Peps Persson
Peps Persson (born December 20, 1946 in Helsingborg ; † June 27, 2021 in Tjörnarp in the municipality of Höör ; actually Per-Åke Tommy Persson ) was a Swedish blues and reggae musician from Tjörnarp in the municipality of Höör in Skåne . He interpreted most of his pieces in Swedish and gained popularity thanks to his Skåne dialect . At the beginning of his career as a musician he recorded a few albums in English.
Career
Persson's career began in 1975, heavily influenced by the blues. Persson also made a name for himself as a translator of many English-language blues and reggae songs into Swedish. He reinterpreted songs by Muddy Waters , Elmore James and Bob Marley in Swedish , among others .
After 1975 he turned away from the blues and published more reggae pieces. Some of his songs, such as “Falsk matematik” and “Hög standard”, also had political content and were part of the Swedish music movement ( Progg ).
Discography
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Solo albums
- 1968 - Blues Connection
- 1969 - Sweet Mary Jane
- 1972 - The Week Peps Came to Chicago
- 1975 - Blues på svenska
- 1980 - red skirt
- 1984 - En del och andra
- 1992 - Oh boy
Peps Persson's bloody band
- 1974 - Blodsband
- 1975 - Hög standard
- 1976 - Droppen urholkar stenen
- 1978 - Spår
- 1988 - Fram med pengarna!
- 1993 - Spelar for livet
- 1994 - Roaster from Södern
- 1997 - Rotblos
- 2005 - Äntligen!
With the Pelle Perssons Kapell
- 1977 - Fyra tunnlann bedor om dan
- 1982 - Persson sjonger Persson!
Compilations
- 1993 - Bitar 1968-1992
- 2006 - Oh Boy: Det Bästa Med Peps Persson
Web links
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- ↑ Musicians Peps Persson är död. In: svt.se. June 27, 2021, accessed June 27, 2021 (Swedish).
- ↑ Lars Lovén: Peps Persson Biography at allmusic.com
- ↑ a b Chart sources: SE
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SURNAME | Persson, Peps |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Persson, Per-Åke Tommy (real name) |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Swedish blues and reggae musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tjörnarp , Sweden |
DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 2021 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Tjörnarp , Höör |