Milić Vukašinović
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Vukašinović performing with Vatreni Poljubac at the 2016 Belgrade Beer Fest.
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| Birth name | Milić Vukašinović |
| Also known as | Mića, Dr. for Rock'n'Roll, Mitch Valiant, Militch |
| Born |
March 9, 1950 Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Folk Rock, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician; Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1965 – present |
| Labels | Diskoton, Diskos, City Records |
| Associated acts | Vatreni Poljubac, Bijelo Dugme, Indexi, Kodeksi, Mitch Valiant Band, Hanka Paldum, Toma Zdravković, Alma Čardžić, Selma Bajrami, Era Ojdanić |
Milić Vukašinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милић Вукашиновић, born March 9, 1950) is a Yugoslav musician, the founder of the rock band Vatreni Poljubac and drummer of the famous Yugoslav band Bijelo Dugme.
Simultaneous to his schooling, Vukašinović started drumming, first joining a band called Plavi dijamanti before switching to Čičak with Zoran Redžić on bass, Mahmut "Paša" Ferović on rhythm guitar, and Dragan Danilović on lead guitar. Čičak folded in 1969.
During spring 1970, Željko Bebek invited Redžić to join his band Kodeksi on club & bar tour in southern Italy since they immediately needed someone to play bass. Redžić in turn brought along Vukašinović as well, since the struggling band that featured future Bijelo dugme leader Goran Bregović also needed a replacement drummer. Right after arriving in Italy, Vukašinović encouraged and eventually convinced his new band mates to make a turn towards hard rock, similar to the pioneering sound that was coming out of England at the time epitomized by acts like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.
The band's new style backfired as they got fired from most of the places they were regularly playing up to that point and eventually returned to Sarajevo. In late summer 1971, 21-year-old Vukašinović decided to leave for London where he lived for the next three years. Trying to find musical success in England proved elusive, so he mostly earned a living through a series of menial jobs. Among other things he worked as a busboy at London's Hard Rock Cafe near Hyde Park Corner.
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