Gil Dobrică (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdÍ¡Ê'il doˈbrikÉ™]; February
14, 1946 â€" April 17, 2007) was a Romanian singer. He is most famous
for his 1979 cover version of John Denver's song "Take Me Home,
Country Roads" or simply "Country Roads" (adapted as "Hai acasă" -
"Come on Home"), although he had performed a variety of musical genres
(pop, rock, blues, soul, jazz, country) and performed several covers
of artists as diverse as Ray Charles, Little Richard, Otis Redding and
Bill Monroe.Born in Călărași, Dolj County, Gil Dobrică moved to
Craiova when he was 14, where he went to a vocational school and
became a lathe operator. When he was 17, he started singing at the
workers' club in the November 7 Factory in Craiova, with a repertoire
ranging from jazz, soul, rock to swing.In the 1970s, he came to
Bucharest and started collaborating with the band Sfinx. During the
same period he recorded his most famous song Hai acasă ("Let's Go
Home"), a Romanian adaptation of John Denver's Take Me Home, Country
Roads. Gil Dobrică made his impact in Romanian music history by
adapting into Romanian various rock and roll, blues and soul hits,
including songs by Ray Charles, Bill Monroe, Otis Redding, Little
Richard and others.He also made a memorable cameo in the popular Uncle
Marin, the Billionaire movie (released in 1979 and starring Amza
Pellea).
14, 1946 â€" April 17, 2007) was a Romanian singer. He is most famous
for his 1979 cover version of John Denver's song "Take Me Home,
Country Roads" or simply "Country Roads" (adapted as "Hai acasă" -
"Come on Home"), although he had performed a variety of musical genres
(pop, rock, blues, soul, jazz, country) and performed several covers
of artists as diverse as Ray Charles, Little Richard, Otis Redding and
Bill Monroe.Born in Călărași, Dolj County, Gil Dobrică moved to
Craiova when he was 14, where he went to a vocational school and
became a lathe operator. When he was 17, he started singing at the
workers' club in the November 7 Factory in Craiova, with a repertoire
ranging from jazz, soul, rock to swing.In the 1970s, he came to
Bucharest and started collaborating with the band Sfinx. During the
same period he recorded his most famous song Hai acasă ("Let's Go
Home"), a Romanian adaptation of John Denver's Take Me Home, Country
Roads. Gil Dobrică made his impact in Romanian music history by
adapting into Romanian various rock and roll, blues and soul hits,
including songs by Ray Charles, Bill Monroe, Otis Redding, Little
Richard and others.He also made a memorable cameo in the popular Uncle
Marin, the Billionaire movie (released in 1979 and starring Amza
Pellea).
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