Ivan Kral

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Ivan Král

Ivan Král at Václav Havel funeral
Background information
Born (1948-05-12) 12 May 1948
Prague, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Genres Rock, pop, jazz, alternative rock, protopunk
Occupations Guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, film director, bassist, pianist, vocalist
Instruments Guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, vocals, cello
Years active 1966–present
Labels Arista, PolyGram, Universal, Chrysalis, Sony, BMG, Supraphon
Associated acts Patti Smith, Blondie, Iggy Pop, John Cale
Website www.ivankral.net

Ivan Král (born 12 May 1948 in Prague) is a Grammy Award-winning, Czech-born American composer, filmmaker, record producer and singer. He works across many genres including punk, rock, jazz, soul, country and film scores. His songs have been recorded by such artists as Téléphone, Blondie, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Simple Minds, U2, Mick Ronson, and John Waite, among others.

Between 1975–1979, he was member of Patti Smith Group; he recorded four albums with her: Horses (1975), Radio Ethiopia (1976), Easter (1978) and Wave (1979).[1] Subsequently, he was a member of John Cale backing band and in early 80s, he recorded two albums with Iggy Pop: Soldier (1980) and Party (1981). He was co-writer of many Patti Smith and Iggy Pop songs, including Smith's "Ask the Angels", "Pissing in a River" and her big hit "Dancing Barefoot". He is co-writer of Iggy Pop's song "Bang Bang" which is later covered by David Bowie. As producer, he worked with The Vipers[2] and with Czech bands such as Garage, Lucie[3] and Mňága a Žďorp.[4] He also released many solo albums.[5]

Discography

Solo

  • Nostalgia (1995)
  • Looking Back (1996)
  • Native: His Native Complete (1996)
  • Alias (1997) (with Ivan Hlas, David Koller and Karel Šůcha)
  • Modré z nebe (soundtrack) (1997)
  • Prohlédnutí / Clear Eyes (1998)
  • ... "dancing barefoot" (1999)
  • Dancing Reboot Ivan Král Remixed (remix) (1999)
  • Živě, dětským domovům (live) (1999)
  • Best of Ivan Král (compilation) (2001)
  • Cabriolet (soundtrack) (2001)
  • Photoalbum (2001)
  • Erotická revue (2003) (with Renata Rychlá)
  • Bang Bang! (2005)

with Patti Smith

with Iggy Pop

with John Waite

with John Cale

with Eastern Bloc

  • Eastern Bloc (1987)

with Noel Redding and Friends

  • Live from Bunkr - Prague (1996)

with Triny Vocal Trio

  • Gypsy Streams (2001)[6]

References

  1. ↑ Švamberk, Alex (26 August 2005). "Po čtyřech letech vystoupí v Praze Patti Smith". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ "Vipers, The (4) – Outta The Nest". Discogs. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Lucie (2) – Černý Kočky Mokrý Žáby". Discogs. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ "Mňága A Žďorp – Ryzí Zlato". Discogs. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Ivan Král se vrací s Photoalbem". iDNES.cz. 12 November 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/gypsy-streams-r554218/credits

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