Today we will talk about who Glory Bobkov is. All songs of this artist are written in the genre of Russian chanson. He realized himself not only as an author, but also as a performer and as a composer. On July 9, 1957, the future singer Slava Bobkov was born. His biography is closely connected with the mountains of Altai. It is in this area that the city of Ridder is located - the birthplace of the musician.
Biography
Glory Bobkov in the ninth grade of the school became a member of the Horoscope team. It was awarded the Grand Prix of the festival of jazz rock music called "East". On the big stage, he first performed in 1977 as a guitarist and soloist of the Integral group, led by Bari Alibasov.
Glory Bobkov served in the army and in 1980, became a student at the Ust-Kamenogorsk College of Music, where he studied at the classical guitar department. In absentia he graduated from an educational institution in 1985. Even before college, the young man managed to pass exams at a music school and receive a certificate of completion. There he also preferred the guitar.
In 1992, Vyacheslav released a magneto album called “The Russian Soul”. A year later, his work “I am a Janitor” appeared. In total, the musician recorded seven albums, he performed some songs with Nikita Dzhigurda. The compositions of Vyacheslav “Boarding the Flight”, “Convoy” and “Taxi - Green Light” were sung by Mikhail Shufutinsky.
Glory Bobkov was a participant in a concert-festival held in the Kremlin on April 16, 2002, the musician was awarded the nationwide prize "Chanson of the Year". In 2008, the author’s DVD titled “Melted into a Bell” was released. In 2008-2009, the musician participated in a project called "Chanson of Two Cultures in Paris."
Death
Glory Bobkov died in 2012, April 3, from cancer. He was 54 years old. For a long time he struggled with the disease, but the treatment failed. He died within the walls of the clinical hospital of St. Petersburg, Russian Academy of Sciences, where he was treated for 5 months. Vyacheslav was buried in Moscow, at the Nikolo-Arkhangelsk cemetery.
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It is difficult to name all the songs of Glory Bobkov. Let us dwell only on the most famous: “Case”, “Criminal”, “Chifirok, boiling water, cigarette”, “Tramp”, “Cold”, “Hey star”, “Everyone according to faith”, “Scythe and stone”, “Yard” ”,“ Autumn in nature ”,“ Brothers ”,“ We'll live ”,“ 31 days ”,“ Zone ”,“ Judge ”,“ Sailor silence ”,“ Chik-chirik ”,“ Altai taiga ”,“ In short, sha ” , “Boarding the flight”, “Beloved”, “You do not grieve, Mom”, “Kolyma”, “Rising sunset”, “On the Karetny”, “In the pre-trial detention center”, “Letter to the mother”, “Do not believe, do not be afraid don’t ask "," Grandfather Ivan "," Kolya Kretov "," In the dining car "," Master of the sky "," Uletnaya "," Memory of the North "," Bumps and needles "," Chauffeur "," Dembelya "," Lonely wanderer "," Long-range "," Taiga town "," Taxi - the green light "," For all the good "," Cuckoo "," Convoy " , “Bracelets”, “Melted into a Bell”, “Love”, “Song of the North”.
Vyacheslav is called the legend of the Russian chanson. As a musician, in particular, a guitarist, he proved himself in various genres - classical, blues and rock. The performer first picked up the guitar when he was nine years old.
He took this path under the influence of the work of Vladimir Vysotsky. It is known that he attended two concerts of Vysotsky in Ridder. At the age of 13, Slava was already singing and dancing, performing compositions of Severny, Vysotsky, Dorz and The Beatles.