Radics Béla

T H E G U I T A R K I N G – B É L A R A D I C S
Hungarian Guitarist Singer And Composer.
Place And Date Of Birth Budapest February 6 1946.
Place And Date Of Death Budapest October 18 1982. The Life And Contribution Of Béla Radics Is A Tragedy Of Early Hungarian Rock History. His Technique In Playing The Guitar And His Composing Inspirations Are Real Legend Even Today. His Fans And Admirers Name Him The Hungarian Jimi Hendrix The Guitar King While He Called Himself Captain RB. He Played In The Following Groups Sankó Atlantisz And Pannónia. In 1968 He Founded The First Hungarian Group – Named SAKK-MATT – Playing Popular And Blues Music. This Formation Was The First Ever Eastern-European Group Which Moved The Young Of The Former Socialist Countries Too. On Weekends They Came By Bus By Train Or Eventually By Car To Budapest So That They Could Listen To The Eastern Jimi Hendrix I.E. Béla Radics And The Group Sakk-Matt. The Following Members Of The Group Lajos Csuha Rezső Hőnigh Albert Harmath Lajos Miklóska. Unfortunately The Cultural Politics In The 60-Ies And 70-Ies Almost Persecuted Him. It Was He Who Introduced To The Hungarian Beathes Fans The Rhythm And Blues And The Music O Jimi Hendrix And The Cream Group Both Of Which Were Among The Greatest Of Blues-Styles. He Played Together With Excellent Musicians In The Group SAKK-MATT And In The Later Formed Group Tűzkerék. Let Us Mention A Few Of Them Egon Póka Lajos Som László Vadölő Váradi Ferenc Demjén. In Spring 1972 Was The First Hungarian Supergroup Established The Taurus Ex-T 25 75 82. This Was The First Group Playing Progressiv Music And Which Was Not Controlled ”from Above”. They Were Extremely Successful All Over. Members Of The Group Were Béla Radics - Guitar Singing Győző Brunner - Drums Lajos Som - Bass-Guitar Ferenc Fecó Balázs - Key-Instruments Singing. The Management Of The Hanglemezgyártó Vállalat Recording Company Undermined The Morale Of The Group. The Position Of Lajos Som Was Taken By Zorán While In 1973 The Leader Of The Group Reported Its Separation. For 1.5 Year Béla Did Not Even Have A Guitar In His Hands As If He Had Have The Feeling That This Could Have Been The Possibility Of The Great Break-Away He Was Totally Depressed. Since 1975 He Formed The Legendary Group Tűzkerék Again. Only A Few Names Out Of Those Musicians Who Were Playing In The Captains Group Tamás Szolga Tamás Kun Károly Sándor Károly Szerényi Tibor Strausz Sándor Bali Dezső Döme Tibor Tátrai Katalin Nagy Egon Póka György Soldos György Szabó László Magasházi. With His Music And Way Of Life He Embodied FREEDOM And The The Cultural Politics Of That Time Did Not Agree With It. He Was Made Impossible Everywhere And His Excellent And Even Until Now Unique Playing The Guitar Was Queried. The Continuous Discrimination Had Made Itsaffect He Died As A Severe Alcoholic And He Was Only 36. The Unbelievable Playing The Guitar Of Radics Was Recorded On One Single Record On Which The Text And Music Was Made By Him. The Title Is Zöld Csillag Green Star . That Is A Shame. József Tárász Description Taken From Http //www.Radicsrb.Hu/ read less