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Matuska, Waldemar
years active: 1954 - 2009

Picture: Waldemar Matuska with Hana Hegerova in the movie Kdyby tisic klarinetu, 1965

popular singer, the only one who managed to compete with Karel Gott for the top of Zlaty Slavik pop music chart in the 1960's and 70's. Glassworker by original job, he began his pop star career about 1950. In the 60's cooperation with J. Suchy, J. Slitr, I.Vyskocilem, M. Hornicek (Vltava Cafe, Semafor Theatre), later E. Pilarova, K.Stedry, M.Kubisova, V.Neckar (Rokoko Theatre). In the 70's singing together with Olga Blechova (who later became his wife) and KTO Band. In 1986 Matuska with Blechova left Czech Republic to U.S.A. After 1989, they regularly visited Czech Republic with the old repertoir until Matuska's death in 2009.<br> [Source: Josef Kotek: Dejiny ceske popularni hudby a zpevu 1918-1968, Academia 1998]

personal data, including participation in the recordings of other groups

Discography:

Zpiva Waldemar Matuska ( Waldemar Matuska Singing ) , Supraphon 1965

Osm lasek Waldemara Matusky ( Eight Loves Of Waldemar Matuska ) , Supraphon 1968

Waldemar Matuska , Supraphon 1968

Jo ho ho , Supraphon 1971

Waldemar , Supraphon 1972

Laska nebeska ( Heavenly Love ) , Supraphon 1974

Kluci do nepohody ( Guys For Bad Weather ) , Supraphon 1976

Co delas to delej rad ( Whatever You Do, Do It With Love ) , Supraphon 1977

Po starych zameckych schodech ( On Antient Castle Stairs ) , Supraphon 1980

Suvenyr ( Souvenir ) , Supraphon 1984 ,

Waldemar , Supraphon 1984

The Country Door Is Always Open , Supraphon/Artia 1986

Jsem svym panem ( I'm Master Of My Own ) , 1997

Waldemar a Olga: Niagara , Fever Music 1999

compilations / live recs.:

Eva ( Pilarova, Eva ) , Supraphon 1986

To vsechno odnes cas ( Everything Is Gone With Time ) , 1998

To nejlepsi ( The Best ) , 2000

Sbohem lasko - Zlata kolekce ( Goodbye Love - Golden Collection ) , 2009

Nebeskej kovboj , Supraphon 2012

samplers etc.:

Mam maly stan EP , Supraphon 1962

Oliver Twist / ... , Supraphon 1963

Zlaty slavik 1969 ( Golden Nightingale 1969 ) ( Vox ) , Supraphon 1970

Zem, kde zustavas , Supraphon 1972

Noc na Karlstejne , Supraphon 1975

Slunci vstric ( Towards The Sun ) , Supraphon 1975

Chleb se soli , Panton 1983

Pratelstvi v nas (Sovetska pisen '83 Ostrava) , Supraphon 1984

Starci a klarinety ( Old Men And Clarinets ) , BMG 1996

SP / EP:

Ach, ta laska nebeska / ... , Supraphon 1961

Zpivajici kytara / Rudy pav ( Skupina Miroslava Kefurta ) , Supraphon 1963

Co z toho mam / Espado ( Gott, Karel ) , Supraphon 1964

Par havranich copanku / Prazsky dest ( Gott, Karel ) , Supraphon 1964 ,

Vic nechtel by snad ani D'Artagnan / Pata ( Kubisova, Marta ) , Supraphon 1965

Javory / Ctyri konsky kopyta ( Maples / Four Horse Hooves ) ( Prenosilova, Yvonne ) , Supraphon 1966

San Francisco / Mam strach , Supraphon 1966

Nech tu lasku spat ( Let The Love Sleep ) ( Kubisova, Marta ) , Supraphon 1967

Don, diri don / Rekviem , Supraphon 1968

Vitr to vi / Kotva na pridi , Supraphon 1968

Zly trapeni / Krysar , Supraphon 1969

Co je zito / In vino veritas , Supraphon 1970 ,

Prazska romance ( Prague Romance ) , Supraphon 1970

Lasko ma, ja stunu / Do vezi ( Vondrackova, Helena ) , Supraphon 1975

Jen se priznej, ze ti schazim / Vlakova holka , Supraphon 1979

Musim zpivat dal / Krysar , Supraphon 1990

participation:

Svetove evergreeny s texty Josefa Kainara ( World Evergreens on Josef Kainar Lyrics ) ( Orchestr Gustava Broma - Gustav Brom Orchestra ) , Supraphon 1970

Zuzana je sama doma / Pisnicky ze Semaforu 5 ( Suzanne Is Home Alone ) ( Suchy, Jiri ) , Bonton Music 1997

Sest zen - Pisnicky ze semaforu 7 ( Six Wives ) ( Suchy, Jiri ) , Sony Music/Bonton 2001

Sample:

Youtube: Ach, ta laska nebeska (W.Matuska & E.Pilarova, 1974 )