ROCK CALENDAR: February 19, 1945 was born the great Russian musician Yuri Antonov

This is a giant of Russian popular music, Russian McCartney, who wrote a lot of songs in the 60s-70s, the vast majority of which became all-Union hits. Their sing and now, and will sing always. And I deeply spit rock it or not rock, but all rock group of the USSR of those times was in repertoire of songs Antonov – and what was still to sing in Russian? Not about the Komsomol... Remember when in the 70s to us in Muhosransk came on tour Antonov – we're all excited to finally hear his new songs, he took to the concert a portable tape recorder - to record and rehearse new songs... But alas – he performed at the Palace of sports there was nothing to see and hear.

It is because of him that the Union of Soviet composers wrote to the government that in restaurants and at concerts they perform songs of non-professionals, which is why the songs of the members of the Union of Soviet composers are not popular and they are not paid royalties. And then adopted law – if you not a member of Union composers, then your songs can be sing only homes – and in restaurants and on concerts – cannot be, so as your songs unprofessional and means-bad. That is, the Beatles in the USSR was not survive. Naturally-strangers in this creative Union did not take. And Antonov was in the USSR no one-ordinary artist. Popular he received already in the new Russia.
Antonov earned a lot of money at the expense of royalties, so much – I did not know – where to put them. After all, in the USSR nothing could be bought just like that-you need somewhere to ask someone and break through. Recall "Golden calf" - the plot typically Soviet.

I would like to wish the well-respected musician Yuri Mikhailovich good health and many years! And we will remember and sing his songs…