Pugh Rogefeldt

Pugh Rogefeldt, real name Anders Sture Torbjörn Rogefeldt (born 2 March 1947 in Västerås, [cite news |work=Svenska Dagbladet|url=http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/artikel_1011569.svd|title=Rutinerad trio lirar igen|date=25 mars 2008|accessdate=2008-09-22|author=Stefan Malmqvist] Sweden), is a Swedish singer, musician, guitarist and songwriter.

Biography

Rogefeldt made his breakthrough in the late 1960s with albums such as "Ja, dä ä dä" and "Pughish". Unlike most other Swedish pop musicians who wanted to achieve international success, he sang in Swedish. One song which is commonly associated with Rogefeldt is "Små lätta moln". Other major hits include "Här kommer natten", "Föräldralåten", "Hog Farm", "Dinga Linga Lena" and "Stockholm". In the 1970s, he toured with this band Rainrock, together with Ola Magnell and Janne Lucas Persson. One of his best songs written in the english language was called "Backslider", It is considered as "rocking". A live double LP was released from this tour, entitled "Ett steg till".

In the early 1990s, he was also a member of Grymlings, alongside Göran Lagerberg, Mikael Rickfors and Magnus Lindberg.

Discography

Album

*1969 – "Ja, dä ä dä"
*1970 – "Pughish"
*1972 – "Hollywood"
*1973 – "Pugh on the Rocks"
*1974 – "Bolla och Rulla"
*1975 – "Ett steg till"
*1977 – "Bamalama"
*1978 – "Attityder"
*1981 – "Het"
*1983 – "Face"
*1985 – "Hammarhjärta"
*1986 – "Pugh Rogefeldt"
*1991 – "Människors Hantverk"
*1999 – "Pugh Maraton"

Collections

*2003 – "Pugh Boxen"
*2003 – "Pughs Bästa"

External links

* [http://www.pugh.nu/ Pugh Rogefeldt's website]

References