Jiri Suchy (*1.10.1931 Plzen)
actor, singer and songwriter, one of the most distinct personalities of the Czech small theaters of the whole second half of 20th century. Founder of Semafor theater, pioneer of rock'n'roll and a special form of blues which was closer to chanson in his own interpretation. Mostly as the text writer but also a music author, together with Jiri Sliter they created many unforgettable songs, often for theater performances (e.g. Clovek z pudy from 1959 with songs like Praminek vlasu, Vcera nedele byla etc.) or movies (Kdyby tisic klarinetu from 1965 included hits Babetta, Dotykat se hvezd, Tak abyste vedela, Tereza). His songs as well as theater performances were mostly humorous. In his later years he often works together with actress and singer Jana Molavcova.
Discography
Clovek
z pudy (Supraphon 1960)
Jonas
a tingltangl (2 LP Supraphon 1962-63)
Zuzana
je zase sama doma (3 LP, Supraphon 1962-63)
Zuzana
neni pro nikoho doma (Supraphon 1963)
Semafor
(Supraphon 1963)
Pisnicky
- Jiří Suchy (Klub pratel poezie 1964, Supraphon 1965)
Dobre
placena prochazka (Supraphon 1965)
Kdyby
tisic klarinetu (hudba z filmu, Supraphon 1965)
Plna
hrst pisnicek (Supraphon 1965)
Vanocni
pohlednice S+S (Supraphon 1967)
Zlocin
v santanu (soundtrack, Supraphon 1968)
Hity
Jiriho Slitra a Jiriho Sucheho (Supraphon 1968)
Jonas
a doktor Matrace (Supraphon 1969, reissue Primus 1990)
Jiri
Suchy zpiva pro Divadlo hudby (Supraphon 1971)
Kytice
(Supraphon 1974)
Elektricka
puma (Supraphon 1975)
Pisnicky
a povidani ze Semaforu (Panton 1977)
Jiri
Suchy & Jiri Slitr &
divadlo Semafor 1959-1969(3LP Supraphon1978)
Dr.
Johann Faust, Karlovo nam.40, Praha 2 (2LP, Panton 1985)
Pisnicky
a povidani ze Semaforu II. (Panton 1985)
Divadlo
Semafor 1970-1985 (3 LP Panton 1987)
Pisnicky
ze Semaforu (Panton 1987)
Evergreeny
ze Semaforu (Panton 1987)
Vyveste
fangle (Supraphon 1988, reissue1991)
Clovek
z pudy (Supraphon 1989)
Jonas
a tingltangl (Supraphon 1989, Bonton 2001)
Evergreeny
ze Semaforu 2 (Panton 1989)
Evergreeny
ze Semafotu 3 (Panton 1990)
Carmen
Party 1 tentokrat s J.Slitrem a J.Suchym (Carmen 1991)
Archiv
Semaforu 1-3 (Klokoci 1992-3)
Suchy
zpiva Jezka (Carmen 1992)
Ach,
ta laska nebeska (Supraphon 1993)
Koncert
na rozloucenou (Multisonic 1993)
Znam
tolik pisni (Polydor 1996)
Starci
a klarinety (BMG 1996)
Pisnicky
ze Semaforu 1-6 (Bonton 1996-2000)
Suchy
&
Molavcova -Jinde nez v Semaforu (Pupava
1997)
Purpura
a jine vanocni pisne (Polygram 1997)
OPSO,Pavel
Klikar & Jiri Suchy-Blues pro tebe...(Monitor EMI 1998)
Suchý
&
Slitr: To nejlepsí (2 CD Bonton 1999)
Blazen
a díte (B&M Music 1999)
Sest
zen (2CD Bonton 2001)