Boris Grebenshchikov
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Boris Grebenshikov in 1989
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Boris Borisovich Grebenshikov 27 November 1953 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1972–present |
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| Website | https://www.facebook.com/grebenshikov/ |
Boris Borisovich Grebenshchikov (Russian: Бори́с Бори́сович Гребенщико́в), stage name Boris Grebenshikov, also known as Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov, is one of the most prominent members of the generation which is widely considered the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music. Due as much to his personal contribution as to the undisputed and lasting success of his main effort, the band Aquarium (active since 1972 until today), he is a household name in Russia. Grebenshchikov is colloquially known as BG (Russian: БГ) after his initials. He is often called the 'Grandfather of Russian Rock'.
Boris Grebenshchikov was born on 27 November 1953 in Leningrad. He co-founded Aquarium with a childhood friend, Anatoly "George" Gunitsky, in 1972 as a post-modernistic theater-centric effort that involved poetry and music. Gunitsky provided absurdist, highly symbolic lyrics to some of BG's earliest songs.
Grebenshchikov was initially a stellar student, finishing school with a gold medal (the Russian analog to head boy). He was accepted into the prestigious Leningrad State University. His musical activities began taking up the bulk of his time; he began missing exams and failing classes. Despite an eventual graduate degree in Applied Mathematics, Grebenshchikov had always been a voracious consumer of culture, especially music. His school-years enamorment with The Beatles eventually extended to include a deep appreciation of Bob Dylan, which slowly transformed Aquarium into a low-fi electric blues band that moonlighted in acoustic reggae. As popular legend has it, the first song he managed to play on guitar was The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride"; his first public performance, in 1973, featured him performing songs by Cat Stevens.
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