The Matadors (band)

The Matadors
OriginPrague, Czechoslovakia
Genres
Years active1965–1968; 1991–2008
LabelsSupraphon
Spinoffs
Spinoff of
Past membersWilfried Jelinek
Otto Bezloja
Radim Hladík
Jan Obermayer
Vladimír Mišík
Miroslav Schwarz
Karel Kahovec
Viktor Sodoma
Miloš Vokurka
Jiří Matoušek
Petr Netopil
Michail Vračko

The Matadors were a beat band from Prague, Czechoslovakia active between 1965 and 1968, and intermittently between 1991 and 2008. Their most memorable lineup consisted of Otto Bezloja (bass guitar), Radim Hladík (lead guitar), Jan "Farmer" Obermayer (organ), Miroslav "Tony Black" Schwarz (drums), Karel Kahovec (vocals, rhythm guitar), and Vladimír Mišík (vocals, blues harp). The latter two were replaced in 1966 by ex-Flamengo vocalist Viktor Sodoma. The Matadors released only one studio album during their career, the 1968 self-titled The Matadors, shortly before the band's breakup.