Dragoljub Đuričić
Dragoljub Đuričić Драгољуб Ђуричић | |
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Đuričić in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 10 February 1953 Cetinje, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 15 March 2021 (aged 68) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | Early 1970s–2021 |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, Jugoton, UFA Media, Atelje 212, Metropolis Records, PGP-RTS, Energia, City Records |
| Website | www.dragoljubdjuricic.com |
Dragoljub Đuričić (Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Драгољуб Ђуричић; 10 February 1953 – 15 March 2021) was a Serbian-Montenegrin and Yugoslav drummer.
Đuričić started his career in the early 1970s in Herceg Novi, playing in local bands. In the mid-1970s he moved to Belgrade, where he soon started to perform with pop singers. He was a member of the progressive/hard rock band YU Grupa, jazz fusion band Leb i Sol and hard rock band Kerber. He performed with pop singer Zdravko Čolić and singer-songwriter Đorđe Balašević and worked as a studio musician. He formed several drum bands, performing with them across the world. He was also known for his role in the 1996–1997 protests in Serbia, during which he led a company of drummers, and participation in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević.