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John Capek is a composer, arranger, keyboardist, and producer. Biography. John Capek was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) [1] on 27 November 1947. He is the son of Fred Capek, a concert pianist and mechanical engineer, and Irene Capek, both survivors of Terezin and the Auschwitz concentration camp. [2] .
John Capek is a Real Bohemian. When your music speaks to billions of people all around the world – you’re bringing some serious jam to the game. That’s what Real Bohemians do. One of John’s smash, international hits was recorded by the great pop/rock and roll icon – ROD STEWART.
The sought-after songwriter, producer and session musician John Capek has lived on three continents and in four countries but keeps a special place in his heart for Canada.
The son of a concert pianist and his wife who survived Auschwitz, John Capek moved with his parents to Melbourne, Australia, at three. He studied piano as a child and, influenced by Little Richard, Ray Charles, and Chuck Berry, played with local rock bands in his teens.
HOME | Johncapek. CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE. JOHN'S SOUL IS IN HIS PLAYING, BUT THE RHYTHM OF HIS HEART IS IN HIS SONGS. Whether he’s in Los Angeles or Nashville or Toronto, they gotta have it. When they find him, it's GOLD. His songs have topped charts all over the world in the US, the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and Canada.
Feb 5, 2024 · Nashville, Tenn. — Renowned global hitmaker and songwriter John Capek has been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. In the Glenn Gould Theater of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto, Canada, Capek and his esteemed, long-time collaborator, Marc Jordan, were welcomed into the Class of 2023.
Toronto, ON (October 4, 2023) — The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is pleased to announce two of the music industry’s most sought-after songwriters, Marc Jordan and John Capek, as the newest Inductees to join the class of 2023.
