“I’m not sorry just because he was one of my few friends and because I’ve had a lot of great unrepeatable moments with him both on stage and in my private life. But also because I’ve never known such a humble person during my pilgrimage to the music world. , a reliable and above all eternally optimistic musician, “confided Ivan Mládek on Facebook.
František Prošek was born in 1941, a few decades later, so in 1964 he founded the country group Mustangs, where he worked as a bandleader. Ivan Mládek also performed in his band for several years.
“Even though Franta had his established concept, at the concerts he allowed me to deviate a bit and test my first Dadaist entertaining lyrics and songs,” Mládek recalled.
Among other things, Prošek was also a guest in Mládek’s band. “When I later founded the Banjo Band, František Prošek became a member of his first formation for a while and also contributed to our repertoire with some of his song lyrics, which we still perform today, such as the song” Když je v Praze hic, “added Mládek.
Bandleader, guitarist and singer František Prošek died at the age of 79. According to Ivan Mládek, he has fallen ill with covid in recent days. “I was glad when Franta returned to the Banjo Band a few years ago, it’s a pity that he gave us a final parachute so soon and unexpectedly. We will miss him noticeably,” concluded Mládek.
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