- Thomas Larsson
Thomas Larsson (born 1964 in
Falun ,Sweden ) is a Swedish guitarist and song writer, perhaps most famous for his work with singerGlenn Hughes and with the bandBaltimoore . He has also released a few solo albums.Biography
Larsson started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, after receiving his first guitar as a gift from his parents. He would join his first serious band at the age of 17 in 1982, Six Feet Under (not to be confused with the American band of the same name), which also featured future
Baltimoore band mateBjörn Lodin . The band dissolved after two albums in 1994. Larsson would then work as a freelance guitarist, including working on the firstBaltimoore album, "There's no Danger on the Roof", in 1989, and he went on to record one album with Swedish bandYeah Bop Station . Larsson was working with the short-lived Swedish band King Siguurd, when he was approached to join Glenn Hughes' backing band, which he accepted. He left Hughes' band when his daughter Cornelia was born.Larsson's first solo album, "Free Ride", was released in 1996 in
Japan . He had been approached to record a solo album byZero Corporation during a tour in Asia with Glenn Hughes. The album would eventually be released inEurope and other markets as well, in 2000.In 2000, Larsson rejoined Baltimoore for their first album since 1994, "Original Sin". He would stay with the band until 2003, only to once more rejoin the band in 2006 for their latest release, "X". 2006 also saw the release of his second solo album, "Harmonic Passion".
Larsson is also a member of Boccabandet, a sought-after Swedish
cover band .Discography
With Six Feet Under
* "Six Feet Under" (1983)
* "Eruption" (1984)With Baltimoore
* "There's no Danger on the Roof" (1989)
* "Original Sin" (2000)
* "The Best of Baltimoore" (2001)
* "Ultimate Tribute" (2003)
* "X" (2006)With
Glenn Hughes * "
From Now On... " (1994)
* "Burning Japan Live " (1994)olo releases
* "Free Ride" (1996 / 2000)
* "Harmonic Passion" (2006)Others
* Yeah Bop Station - "Upfront" (1990)
External links
* [http://www.thomaslarsson.net/ Thomas Larsson's official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thomaslarsson Thomas Larsson's MySpace page]
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