Ivan Král (May 12, 1948 – February 2, 2020) was a Czech-born American composer, filmmaker, record producer, bass guitar player, and singer-songwriter. Between 1975 and 1979, Král was co-writer, guitarist and bassist with Patti Smith. In 1979, after Patti Smith's last show in Florence, Italy, Iggy Pop invited Král to Rockfield Studios in Wales to work on his album Soldier. After the Soldier tour, Král became Iggy's co-writer and guitarist for all the original songs on his 1981 album, Party. As we...
Ivan Král (May 12, 1948 – February 2, 2020) was a Czech-born American composer, filmmaker, record producer, bass guitar player, and singer-songwriter. Between 1975 and 1979, Král was co-writer, guitarist and bassist with Patti Smith. In 1979, after Patti Smith's last show in Florence, Italy, Iggy Pop invited Král to Rockfield Studios in Wales to work on his album Soldier. After the Soldier tour, Král became Iggy's co-writer and guitarist for all the original songs on his 1981 album, Party. As well as this, Král recorded a number of solo albums.
Across his career, Král worked across genres including punk, rock, jazz, soul, country and film scores. His songs have been recorded by such artists as U2, Pearl Jam, Téléphone, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Simple Minds, First Aid Kit, and John Waite, among others. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
