voc, g, *1942 DE
Singer / Musician of Rock and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Reddy (2)
Czech vocalist and guitarist. Born May 28, 1942 in Prague (former Czechoslovakia). German resident since 1968. Mainly known and credited as “Reddy Kirken”. Member of the Hell’s Devils (1963–1964) and Komety (2) (1967–1968), with the latter he pioneered gritty soul and funk music in Czechoslovakia. In summer 1968 he replaced Viktor Sodoma as the lead singer of The Matadors (2), who would soon thereafter depart to Munich, West Germany, to work as the backing band of the German production of musical Hair (Haare). Lead singer of Emergency (6) 1970–1972. In the late 1970s vocalist with the Czech–German disco outfit Gold (15) (later known as Gold Band). Still lives in Munich, Germany.