Valery Shapovalov's musical preferences are, first of all, rock, country and bard music. He himself writes lyrics and music, plays the guitar. He has many fans celebrating his individuality and uniqueness.
V. E. Shapovalov was born in the summer of 1950 in Moscow, where he received his education. Since childhood, he loved to play the guitar, and it was she who became his favorite musical instrument. From school, Valera writes poetry and puts them to music. Subsequently, this youthful hobby became his profession. Valery Evgenievich Shapovalov - today almost every connoisseur of Russian rock music knows this name.
How it all began
Valery began his musical career at the age of 15. In 1965 he became one of the founders of the Muscovites ensemble, which later became legendary. Then young musicians performed mainly in the Seasons cafe. There they had their first listener, their first fans. Some of them remain loyal to Shapovalov to this day.
But Valery did not limit himself to work in the ensemble he created, often as a guitarist he also performed with other musical groups. But still "Muscovites" at that time remained a priority group for him, and he often performs with them at various musical events. At that time, the guys performed songs in English. By the way, the British who came to Moscow at that time noted the quality of their singing.
Shapovalov not only sings, he also writes his own songs. In the early 80s, he joined Rosconcert with his ensemble. Here he gets the opportunity to perform with eminent VIAs, for example, with the "Flame" ensemble. There he not only plays the guitar, but also performs songs of his own composition. His work does not go unnoticed, and very soon they begin to distinguish Shapovalov from other musicians in the ensembles where he played.
The creative individuality of the musician requires approval, and since the mid-80s, Valery Shapovalov began recording solo albums. The album "Shuttle" became the debut, followed by a series of several more records. It was they who brought him his first widespread fame.
Later years
At the end of the 80s, Shapovalov created the group "Lemonade Joe", which fans of a specific rock will remember to this day. In 1989, Valery performed with Roy Clark, a famous folk-rock performer who had come to the Union at that time. This performance was filmed by Soviet television people, and later this recording was included in a documentary covering the tour of the famous Western singer in the USSR.
Connoisseurs of Soviet rock remember his songs, which were once famous - "Stop Who Goes", "You Can't Go There" and some others. In 1989, the next disc of "Lemonade Joe" was released, which was called "Halt Who Goes". The band continues to actively perform and record, and their albums continue to come out until the late 90s. Even if Shapovalov's contribution to the development of Russian rock music is not so noticeable, it certainly is, and this guitarist and performer of their songs is still remembered.
