Džentlmeni
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Džentlmeni (Serbian Cyrillic: Џентлмени, lit. 'The Gentlemen') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1966.
A year after the formation, the band split into two factions. The first faction featured original rhythm guitarist Milan Buza, and the other featuring original bass guitarist Živorad "Žika" Jelić and drummer Velibor "Boka" Bogdanović, the first disbanding after a year and a half and the second continuing their career with Žika Jelić's brother, Dragan "Dragi" Jelić (guitar), Mihajlo Simikić (tenor saxophone, clarinet, piano and vocals), and Branko Marušić "Čutura" (vocals, rhythm guitar), achieving nationwide popularity and eventually becoming one of the most popular Yugoslav bands of the 1960s. In 1970 the Jelić brothers left Džentlmeni and formed the highly successful band YU Grupa, while Marušić continued to lead Džentlmeni, which changed several lineups. Džentlmeni later lineups included guitarist Zlatko Manojlović (later of Dah and Gordi), bass guitarist Robert Nemeček (later of Pop Mašina and Rok Mašina), guitarist Zoran Božinović (later of Pop Mašina, Rok Mašina and Zona B) and bass guitarist Slađana Milošević (later a successful solo artist), the group finally disbanding in 1972. Although they were not among the earliest Yugoslav rock bands, Džentlmeni, as other Yugoslav 1960s rock bands, played a pioneering role on the Yugoslav rock scene.
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