- Salhuskvintetten Olkabilamo
Salhuskvintetten OLKABILAMO was a band from
Salhus ,Åsane inBergen ,Norway formed in1950 byMonrad Holm Johnsen . Monrad Holm Johnsen came fromSandviken to Salhus in1930 and became active in both sports and in the local man'schoir . He started a band for arevue . This was the beginning of the band, and he wanted to continue. The three women in the band quit, but the rest wanted to continue, and they formed Salhuskvintetten, although they didn't have a name at the beginning, and were called "Cowboygjengen" (Cowboygang) or "Salhus Cowboys".It took 12 years before they became famous. In the start they just played on special occasions and in the yearly review in Salhus, but after they played "Singel og Sand" on radio in
1962 they turned into pop stars. It wasRolf Wesenlund fromNorsk A/S Philips who spotted them and helped them get a contract withPhilips . The single "Singel Og Sand" were on "VG-lista" for 27 weeks and sold 30,000 copies. They decided to call it a day after 23 years, 21 singles and 5 LPs. After that they have only played on special occasions. In the later years, three of them have died, Birger Martinussen in1997 , Monrad Holm Johnsen in1998 and Lars Kalvik in2000 .The band
Vinskvetten started as aparody of Salhuskvintetten.Members:
*Mondrad Holm Johnsen
*Ole Mjelde
*Karl Sjursen
*Birger Martinussen
*Lars KalvikDiscography:
*Salhuskvintetten 1968 Philips
*Viser fra vest 1969 Philips
*Vi kjem att ... 1969 Philips
*Vestlandsviser 1971 Philips
*Viser ved vegkanten 1971 Philips
*Dei beste frå Salhuskvintetten 1977 Philips
*20 Beste 2000 Tylden & Co asReferences:
* [http://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006052911343783792172 Article on www.ballade.no]
* [http://www.diskografi.no/band.asp?id=371 Discography on www.diskografi.no]
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