Ivo Pešák (7 September 1944 – 9 May 2011)
[ ] was a Czech musician and actor.
Early life
Pešák was born in 1944 in the town of
Jaroměř
Jaroměř (; ) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Josefov Fortress. Josefov is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repu ...
, then part of the
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexation, annexed territory of Nazi Germany that was established on 16 March 1939 after the Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), German occupation of the Czech lands. The protector ...
. In 1972, he graduated from the
Prague Conservatory
The Prague Conservatory () is a public music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, the school offers four- or six-year courses, which can be compared to the level of a high school diploma in other countries. Graduates c ...
and then worked for three years in the Central Bohemian Symphony Orchestra in
Poděbrady
Poděbrady (; ) is a spa town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Elbe River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument ...
as a clarinetist.
Afterward, he taught at a music school for one year.
Career
He is best known for his work with
Ivan Mládek, in the latter's
Banjo Band, and particularly for his high-spirited performance in the 1977 video for the song "
Jožin z bažin". In Pešák's later years, he sang with
Václav Upír Krejčí in a vocal duo named Dýza Boys, and he appeared in a number of films, including ''
Trhala fialky dynamitem'' (1992), as well as television series.
Pešák had his own band, a rock and roll revival group named Rockec Ivo Pešáka. They released two albums: ''Hej, hej, rock and roll'' (1996)
and ''Rockec Ivo Pešáka'' (2002).
Death
Pešák died of heart failure on 9 May 2011, aged 66.
Selected discography
with Rockec Ivo Pešáka
* ''Hej, hej, rock and roll'' (1996)
* ''Rockec Ivo Pešáka'' (2002)
with Dýza Boys
* ''Co píseň to HIT!'' (2002)
References
External links
Dýza Boysofficial website (archived)
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1944 births
2011 deaths
20th-century Czech male singers
21st-century Czech male singers
Czech clarinetists
Czech pop singers
Czech folk singers
Czech rock singers
People from Jaroměř
Prague Conservatory alumni