Greenhorns 71 & bonusy – CD

This CD presents the Greenhorns debut album, filled with country hits, together with 15 bonus tracks from albums released between 1967 and 1970. The reissue commemorates the bands important place in the history of Czech country music, as well as the undying legacy of Jana Vytala and Michal Tun. By this time, the band had accumulated extensive experience and a large repertoire, turning its first long-playing release into a collection of hits. Its best-known line-up featured singers including Tun, Hoffmann and Linka, alongside outstanding instrumentalists such as Vytal, imek, ermk, tbr, Dobe, Krl and Hnyk. Although their later paths diverged, the essence remained the same: excellent music. The repertoire consists entirely of adapted songs, given a local character by lyricists from the Greenhorns, particularly Vytal, as well as Hoffmann and ermk. The album includes such memorable numbers as Blues Folsomsk vznice (Folsom Prison Blues), Oranov expres (Orange Blossom Special), Blzko Little Bighornu (Jim Bridger Story) and Kdy n tta hrl (When Papa Played the Dobro). The bonus tracks add further legendary songs to this portrait of a celebrated period in the country and western scene. Their melodies, lyrics, singers and musicians form part of the memories of those who lived through that era, as well as of listeners who still enjoy hearing and singing them around a campfire.