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A band whose name means "Black Diamonds", which played at the THM (Steelworks and Mechanical Technical School) in the years 1963-1965; in the late spring of 1964, after Czarne Koty broke up, it played for several months at Sunday dance evenings for young people at the ZPiT on the Górali estate. Much later - in the second half of the 1970s, after a change of line-up - it was transformed into Biała Gwiazda.
Line-up:
lead guitar - Stanisław Alker (d. 2019)
bass guitar - Zdzisław Raczyński
rhythm guitar - Ryszard Murak
drums - Wiesław Kuśnierz
vocals - Zbigniew Szczepanowski, Alicja Urbaś
lead guitar - Stanisław Alker (d. 2019)
bass guitar - Zdzisław Raczyński
rhythm guitar - Ryszard Murak
drums - Wiesław Kuśnierz
vocals - Zbigniew Szczepanowski, Alicja Urbaś
1963 - THM, the beginnings
Zbigniew Szczepanowski, founder of Czarne Diamenty
Zbigniew Szczepanowski, founder of Czarne Diamenty
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▶ Video with Zbyszek Szczepanowski
a short talk, October 2007 – to be seen in the FILM section, in the Time capsule
Special thanks for the sound material below to those who helped to obtain it: Stanisław Socha, Michał Owczarek and Janusz Cholewa
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1. Czarne Diamenty on the radio programme Kolorowy Mikrofon
2. Czarne Diamenty - Taka już wola ma
3. Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt
4 April 1965
the contest of bands in the Hala Garaży, in which Ryszardy also took part
Photo: Józef Brożek
the contest of bands in the Hala Garaży, in which Ryszardy also took part
Photo: Józef Brożek
From the archive of Wiesio Kuśnierz and Staszek Alker - Chałturka-Tours, after Czarne Diamenty
1974 - Catering Technical School -
the pre-graduation ball
the pre-graduation ball
1976 - the band under the name
Biała Gwiazda - a continuation of the Czarne Diamenty line - Violinka club
Biała Gwiazda - a continuation of the Czarne Diamenty line - Violinka club
Line-up:
lead guitar, vocals - Edward Rosak (d. 2017)
bass guitar, vocals - Stanisław Alker
drums, vocals - Ryszard Murak
organ - Marek Maćkowski
lead guitar, vocals - Edward Rosak (d. 2017)
bass guitar, vocals - Stanisław Alker
drums, vocals - Ryszard Murak
organ - Marek Maćkowski
Below: surviving photographs of the group - Photo: Andrzej Wróbel
1977
The fourth line-up as Biała Gwiazda - a continuation of the Czarne Diamenty line - Violinka club
The fourth line-up as Biała Gwiazda - a continuation of the Czarne Diamenty line - Violinka club
Line-up:
lead guitar, vocals - Marian Plutecki
bass guitar, vocals - Stanisław Alker
drums, vocals - Ryszard Murak
organ - Krzysztof Lech
vocals - Danuta Rożdżyńska
lead guitar, vocals - Marian Plutecki
bass guitar, vocals - Stanisław Alker
drums, vocals - Ryszard Murak
organ - Krzysztof Lech
vocals - Danuta Rożdżyńska
Below: surviving photographs of the group - Photo: Andrzej Wróbel
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2003 - 2026 Kraków
2003 - 2026 Kraków