Poyushchiye Gitary
Pojuschie Gitary (
USSR. They were the Soviet Union's first rock band to reach a phenomenal rate of success and popularity in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and in other countries.[1]
The band was founded in 1966 in
Petersburg by Vladimir Vasilyev - (guitar, vocal) and Evgeny Bronevitsky (vocal, bass guitar) and other pro-western Russian musicians. Initially inspired by the music of The Beatles and other bands of the 1960s the band also played in a manner not that different from Hungary's Illés and Poland's Czerwone Gitary
, whose name means "Red Guitars".
In the course of their career spanning almost 60 years, Pojuschie Gitary are often nicknamed "the Soviet Beatles"[2]
Lineup in 2023:
- Evgeny Bronevitsky - vocal, bass guitar
- Milena Vavilova - lead vocal
- Vladimir Vasilyev - guitar, vocal
- Vasily Borisov - guitar, vocal
- Valery Kocheguro - guitar, vocal
- Vladimir Savenok - keyboards, vocal
- Michael Soytu - drums
Past members included:
References
- ^ "ВИА "ПОЮЩИЕ ГИТАРЫ"". Donbass56mp3.narod.ru. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Школа № 2". Menestreli.ws. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Official website for Pojuschie Gitary (The Singing Guitars) [1]
- ^ Vladimir Savenok with Pojuschie Gitary in 2022 [2]
- ^ Pojuschie Gitary (The Singing Guitars) live show 03/11/2023 [3]
- ^ Pojuschie Gitary (The Singing Guitars) live show 03/25/2023[4]
- ^ Pojuschie Gitary (The Singing Guitars)[5]
External links
- The bands Discography on russiandvd.com
- Information on the Pojuschie Gitary (in russian)
- Discography of the band (in russian)
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