Charly Garcia

Carlos Alberto "Charly" García Moreno was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 23rd, 1951. Born to a well-to-do family, he began showing an interest in music as a child and was enrolled in the Thibaud Piazzini, a nearby conservatory. From there, he became interested in rock music, and quickly formed his first band, Sui Generis. With García on piano, the sextet became one of the most influential rock bands in Argentine history. Though the band experimented with psychedelic sounds early in their career, their first release, 1972's Vida, was a more refined, folky album with lots of flutes. It was a runaway success in Argentina. After their 1973 follow-up Condesiones de Invierno, García became bored with the group's sound and steered the group toward a political, progressive sound.