Banjo Band, also known as Banjo Band Ivana Mládka, is a Czech country band formed in 1966 and led by singer and comedian Ivan Mládek.[1][2] They are best known both at home and internationally for the song "Jožin z bažin".[3][4]
| Banjo Band | |
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 Banjo Band in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Banjo Band Ivana Mládka |
| Origin | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Members | Ivan Mládek Jan Mrázek Lenka Šindelářová Lenka Plačková Milan Pitkin Libuše Roubychová |
| Past members | Ivo Pešák (deceased) |
| Website | mladekivan |
Band members edit
Current
- Ivan Mládek
- Jan Mrázek
- Lenka Šindelářová
- Lenka Plačková
- Milan Pitkin
- Libuše Roubychová
Past
Selected discography edit
- Dobrý den! (1976)
- Nashledanou! 9 versions Panton 1977
- Ej, Mlhošu, Mlhošu! (1979)
- Předposlední leč (1981)
- Skupina Ivana Mládka (1983)
- Banjo, z pytle ven! (1985))
- Potůčku, nebublej! (1987)
- Ta country česká, ta je tak hezká (1991)
- Proč mě ženy nemaj rády (2002)
- ... a vo tom to je! (2002)
- Jožin z bažin w Polsce (2008)
References edit
- ^ "Ivan Mládek vystoupil v Rusku, Jožina, který se dotkl Putina, omluvil". Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ Kachlíková, Markéta (13 January 2013). "Ivan Mládek mit seinem Banjo-Band". Radio Prague (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Metallica zahrála v Praze Jožina z Bažin" [Metallica performed Jožin z bažin in Prague]. novinky.cz (in Czech). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Metallica zahrála v Praze. Došlo i na Jožina z bažin a práškovací letadlo" [Metallica performed Jožin z bažin and the Cropduster in Prague.]. irozhlas.cz (in Czech). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links edit
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- Official website
- Banjo Band discography at Discogs
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