Drago Mlinarec (musician)

Drago Mlinarec (born 1942) is a Croatian rock musician who became known in Yugoslavia with a progressive rock band Grupa 220.^[1]

Life

Growing up in Titoistic Yugoslavia with open borders towards the West, he stated that the lyrics he used in his music were partially inspired by the Noir films he had seen in cinema.^[2]

Work

Besides playing in one of the most popular rock bands in Yugoslavia, Mlinarec in the 1970s composed music for several theatre plays, TV shows, documentary and feature films. His musical style was compared with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Some of his albums were recorded in Sweden.

Musical career

After serving his mandatory military service, he left Grupa 220 and begun a successful solo career. His album Pjesme S Planine yielded several notable songs including Noćna Ptica and Skladište Tišine. Arguably his greatest achievement was the album Rođenje. He used of a variety of sounds and his style of play was distinctive - it remains so today. Among his later hits is a Latino hit "Caracas".

Awards

1987 "Josip Štolcer Slavenski" award by Vjesnik newspaper
1997 "Porin" Award for compilation album Krhotine
2005 "Porin" Award for life accomplishment in music

References

↑ John Shepherd (2005). Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world, Volumes 3-7. Continuum. p. 141. ISBN 0826474365. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
↑ An interview with Drago Mlinarec, jetset.cro.net

Porin Lifetime Achievement Award

Nikša Bareza (2008)
Dražen Boić (2013)
Drago Britvić (2006)
Željko Brkanović (2014)
Vinko Coce (2014)
Emil Cossetto (2004)
Croatia Records (2007)
Arsen Dedić (1999)
Pavle Dešpalj (2010)
Valter Dešpalj (2014)
Veljko Despot (2013)
Dubravko Detoni (2007)
Drago Diklić (2011)
Mato Došen (2010)
Rajko Dujmić (2013)
Dino Dvornik (2009)
Darko Glavan (2010)
Pero Gotovac (2000)
Milan Horvat (2005)
Đelo Jusić (2007)
Alfi Kabiljo (2004)
Nikica Kalogjera (2001)
Stipica Kalogjera (2010)
Milko Kelemen (1998)
Tereza Kesovija (2009)
Josip Klima (2011)
Anđelko Klobučar (2002)
Mišo Kovač (2012)
Vladimir Kranjčević (2013)
Miroslav Križić (2014)
Vladimir Krpan (2001)
Vojno Kundić (2010)
Ljubo Kuntarić (2009)
Kvartet 4M (1995)
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia LADO (2002)
Dubravko Majnarić (2014)
Anton Marti (1994)
Branko Mihaljević (2005)
Stjepan Mihaljinec (2012)
Miroslav Miletić (2009)
Drago Mlinarec (2005)
Tomislav Neralić (2006)
Gabi Novak (2006)
Đorđe Novković (1996)
Krešimir Oblak (2014)
Boško Petrović (2003)
Ivo Pogorelić (1997)
Anđela Potočnik (2013)
Julije Njikoš (2010)
Ruža Pospiš-Baldani (2003)
Božo Potočnik (2005)
Miljenko Prohaska (1995)
Ivo Robić (1997)
Zdenko Runjić (1998)
Stanko Selak (2013)
Siniša Škarica (2002)
Stjepan Jimmy Stanić (2013)
Ljubo Stipišić (2006)
Zvonko Špišić (2008)
Vjekoslav Šutej (2010)
Radojka Šverko (2014)
Time (2012)
Nenad Turkalj (2004)
Dunja Vejzović (1999)
Radovan Vlatković (2012)
Dražen Vrdoljak (2003)
Vice Vukov (2000)
Zagreb Soloists (1994)
Zagrebački kvartet (2000)

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