Jigs is a
dansband, established in
1966
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* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
in
Trollhättan,
Sweden
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. The band scored several 1970s hits, with recordings of songs like ''
Hallå du gamle indian
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'', ''Bli min gäst'', ''Dardanella'', ''
Let's Twist Again'' and ''
From a Jack to a King
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''. Their album series was named "Goa bitar". When the band played at
Cortina
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in
Vinberg
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The parish is home to three villages: Vinberg, Vinbergs kyrkby and Tröingeberg, the latter be ...
on 16 July 1976,
AC/DC
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appeared as a pause act.
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Discography
*Goa bitar 1* (1973)
*Goa bitar 2* (1973)
*Goa bitar 3* (1974)'
*''Goa bitar 4* (1974)''
*Goa bitar 5* (1974)
*10 i toppar 1* (1975)
*''Goa bitar 6* (1976)''
*10 i toppar 2* (1976)
*''Goa bitar 7* (1978)''
*Greatest hits* (1979/1980)
*Shirley* (1982)
*Egna drömmar* (1983)
*Blå hav* (1985)
*''Goa bitar 11* (1989)''
*Jigs 20 goabitar* (1997)
*Jigs samlade goabitar* (2003)
References
External links
Official website
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1966 establishments in Sweden
Dansbands
Musical groups established in 1966