Ladislav Štaidl (10 March 1945 in

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– 31 January 2021 in

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) was a Czech musician, guitarist, pianist, conductor, bandleader, composer, lyricist, music arranger, singer, and businessman. His older, prematurely deceased brother Jiří Štaidl was also a musician and lyricist. On 28 October 2015, President

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awarded him the

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. On 31 January 2021, he succumbed to complications associated with

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at the General University Hospital in Prague during the

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* * 1945 births 2021 deaths Czech musicians Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic Czech songwriters People from Prague-East District {{CzechRepublic-music-bio-stub