Olle Adolphson
Gustaf Edvin Olle Adolphson , actually Gustaf Edvin Olof Adolphson (born May 2, 1934 in Stockholm , † March 10, 2004 ibid) was a Swedish song singer, composer and guitarist . Adolphson was one of the most important people in the Swedish music scene in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in the field of the typical Swedish song of the time, which was often both folk music, characterized by rhyming verses and simple, melodious melodies, and as a protest song. Protest is rare with Adolphson, his subjects are personal and often deal with love and relationships, happy and unhappy.
His songs were also distributed by other interpreters, such as his first major hit Trubbel from 1961, which became known in his own version, but also in the version by Monica Zetterlund . Adolphson also worked with Beppe Wolgers .
In the 1970s and 1980s, albums with Adolphson's interpretations of songs by u. a. Evert Taube , later published his interpretations of poems by Harry Martinson and Lars Forssell . Adolphson's own songs were and continue to be interpreted by well-known Swedish singers such as Håkan Hellström , Mauro Scocco , Eva Dahlgren , Sofia Karlsson and Rickard Wolf .
Olle Adolphson has received numerous honors and awards, including the Order of Litteris et Artibus in 2002.
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| SURNAME | Adolphson, Olle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adolphson, Gustav Edvin Olof |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish composer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 2004 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |