Plava Trava Zaborava
OriginCroatia
GenresCountry
Years active1982 - present
LabelsJugoton, ZKP RTLJ
MembersEduard Jimmy Matešic
Davor Rodik
Dragutin Smokrovic - Smokva
Rista Ibrić
Past membersBranko Bogunović
Vladimir Georgev
Rajka Sutlovic
Hrvoje Galekovic
Zlatan Živkovic

Plava Trava Zaborava (English: Blue Grass Oblivion) is a country and western band formed in Zagreb, Croatia in 1982. The band members are from Croatia and one member is from Serbia. So far, they have sold more than 500,000 album copies.[1][2]

The group was formed at the advisory of Dražen Vrdoljak, a music critic and journalist from Split. The band was the first to explore in country and western music in Yugoslavia at the time. They first held concerts in Europe, mainly in country and western festivals. The world encyclopedia of country and western music issued by Virgin in 1998, the same year the Dutch Country and Western Federation was added to the third best performers live in the world.[1]

In addition to original songs, the band performed covers of domestic hits and original works. The songs were written by Eduard Jimmy Matešic, and they have successfully cooperated with many local and international artists, authors and musicians.[1]

Discography

  • Live! (1984)
  • Country (1985)
  • Hat trick (1987)
  • Dance all night - live (1988)
  • Plava trava zaborava (1990)
  • Muddy river blues (1996)
  • I to sam ja (1997)
  • 16 nam je godina tek (1998)
  • Ultimate collection (2009)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stjepan Vrečko. "Jedina trava koja nikada neće biti zelena". Muzika.hr. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  2. ↑ Status. "Plava trava zaborava". Hrvatska glazbena unija. Retrieved 28 January 2018.


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