Bob Frídl: The 1970s idol nicknamed the Czech Bob Dylan

Name: Bob Frídl: The 1970s idol nicknamed the Czech Bob Dylan
Uploaded: 2026-05-29T15:10:37+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Exactly 85 years ago, on May 24, one of the most famous American singer-songwriters, Bob Dylan, is born. A few years later and several thousand kilometres further east, another baby sees the light of day for the first time – Jozef Frídl, who would later be nicknamed “Czech Bob Dylan.” Jozef “Bob” Frídl’s singing career

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Exactly 85 years ago, on May 24, one of the most famous American singer-songwriters, Bob Dylan, is born. A few years later and several thousand kilometres further east, another baby sees the light of day for the first time – Jozef Frídl, who would later be nicknamed “Czech Bob Dylan.”

Jozef “Bob” Frídl’s singing career began in 1967 with the group Green Spiders.

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Author: Romana Grajcarová