Biography
Jockie Soerjoprajogo (Yockie Suryoprayogo; 14 September 1954 – 5 February 2018) was an Indonesian musician and songwriter. Jockie began his musical career while a junior high school student in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. After working with bands in Jakarta and Surabaya, in 1973, he joined with Ahmad Albar, Donny Fattah and Ludwig Leeman to form God Bless; he would remain with this band intermittently until 1993. Jockie also worked with artists such as Chrisye and Iwan Fals, ultimately writing two songs—"Kehidupan" ("Life") and "Kesaksian" ("Witness")—that were listed by Rolling Stone Indonesia as among the best Indonesian songs of all time.
Yockie Suryoprayogo / Jockie Surjoprajogo (lahir 14 September 1954) adalah seorang musisi, pencipta lagu yang pernah tergabung dalam berbagai grup rock seperti Bigman Robinson, Double O,Giant Step, Contrapunk, dan Jaguar, meski pada akhirnya Jockie memang lebih dikenal khalayak ketika ikut bergabung dalam kelompok musik rock tertua negeri ini God Bless.
Kepiawaiannya bermain dalam ranah musik yang berbeda, dari rock, sedikit klasik, sedikit jazz, pop, hingga etnik, menjadikan Jockie bak air yang menembus ke ruang dan dimensi apa pun tanpa harus memupuskan jati dirinya. Dengan kata lain, Jockie mampu berbaur dalam genre musik apa pun tanpa menghilangkan karakternya dalam bermusik.
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