Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910-1988) and family in 1918

Carl Frederick Tandberg (March 22, 1910 – August 26, 1988), was a

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who recorded with

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...

and

Frankie Ortega Frankie Ortega (November 27, 1927 – February 7, 1994) was an American jazz piano player and bandleader with the Frankie Ortega Trio during the 1950s and 1960s. Biography He was born on November 27, 1927 in Alhambra, California, United States ...

Biography

He was born on March 22, 1910, in

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where his father, Thorvald Martin Tandberg I (1874–1970), managed a restaurant. Thorvald was born in

Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropol ...

. Carl's mother was Alvilde Marie Naess (1875–1933) of

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. His maternal uncle was

Alfred Næss Karl Alfred Ingvald Næss (26 April 1877 – 6 July 1955) was a Norwegian speed skater. He set the men's world record for 500 meter speed skating on 5 February 1893 at 49.4 seconds in Hamar, Norway. He then broke his own world record 21 days late ...

, the Norwegian

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. His music career began in Boston in 1926 where he played in local ballrooms, restaurants and in radio stations WNAC and WEEI. Carl married Alice Nazian Gonyer (1909–1992) of

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in 1929. They moved to

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where he played with the

Jimmy Durante James Francis Durante ( , ; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced song ...

band, played vaudeville and toured the southern circuit with Al Wohlman & Company. He played 52nd street "jazz joints" and worked with Mike Riley and Ed Farley, the writers of

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. He worked with

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(1910–1981) and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra; and The

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(1910–1973) Orchestra in 1937. He played some college concerts with

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, and in 1939 he did a

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tour and recorded with

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. In 1947 he recorded ''

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'' with

Jan August Jan August (born Jan Augustoff; September 24, 1904 – January 9, 1976) was an American pianist and xylophonist. He had a hit with his version of "Misirlou" in 1947 with Carl Frederick Tandberg. August was born in New York City, United States. He ...

. Around 1948 he moved to California and worked with the

Trio in

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and at the

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for 11 years. He moved to

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and, starting in 1957–1958, worked as a musician in

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at Dick White's Rickey's Lounge with the Paul Peters Trio. The trio was himself, Paul Peters, and Stan Seltzer. He later became the

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at Rickey's Lounge restaurant. While working at American Music Publishers he met

and collaborated on several recordings. After he retired from music he worked for a private security company at

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studios. He later worked as the gate security guard at the home of

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 5 ...

. He died in

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on August 26, 1988, of a heart attack, and was buried in Eternal Valley Memorial Park.

Discography

; The Legacy, 1961–2002 (LP rereleased 2003) *

and His Group; Imperial IR 9025 (LP circa 1950) **

, piano ** Al Viola, guitar ** Carl Tandberg, bass **

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, drums ** Tito Rivera, conga drums * Al Viola and Tito Rivera. The Piano Styling Of Frankie Ortega (LP) *

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire ...

; The Ballads of Eddie Cochran (2013) playing standup bass *

; Somethin' Else: The Ultimate Collection (2009) playing upright bass

References

External links

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