Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete
Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete | |
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SFR Yugoslavia | |
Genres | |
Years active | 1964-1970 |
Labels | Diskos, Croatia Records |
Past members | Tomi Sovilj Slobodan Saničanin Branislav Rakočević Milorad Tomić Ðino Maljoković Tomislav Ðurković Boba Voratović Hamdija Vladović Dušan Prelević |
Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete (
In 1964, after leaving the band Siluete, vocalist Tomislav "Tomi" Sovilj formed his own band with the same name. After a court verdict forbidding his band to perform under the name Siluete, the band was renamed to Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete. The band gained large popularity with their live performances, but disbanded at the beginning of 1970, with the arrival of new trends on the Yugoslav rock scene.
History
1964-1970
Vocalist Tomislav "Tomi" Sovilj, born in Belgrade in 1941, started his career in 1963, performing occasionally with Zlatni Dečaci (The Golden Boys) on dance parties.[1] On Autumn of the same year, he had become the member of Siluete (The Silhouettes), but in mid-1964 he left the band, forming a band also called Siluete.[1] For a while, there were two groups working under the same name, but the case was settled after a court verdict after which Sovilj lost the right to use the name. However, he did manage to keep the name somewhat similar by renaming it to Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete (Tomi Sovilj and His Silhouettes).[1]
The band, beside Sovilj, featured former Bele Zvezde (White Stars) members Slobodan Saničanin (guitar), Branislav Rakočević (bass guitar), Milorad Tomić (guitar) and Ðino Maljoković (drums).
At the beginning of 1966 the band performed on the
On Autumn of the same year, Sovilj went to serve the Yugoslav People's Army, and was temporarily replaced by the former Juniori (The Juniors) vocalist Dušan Prelević.[1] On Sovilj's return, the band released their second EP Stoj Džoni (Stop, Johnny). The title track was a cover version of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode". The EP also featured the songs "Detroit Siti" (a cover of Bobby Bare song "Detroit City"), "Ako odeš" ("If You Leave", a cover of the song "Blue Turns to Grey" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) and "Tenesi vals" (a cover of Pee Wee King song "Tennessee Waltz"). This EP had also reached high sales and went silver.[1] After the EP release, the band popularity had slowly decreased and Sovilj disbanded the band in 1970.[1]
Post breakup
After the band disbandment, Sovilj recorded a solo single "Nojeva barka" ("
Both "Stoj Džoni" and "Vule bule" were included on the box set Kad je rock bio mlad - Priče sa istočne strane (1956-1970) (When Rock Was Young - East Side Stories (1956-1970)), released by Croatia Records in 2005 and featuring songs by the pioneering Yugoslav rock acts.[1]
Legacy
The song "Stoj Džoni" was covered by Serbian and Yugoslav garage rock/punk rock band Partibrejkers on their eponymous debut album in 1985.[1] In February 1992, actor and former The Kids and Rock City Angels member Johnny Depp appeared as guest at a Partibrejkers live show in the SKC club, performing "Stoj Džoni" with the band.[5]
The song "Vule bule" was covered by the Serbian alternative rock band Bjesovi on their 1991 debut album U osvit zadnjeg dana (At Dawn of the Last Day).
Discography
Extended plays
- Vule bule (1966)
- Stoj Džoni (1967)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 213.
- ^ a b Fajfrić, Željko; Nenad, Milan (2009). Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970. Sremska Mitrovica: Tabernakl. p. 338.
- ^ a b c d Fajfrić, Željko; Nenad, Milan (2009). Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970. Sremska Mitrovica: Tabernakl. p. 339.
- ^ Fajfrić, Željko; Nenad, Milan (2009). Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970. Sremska Mitrovica: Tabernakl. p. 339.
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