A band active in 1964 - 1969, with earlier roots in another Kraków big-beat band - see Ametysty

      Material on the internet covers the band's earlier history. Nothing has been published about its line-up and activity towards the end, in 1968-1969 - a gap I am trying to fill. At the end of 1969 the group - after its members left for other bands - ceased to exist.

      Barbara, the first sweetheart of Tadeusz Gogosz, had a brother, Janusz. Tadeusz and Janusz used to call each other "szwagier" ("brother-in-law"). Wiesław Dymny liked that very much: "The Brothers in Law", he said, and that is how the band got its name.

      One of the earliest beat groups in Kraków, it was the first to make records, released by the MUZA label, among them: "Dobry rok", "Wesele" (compilation), "Ulica sztuczna", "Hura huba" - (recorded in 1965, cat. no. N-0370).

      Radio recordings (FM) were made as well, including further songs such as: "Leniwa głowa", "Tak długo byłem zakochany", "Huk-puk", "Leń", "Dla Ciebie", "Hura huba". They were released on LPs, and later also on cassettes and LPs. The lyrics were written by the band's literary and artistic director, Wiesław Dymny.

      The last line-up (1980) was formed from musicians who had earlier played in other Kraków beat bands.

      In its new line-up the group made several radio recordings and took part in two television programmes together with the groups 2+1 and KRYWAŃ.

      Włodzimierz Gurgul in "Mazowsze" (photos)..

bass guitar - Tadeusz Gogosz // Tadeusz Wójcik //
lead guitar - Stanisław Kostka // Ryszard Czeczel // Marek Jamrozy //
                       Andrzej Kadłuczka (session) // Jerzy Tarsiński
rhythm guitar - Zygmunt Zieliński (Bobby)
drums - Wiktor Perelmuter // Zdzisław Nazarko // Mieczysław Spyrczyński
tenor sax - Zbigniew Sztyc

vocals - Irena Wiśniewska, Marian Koster, Elżbieta Bańdo, Maciej Głogoczowski, Stefan Rzytki,
             Włodzimierz Gurgul
artistic director - Wiesław Dymny

Top photo, from the left: Zygmunt Zieliński, Marek Jamrozy, Marian Koster, Tadeusz Gogosz at the back: Zbigniew Sztyc

lead guitar - Jerzy Tarsiński // Zygmunt Kaczmarski // Ryszard Czeczel
bass guitar - Jerzy Konieczny "Plucha" // Konrad Ratyński // Janusz Lorenz // Jerzy Dura //
                       Jerzy Piwowarski
rhythm guitar - Janusz Kaczmarski
drums - Zdzisław Nazarko // Adam Pukalak // Zdzisław Gogulski
trumpet - Jan Kudyk // Andrzej Michalski // Andrzej Jakóbiec
trombone - Czesław Styczeń(Lodo) // Marek Michalak
sax. - Bogdan Biełło

vocals, guitar - Kazimierz Bocheński
vocals, guitar - Marek Kulisiewicz
vocals - Jolanta Borusiewicz // Andrzej Zaucha

The band took part in the TVP1 television programme "Przepraszam, że zraszam", based on texts by J. Sztaudynger, performing in hussar costumes. Actors from Kraków theatres also took part in the programme.
     The "Robin Hood" costumes - below - were used for a special one-off performance held at the Collegium Maius in Kraków.

bass guitar - Marian Śmiłek
drums - Jerzy Dąbrowski (ex Niebiesko - Czarni)
alto/tenor sax - Wiesław Żakowicz
vocals, Hammond organ - Bogumił Dijuk
vocals, guitar - Marek Kulisiewicz
guitar - Marek Grausberg
Fender piano - Wiesław Karkoszka