Vladimír Padrůněk

Vladimír Padrůněk (17 February 1952 – 30 August 1991) was a Czech jazz and rock bass guitarist.

His fame increased dramatically in the early 1970s as he began to play with the band Jazz Q, which was led by Martin Kratochvíl.

The band planned to tour overseas, but due to his father's previous involvement in the political upheaval of 1968, Padrůněk was forbidden to travel to non-communist countries.

This ensemble also included Luboš Andršt, as well as Jaroslav Erno Šedivý and Emil Viklický.

In 2012, he was posthumously inducted into the Czech rock hall of fame, Beatová síň slávy.