Everyone laughs at his concerts, yet he never learned to read music: Musician Karel Plíhal has been on the scene for more than 40 years

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:46:43 +0200Everyone laughs at his concerts, yet he never learned to read music: Musician Karel Plíhal has been on the scene for more than 40 yearshttps://english.radio.cz/everyone-laughs-his-concerts-yet-he-never-learned-read-music-musician-karel-8895182© 2026 Radio Prague International Karel Plíhal is hard to miss in a crowd – his thick blond hair is to blame. Nevertheless, Plíhal has always come across as rather reserved. Before and after concerts, he can often be found quietly standing around with a beer in his hand. Despite never learning to read music, he has managed to compose beautifully complex songs spanning folk, swing and jazz and his timeless, often humorous lyrics have entertained audiences of all ages at concerts for more than 40 years. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/plihal_karel_0.jpg?timestamp=1787316089 Everyone laughs at his concerts, yet he never learned to read music: Musician Karel Plíhal has been on the scene for more than 40 years https://english.radio.cz/everyone-laughs-his-concerts-yet-he-never-learned-read-music-musician-karel-8895182 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9