Pavel Bobek
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 Pavel Bobek in March 2008. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pavel Bobek |
| Born | 16 September 1937 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 20 November 2013 (aged 76) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Genres | Country, pop, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1964–2013 |
Pavel Bobek (16 September 1937 − 20 November 2013) was a
Czech
singer.
Career
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From 1963 to 1965 he was the vocalist of the pioneering classic rock group
Take Me Home Country Roads" (the latter using Czech lyrics by Vladimír Poštulka
).
Fame outside the Czech Republic
A fortuitous meeting with
Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and, in 1980, he was awarded the Zlatá Porta za Zásluhy, a high Czech honour. With their historical connection in mind, in 2010 Bobek went to Nashville, Tennessee, United States, with producer Luboš Malina
, where he made a CD of reworked Cash songs which he called "Víc Nehledám" ("Looking No More"). After a long serious illness, which almost cost him his voice years prior to his death, he partially returned to live concerts in May 2012, and released a new album called "Circles".
Personal life
Bobek was born on 16 September 1937 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
After attending high school, he went on to study architecture, among his classmates were Jan Kaplický, Eva Jiřičná and Petr Nárožný.
Bobek died on 20 November 2013, aged 76, in Prague, Czech Republic.[1]
References
External links
- Pavel Bobek at IMDb
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