Cash sang in prison coffee-bar and from this shows came very famous album. His concerts in prisons during 60-teeth became legendary. Every shows he open with words: "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." )
His last albums are classed to alternative country.

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Folsom Prison Blues


Bonanza & Five Feet High and Rising


I Walk the Line

Man in Black - Johnny Cash

My first blog I’d like to wish to famous singer. MAN IN BLACK. You know him. His name is Johnny Cash.

He was born in Kingsland, Arkansas in February 26, 1932. After his study, in 1950, he went through many jobs with low salary. In July, the same year, he came in US Army and with army he went to Germany. During this time he learnt to play on guitar and composed first songs.

In 1954 he got married to Vivian Liberty and started to live in Memphis. He worked as seller. Here he met Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant. They played in KWEM radio without salary. Their first single Hey Porter/Cry, Cry, Cry has huge success. Their name was Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two. Next famous single with Cash original song Folsom Prison Blues hasn’t lower success and bring engagement contract in KWKH radio.

In same time he started with his tour. His songs were on the top of country hit parade. Group changes the name to The Tennessee Three. You could see Johnny Cash also in movies (the first was Five Minutes To Live - 1958).

Many concerts, a lot of work, and high speed of live – this everything had brought him stress and he started with pills. From 1961 they cooperated with June Carter, and played in Carnegie Hall. In 1964 he met Bob Dylan. They played together on folk festival in Newport. This moment was very important in his live. Unfortunately he became addictive to pills and he was many times in the prison for drugs. His carrier grown up, but his health was bad and his private life was in zero degree. In 1966 he divorced with Vivian Cash. Some times he spent on clinic and took to the therapy.

His next matrimony with June Carter was very successful in private and also in work life. From 60-tieth he got many appreciations. The movie critics wrote about his successful role of old gunman in The Gunfight (1970). From 70-tieth he inclined to religion. He visited Israel and made the movie about life there.

During his life he sold over 90 million albums. From 1980 he is in Country Music Hall Of Fame. His life finished in September 12, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nobody forget his greatest songs I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Rock Island Line, Ring of Fire, Man in Black, One Piece at a Time, Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog, Get Rhythm, Orange Blossom Special etc.

Songs of Johnny Cash were and are still famous. That’s why you can find many versions in other languages.

For example in Czech, you can find 4 different singers with their version of Folsom Prison Blues or Orange Blossom Special.

Also many tramps (boys and girls during summer nights sit near campfire) play on guitar own versions of these songs. Many of them don’t know original, they don’t know, who composed and sang it, but they like it.