Budka Suflera

Budka Suflera
Origin	Lublin, Poland
Genres	Rock, Progressive rock
Years active	1969, 1974–2014
Labels	New Abra, EMI, Sony Music
Website	www.budkasuflera.pl
Members	Krzysztof Cugowski Romuald Lipko Tomasz Zeliszewski Łukasz Pilch Mirosław Stępień Piotr Kominek Anna Patynek Małgorzata Orczyk Irena Kijewska
Past members	Zbigniew Zieliński Stanisław Wenglorz Andrzej Ziółkowski Jan Borysewicz Zdzisław Janiak Romuald Czystaw Felicjan Andrzejczak Piotr Płecha Krzysztof Mandziara Andrzej Sidło Stanisław Zybowski Arkadiusz Smyk Janusz Biegaj Marek Raduli Mieczysław Jurecki

Krzysztof Cugowski
Romuald Lipko
Tomasz Zeliszewski

Budka Suflera was a Polish rock band which was started in 1969 in Lublin by Krzysztof Cugowski, and, after disbanding soon thereafter, resurrected by Cugowski and Romuald Lipko in 1974 and active until 2014. In addition to their 1997 hit song "Takie tango", they are perhaps best known for their rock ballads, such as "Jolka, Jolka pamiętasz" and "Za ostatni grosz" that are often quoted as some of the best songs of Polish rock.

The band was started in 1969 with jam sessions by Krzysztof Cugowski (vocals), Krzysztof Brozi (lead guitar), Janusz Pędzisz (bass guitar) and Jacek Grün (drums). They performed cover versions of John Mayall, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin in local venues and disbanded after making a few radio recordings and several concerts.

In 1970 Cugowski joined a band Stowarzyszenie Cnót Wszelakich, led by his school mate Romuald Lipko. Soon the band was renamed to Budka Suflera. After few member changes the band finally made in March 1974 to be their first major recording, "Sen o dolinie" as the Polish cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine". The song received much airplay, which resulted in an offer from Polskie Nagrania record label, as well as numerous concert proposals.

In autumn 1974 the next song is recorded, "Cień wielkiej góry", inspired by death of two Polish mountaineers (Zbigniew Stepek and Andrzej Grzązek) in the Himalayas in 1973. It instantly became a hit and appeared on many compilations and live albums since then. The band also recorded "Lubię ten stary obraz" in November 1974 and "Memu miastu na do widzenia" in the beginning of 1975. The drummer Zbigniew Zieliński was replaced by Tomasz Zeliszewski soon after this.

The first album, entitled Cień wielkiej góry after its first track, was released in 1975. This record saw some contributions from Czesław Niemen, who played his Moog synthesizer psychedelic parts in a majestic rock suite called "Szalony koń". Clocking over 19 minutes, this track took a whole B-side of the long play.

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