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Krzysztof Klenczon

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Krzysztof Klenczon
Monument of Krzysztof Klenczon in Szczytno (Poland)
Born(1942-01-14)14 January 1942
Pułtusk, Poland
Died7 March 1981(1981-03-07) (aged 39)
Chicago, United States
Years active1962-1981
Websitehttps://www.discogs.com/artist/794393-Krzysztof-Klenczon

Krzysztof Antoni Klenczon (born January 14, 1942 in Pułtusk, Poland, d. April 7, 1981 in Chicago) was a Polish composer, singer and guitarist, member of Czerwone Gitary (1965-1970), later Trzy Korony (1970-1972).

Composer of the greatest hits of the Red Guitars (next to Seweryn Krajewski) among others: Taka jak ty, Historia jednej znajomości, Nikt na świecie nie wie, Biały krzyż, Wróćmy na jeziora, Gdy kiedyś znów zawołam cię, Kwiaty we włosach, Powiedz stary gdzieś ty był, Jesień idzie przez park, and from Trzy Korony: 10 w skali Beauforta, Port, Czyjaś dziewczyna, Natalie-piękniejszy świat.

On February 27, 1981 Klenczon was seriously injured by a drunk driver in the suburbs of Chicago, on the go from the Milford Ballroom in the city's Polish Village. He died on April 7 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chicago, and was buried on July 25, 1981 in Szczytno, Poland on the family's plot,

Solo discography

  • (1971) Krzysztof Klenczon i Trzy Korony
  • (1977) The Show Never End
  • (1978) Powiedz Stary Gdzieś Ty Był