Roman Dragoun – Rockov apotol Gratias Petr, Princ Milan, Dragoun Roman (2026)

This biography traces Roman Dragouns life from his childhood in Psek, through his work on the Brno rock scene, to his induction into the Beat Hall of Fame. His early musical talent led him to piano lessons and improvisation influenced by classical music and rock. In 1975 he joined the amateur band Regenerace, and in 1980 entered Progres 2, replacing keyboard player Karel Hork and singer Pavel Vn. His song Mu, kter se podob odvrcen stran msce from the album Tet kniha dungl was named Rock Song of the Year in 1982. During the 1980s he founded Futurum with Milo Morvek, joined Michal Pavleks Stromboli in 1989, played Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar and worked with Bra Basikov and Zuzana Michnov. The book also discusses his solo albums, his collaboration with poet Milan Princ, and his path through normalization, samizdat and democracy. It presents Dragoun as a devout Catholic shaped by family and a desire to cleanse the heart through music, and includes personal memories, archival photographs and documents.