Shin Joong Hyun & The Men - Beautiful River & Mountains (1972)

Shin Joong-Hyun Or Sin Junghyeon (Korean: 신중현) born in January 4, 1938) is a South Korean rock guitarist and singer songwriter often referred to as Korea's "Godfather of Rock." A pioneer of Korean rock music, Shin is known for forming South Korea's first rock band, Add4, in 1962 and for being at the forefront of the country's psychedelic rock scene of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1972, the office of South Korean president Park Chung-hee asked Shin to write a song in praise of the president. Shin refused and instead wrote a 10-minute long song about the beauty of South Korea, called "Beautiful Rivers and Mountains," which he recorded with his band at the time, Shin Joong Hyun & The Men. After the release of the song, police confiscated Shin's guitars and cut his long hair, which was banned at the time by the South Korean government.However, in 1974, his new band, Shin Joong Hyun & Yup Juns released their self-titled first album, which sold over 1 million copies... ⊙ Facebook :  / psychophono   ⊙ MIxcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/PSYCHOPHONO ⊙ Instagram:   / psychophono   We do not own the rights.This is strictly non-profit and not for commercial use.We uploaded it for entertainment,educational and inspirational purposes only.