About Me
A longtime pillar of the Czech traditional country music, a band that was most probably the first of its kind to act on the Czech musical scene. It was established in 1965 by Jan VycÃtal, Josef Simek and Marko Cermák.
One of the band's most important mileposts was the year 1969/70 when the band stabilised its line-up with Marko Cermák (on banjo), Tomás Linka (harmonica), Josef Simek (mandoline), Jan VycÃtal (guitar), Josef Dobes (steel guitar), VladimÃr Stýbr (bass), Michal Tucný (vocals) a Miroslav Hoffmann (vocals). The songs from this so called "golden era" have quickly become beloved by many as the wide public popularity was growing.
Although their repertoire was mostly formed from American evergreens by Gene Autrey, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton and/or Hank Williams it was the combination with the easily-memorable, fun Czech lyrics (by Jan VycÃtal) that found the way to peoples' hearts.
In 1974 the group was pushed to change its name to the Czech variant of the same - "Zelenaci". The reasons were purely political (it become simply impossible to play in public with an English sounding name).
The original landmark - Greenhorns has been taken back years later, right after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. The time brought some line-up changes and Jan VycÃtal has confirmed his position as a lead singer. Also, the band slightly stepped away from its original style towards the modern country music.
Nowadays, you can see Greenhorns on stage in this line-up: Jan VycÃtal (vocals), Milan Cerný (bass), Jirà Zima (steel guitar), Václav Sváb (drums), Jirà 'Eda' Panschab (banjo) a Medard KonopÃk (guitar, vocals).
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Dlouholety pilir ceske tradicni country sceny, skupina, ktera je s nejvetsi pravdepodobnosti prvni sestavou sveho druhu, ktera se na ceske hudebni scene objevila. Roku 1965 ji zalozili výtvarnÃci Jan VycÃtal, Josef Simek a Marko Cermák.
Vyznamnym meznikem umelecke drahy Greenhornu byl rok 1969/70, kdy se sestava stabilizovala ve slozenà Marko Cermák (banjo), Tomás Linka (foukacà harmonika), Josef Simek (mandolina), Jan VycÃtal (kytara), Josef Dobes (steel kytara), VladimÃr Stýbr (basa), Michal Tucný (zpev) a Miroslav Hoffmann (zpev). Vznikla tak nejsilnejsà sestava kapely tzv. "Zlatá éra" a repertoár z této doby je mozno dodnes slýchat vsude, kde se spontánne zpÃvá.
Repertoár tehdy tvorily predevsÃm pÃsne Gene Autreyho, Johnny Cashe, Johnny Hortona nebo Hanka Williamse, k nimz psal ceské texty hlavne Jan VycÃtal. Vzniklo tak nekolik úspesných titulu (Blues hvÃzdavého vlaku, Folsom Prison Blues, Proklatej vuz, Tam blÃzko Little Big Hornu, Oranzový expres), za které Greenhorns zÃskali mnoho zánrových cen.
Greenhorni vystupovali celkem dlouhou dobu s nazvem Zelenaci. Kapela byla nucena vzit si tento nazev z politických duvodu v roce 1974, zpatky se prejmenovali hned v dobe sametove revoluce 1989. Kapela se zamerila na modernà country a zmenila obsazenÃ, Jan VycÃtal se stále casteji zacal uplatnovat jako zpevák.
Po listopadu 1989 doslo k dalsÃm zmenám v obsazenà skupiny. Dnes hraje v sestave: Jan VycÃtal (zpev), Milan Cerný (baskytara), Jirà Zima (steel kytara), Václav Sváb (bicÃ), Jirà 'Eda' Panschab (banjo) a Medard KonopÃk (kytara, zpev).
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Selected Discography:
* Zlatá éra 1967-1974 2007 Supraphon
* Tem, kterà tu uz nejsou 2005 Multisonic
* Rovnou, tady rovnou 2004 Universal music
* Dalas! 2003 Universal (Venkow)
* 60 - Honza VycÃtal a Greenhorns 2002 Universal (Venkow)
* Kdyz Pepa Simek hrál 2001 Bonton
* Greenhorns 2000 1999 Venkow
* Greenhorns - master serie 1998 Venkow
* Hlavou dolu 1996 Venkow
* 50x30 Let Greenhorns (1965-1995) 1995 Panton
* Potkal klokan klokana 1994 Venkow
* Greenhorns ..93 1993 Venkow
* Country saloon 1992 Venkow
* Zlatá éra 1991 Panton
* Ctvrtstoletà se Zelenáci 1991 Supraphon
* To tenkrát v ctyricátom pátom 1991 Supraphon
* Zálesácká bowle 1988 Supraphon
* Mistr Cas 1986 Supraphon
* Galaportrét 1985 Panton
* Pod liscà skálou 1983 Supraphon
* Ohen z drÃvà eukalyptu 1982 Supraphon
* Ridic tvrdý chleba má 1979 Panton
* Silnice, reky, trate a stezky 1976 Panton
* PÃsne vetru z hor 1974 Panton
* Hromskej den Zelenácu (2LP) 1973 Panton
* Zelenáci - Greenhorns ..72 1972 Panton
* Greenhorns ..71 1971 Panton
* LP (special) Na slunecnà strane 1970 Panton
* PÃsne amerického Západu 1970 Panton
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Greenhorns - Divnej smÃch (Greenhorns 72, 1972)