Юрий Чернавский (Yury Chernavsky), born on March 17, 1947, in Russia, was a
producer, composer, and songwriter. He received professional musical education
at the First Music College in Tambov city, the Rachmaninov Tambov State Academy
of Music, and the Tambov Branch of the Moscow State University of Culture and
Arts. From 1969 to 1973, Chernavsky performed with jazz orchestras including
those led by Boris Rensky, Oleg Lundstrem, and Leonid Utyosov. He worked as a
musical director for Soviet vocal-instrumental ensembles Fantasy and Krasnye
Maki (Red Poppies), and later with rock a...