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'''Karel Duba''' (29 September 1923, [[Písek]] – 21 August 1968, [[Ulan Bator]], [[Mongolia]]) was a Czech [[guitarist]], [[Musical composition|composer]] and [[bandleader]]. Duba was one of the first musicians to play [[electric guitar]] in [[Czechoslovakia]].<ref name=CHS>{{cite web | title=Duba, Karel | url=http://www.ceskyhudebnislovnik.cz/slovnik/index.php?option=com_mdictionary&action=record_detail&id=1000002 | work= | publisher=Faculty of Arts, [[Masaryk University]], [[Brno]] | author=Poledňák, Ivan | year=1990 | accessdate=2009-11-23|language=cs}}</ref> During his career, he collaborated with important exponents of Czech jazz and pop music. He died on a concert tour in Mongolia.<ref name=PraguePortal>{{cite web | title=Two Forty Years Old August Tragedies | url=http://www.praha.eu/jnp/en/extra/Year_68/august/two_forty_years_old_august_tragedies.html | work= | publisher=Praha.eu - Portal of Prague | author= | accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
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'''Karel Duba''' (29 September 1923 – 21 August 1968) was a Czech guitarist, [[Musical composition|composer]], and [[bandleader]]. He was one of the first musicians to play [[electric guitar]] in [[Czechoslovakia]]. During his career, he collaborated with important exponents of Czech jazz and pop music. He died on a concert tour in Mongolia.
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== Biography ==
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During [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia]] Duba began to appear at stage as a guitarist with dance orchestras. Following the liberation he performed as a member of various ensembles, ''The Film Symphonic Orchestra'' ([[City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra|FISYO]]) among others.<ref name=CHS /> At the beginning of the 1960s he formed his own professional band. The ensemble used elements of [[jazz]], [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Country music|country]] in their compositions. ''Karel Duba Ensemble'' was also the first Czech music group experimenting with electric guitars.<ref name=CHS /> A member of the ensemble and later successful songwriter and bandleader, bass-guitarist [[Karel Vágner]], even called Duba the ''"first Czech who played electric guitar"''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Karel Vágner: Jsem fatalista | url=http://www.televize.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=43078 | work= | publisher=Televize.cz | author=Ptáčková, Zuzana | year=2008 | accessdate=2009-11-23}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}} ''("Karel Duba, člověk, který jako první hrál v této zemi na elektrickou kytaru...")'' {{cs icon}}</ref>


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==Biography==
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In the 1960s, Duba's band accompanied popular Czech singers, such as [[Josef Laufer]], [[Karel Gott]], [[Yvonne Přenosilová]], [[Karel Hála]], [[Hana Hegerová]] and [[Josef Zíma]]. They also recorded [[vinyl record]]s for a major Czechoslovak label [[Supraphon]]<ref name=CHS /> and performed on concert tours both in Czechoslovakia and abroad.
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During the [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia]], Duba began to appear onstage as a guitarist with dance orchestras. Following [[Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia|liberation]], he performed as a member of various ensembles, including the Film Symphonic Orchestra ([[City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra|FISYO]]).<ref name=CHS>{{cite web | title=Duba, Karel | url=https://www.ceskyhudebnislovnik.cz/slovnik/index.php?option=com_mdictionary&task=record.record_detail&id=1000002 | publisher=Faculty of Arts, [[Masaryk University]], [[Brno]] | author=Poledňák, Ivan | year=1990 | accessdate=23 November 2009|language=cs}}</ref> At the beginning of the 1960s, Duba formed his own professional band. The ensemble used elements of [[jazz]], [[Rock music|rock]], and [[Country music|country]] in their compositions. Karel Duba Ensemble was also the first Czech music group experimenting with electric guitars.<ref name=CHS/> A member of the ensemble and later successful songwriter and bandleader, bass guitarist [[Karel Vágner]], even called Duba the "first Czech who played electric guitar".<ref>{{cite web | title=Karel Vágner: Jsem fatalista | url=http://www.televize.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=43078 | publisher=Televize.cz | author=Ptáčková, Zuzana | year=2008 | accessdate=23 November 2009}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}} ''("Karel Duba, člověk, který jako první hrál v této zemi na elektrickou kytaru...")'' {{in lang|cs}}</ref>


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In the 1960s, Duba's band accompanied popular Czech singers, such as [[Josef Laufer]], [[Karel Gott]], [[Yvonne Přenosilová]], [[Karel Hála]], [[Hana Hegerová]], and [[Josef Zíma]]. They also recorded [[vinyl record]]s for major Czechoslovak label [[Supraphon]]<ref name=CHS/> and performed concert tours both in Czechoslovakia and abroad.
On 19 August 1968, the Karel Duba Ensemble, accompanied with other musicians, travelled to play in [[Mongolia]]. On 21 August, the group decided to visit the ''Monument to Soviet Liberators'' in [[Ulan Bator]]. They went by bus, and according to the testimony of František Živný, a founding member of the band, the chauffeur had considerable problems with driving.<ref>Vavroušek (2006), pp. 16-17.</ref> According to his report, the brakes of the bus apparently failed in the upper part of a hill, and the bus began to back up to the left shoulder of the road. Following that, the uncontrolled bus fell into an abyss. Six members of the expedition, including the bandleader Karel Duba, were found dead.<ref name=PraguePortal />


On 19 August 1968, the Karel Duba Ensemble, accompanied by other musicians, travelled to [[Mongolia]]. On 21 August, the group decided to visit [[Zaisan Memorial]] in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. They went by bus, and according to the testimony of František Živný, a founding member of the band, the chauffeur had considerable problems driving.<ref>{{cite book |title=50 přerovských bardů a putování Přerovem 20. století slovem a obrazem |last=Vavroušek |first=Jaroslav |author2=Kolařík, Ivo |year=2006|language=cs|publisher=VA-KO |location=[[Přerov]] |pages=16–18 |url=http://www.rosmus.cz/archiv/ostatni/50.pdf |access-date=29 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001231544/http://www.rosmus.cz/archiv/ostatni/50.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to this report, the brakes of the bus failed in the upper part of a hill, and it began to roll back to the left shoulder of the road, finally falling off the cliff. Six members of the expedition, including bandleader Karel Duba, were later found dead.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two Forty Years Old August Tragedies|url=http://www.praha.eu/jnp/en/extra/Year_68/august/two_forty_years_old_august_tragedies.html|publisher=City of Prague|access-date=23 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005114504/http://www.praha.eu/jnp/en/extra/Year_68/august/two_forty_years_old_august_tragedies.html|archive-date=5 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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== References ==
==References==
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*{{cite book |title=50 přerovských bardů a putování Přerovem 20. století slovem a obrazem |last=Vavroušek |first=Jaroslav |authorlink= |author2=Kolařík, Ivo |year=2006 |publisher=VA-KO |location=[[Přerov]] |isbn= |page= |pages=16–18 |url=http://www.rosmus.cz/archiv/ostatni/50.pdf |ref= }} (Testimony of František Živný, a founding member of the ''Karel Duba Ensemble'', pp.&nbsp;16–18) {{cs icon}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.czechmusic.net/band.php?id=631-Skupina-Karla-Duby&lang=EN Band members and discography on czechmusic.net]
*[http://www.ceskyhudebnislovnik.cz/slovnik/index.php?option=com_mdictionary&action=record_detail&id=1000002 Český hudební slovník (Czech Music Dictionary)]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100224054246/http://www.fr-centrum.cz/prehled.php?stranka=nejprodavanejsi František Rychtařík Music Center]
*[http://www.werk-edko.cz/clanky/bigbit-1962-1968/DubaKarel Karel Duba Band - line-ups, discography]
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*[http://www.fr-centrum.cz/prehled.php?stranka=nejprodavanejsi František Rychtařík Music Center]


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Latest revision as of 11:49, 6 January 2025

Karel Duba
Born(1923-09-29)29 September 1923
Písek, Czechoslovakia
Died21 August 1968(1968-08-21) (aged 44)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Genres
  • Jazz
  • pop
  • rock
  • country
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
LabelsSupraphon

Karel Duba (29 September 1923 – 21 August 1968) was a Czech guitarist, composer, and bandleader. He was one of the first musicians to play electric guitar in Czechoslovakia. During his career, he collaborated with important exponents of Czech jazz and pop music. He died on a concert tour in Mongolia.

Biography

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During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Duba began to appear onstage as a guitarist with dance orchestras. Following liberation, he performed as a member of various ensembles, including the Film Symphonic Orchestra (FISYO).[1] At the beginning of the 1960s, Duba formed his own professional band. The ensemble used elements of jazz, rock, and country in their compositions. Karel Duba Ensemble was also the first Czech music group experimenting with electric guitars.[1] A member of the ensemble and later successful songwriter and bandleader, bass guitarist Karel Vágner, even called Duba the "first Czech who played electric guitar".[2]

In the 1960s, Duba's band accompanied popular Czech singers, such as Josef Laufer, Karel Gott, Yvonne Přenosilová, Karel Hála, Hana Hegerová, and Josef Zíma. They also recorded vinyl records for major Czechoslovak label Supraphon[1] and performed concert tours both in Czechoslovakia and abroad.

On 19 August 1968, the Karel Duba Ensemble, accompanied by other musicians, travelled to Mongolia. On 21 August, the group decided to visit Zaisan Memorial in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. They went by bus, and according to the testimony of František Živný, a founding member of the band, the chauffeur had considerable problems driving.[3] According to this report, the brakes of the bus failed in the upper part of a hill, and it began to roll back to the left shoulder of the road, finally falling off the cliff. Six members of the expedition, including bandleader Karel Duba, were later found dead.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Poledňák, Ivan (1990). "Duba, Karel" (in Czech). Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ Ptáčková, Zuzana (2008). "Karel Vágner: Jsem fatalista". Televize.cz. Retrieved 23 November 2009. [dead link‍] ("Karel Duba, člověk, který jako první hrál v této zemi na elektrickou kytaru...") (in Czech)
  3. ^ Vavroušek, Jaroslav; Kolařík, Ivo (2006). 50 přerovských bardů a putování Přerovem 20. století slovem a obrazem (PDF) (in Czech). Přerov: VA-KO. pp. 16–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Two Forty Years Old August Tragedies". City of Prague. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
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