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unusual facts about Eivor Steen-Olsson


Eivor Steen-Olsson

At the 1970 World Orienteering Championships in Friedrichroda she won a gold medal in the relay for Sweden again, this time with Birgitta Larsson and Ulla Lindkvist.


Eddie Meduza

He often got bad reviews from the press, notably Expressen journalist Mats Olsson, to which Norstedt replied by writing even more offensive songs, such as Kuken står på Mats Olsson (Mats Olsson has a hard-on), Mats Olsson är en jävla bög (Mats Olsson is a damn fag) and Mats Olsson runkar kuken (Mats Olsson is wanking his cock).

Espen Rud

Later he played with Staffan William-Olsson Trio, Magni Wentzel Sextet, and Halvard Kausland/Hans Mathisen.

Jan Olof Olsson

Jan Olof Lennart Olsson (pen name Jolo) (31 March 1920 Stockholm, Sweden — 30 April 1974, Hjärnarp, Skåne) was a popular Swedish writer and a journalist for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter where he elevated the short sketch to an art.

Jon Skolmen

Skolmen also found a big audience in neighbouring Sweden co-starring in the five "Sällskapsresan" films as Ole Bramserud, the Norwegian sidekick of main character Stig Helmer-Olsson who was played by Swedish actor Lasse Åberg.

Jørn Øien

Other cooperation was with Knut Værnes, Staffan William-Olsson's records Smile (1998) and Oak road boogaloo (2000), Alf Kjellman Project, Beady Belle and Trionic, Ole Jacob Hansen, Espen Lind's band, Espen Rud Sextett, awarded Spellemannprisen 1998 for the album Rudlende, Tine Asmundsen's «Lonely Woman», and Geir Lysne's «Listening Ensemble».

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd

Vikingarna also performed the song at Leif "Loket" Olsson's TV program "Bingolotto" that year.

Madman Across the Water

Caleb Quaye and Roger Pope wouldn't play with John again until Rock of the Westies in 1975, following Murray and Olsson's departure from the band.

Nigel Olsson

On March 31, 2000, Olsson sang backing vocals alongside Billy Trudel and Ken Stacey as part of John's band when John was promoting the soundtrack to the film The Road to El Dorado by appearing on The Today Show.

By the time of John's "One Night Only" concerts in New York City on October 20 and 21, Olsson was alternating with and playing drums alongside Curt Bisquera.

In 1971, Olsson produced and released his debut solo album Nigel Olsson's Drum Orchestra and Chorus on Uni Records; featuring Murray and Hookfoot guitarist Caleb Quaye, who had played on John's early albums.

Paul Wagnberg

He is well known for his collaborations within the Swedish-Norwegian jazz quartet The Real Thing, comprising Wagnberg (Hammond B3 organ), Staffan William-Olsson (guitar), Børre Dalhaug (drums) and the late Sigurd Køhn (saxophone).

Refugee controversy in Sjöbo

The Centre Party in Sjöbo, led by Olsson, motioned before Sjöbo's municipal assembly in June 1987 for a referendum on the acceptance of foreign refugees in the municipality.

Staffan William-Olsson

Staffan William-Olsson (born 13 December 1959 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish Jazz musician (guitar) and composer, known guitarist of The Real Thing, and the collaborations with the likes of Bob Berg, Lee Konitz and Palle Mikkelborg.

William-Olsson was after classical piano studies at Göteborg Musikhögskola (he is autodidact guitarist), the replasement for Ulf Wakenius in the Swedish fusion band Hawk on Flight, and also collaboraterd with such as Bob Berg, Lee Konitz and Palle Mikkelborg.

Eventually he was oriented towards the guitar, with the blues and rock music as main sources of influence (Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin as main models).

When he discovered jazz-rock, Weather Report, John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth among others became the new sources of inspiration.

Swedish children's literature

More recently, other children's authors have become notable, such as Maria Gripe, Gunnel Linde, Inger and Lasse Sandberg, Sven Nordqvist with the Pettson and Findus series, Moni Brännström, Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson.


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