Mify
Soviet/Russian rock band
Mify (Russian: «Мифы», lit. 'The Myths') are a rock band formed in Leningrad in 1966.
History
1966-1967: The Red Roosters
The history of the group began in September 1966, when Sergey Danilov and Gennadiy Barikhnovskiy were both eighth-graders at School No. 216 in the Kirovsky District of Leningrad. In the midst of Beatlemania and the popularity of rock and roll, they decided to start their own group. In one of their early performances as a duet, they played music from the film Lyudi nad oblakami (Russian: «Люди над облаками», lit. 'People above the clouds') at a school event. Soon after, Dmitry Zadvornov, then a freshman, joined the group as a vocalist.
Soon after, Vyacheslav Legzdin replaced Bezdudnov on bass and the group changed their name to Mify (Russian: Мифы, lit. 'The Myths'). The band's first performance under the new name took place on November 7, 1967.
1967-1974: Early years of Mify
Before the members graduated from school, the group performed at their own school, School No. 501, and at the Seltso sovkhoz.
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