Zdeněk Rytíř (11 April 1944 – 2 October 2013) was a Czech composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and singer born in Tábor, at the time part of the Nazi-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
[1] Zdeněk Rytíř was born on 11 April 1944 in Tábor, which at the time was part of the Nazi-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
During his studies at Charles University, he wrote poetry and played bass guitar and harmonica in several bands.
[2] Rytíř wrote lyrics for songs performed by numerous Czech artists and bands, including Pavel Bobek, Helena Vondráčková, Václav Neckář, Petr Spálený, Michal Tučný, Olympic, Karel Gott, Lenka Filipová, Hana Zagorová, Jitka Zelenková, and ASPM among others.
He additionally wrote Czech lyrics for several songs by Bob Dylan, including "Like a Rolling Stone", later made famous by Petr Kalandra, and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", sung by Marta Kubišová.