Bulat Okudzhava
Russia, 1956–1997
Soviet singer-songwriter, poet and prose writer (1924–1997). A founder of the Russian bard (author-song) movement; his intimate, guitar-accompanied songs, circulated on amateur tape recordings, shaped a generation of Soviet singer-songwriters.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Bulat Okudzhava and 1 artist Bulat Okudzhava influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Bulat Okudzhava?
- Alexander Vertinsky — Vertinsky's intimate, self-composed urban romances — a poet setting his own verse to music and performing it solo — were the pre-revolutionary prototype for the Soviet author-song that Okudzhava founded.
Which artists did Bulat Okudzhava influence?
- Vladimir Vysotsky — Okudzhava's intimate, guitar-accompanied author-song was the model for Vysotsky's early work; Vysotsky repeatedly named him a teacher and dedicated a song to him.