Georg "Jojje" Wadenius (born 4 May 1945) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was particularly active during the 1970s and 1980s as a

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and session guitarist and bassist, as well as for a series of albums of children's songs in Sweden.

Biography

Wadenius was born in

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, where he attended

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. After appearing on a number of Swedish hit records and being founder-member of two Swedish

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s of the early 1970s, Made in Sweden (1966–1972 and 1976) and (1971–1972), he relocated to the United States to become lead guitarist of the US group Blood, Sweat & Tears from 1972 to 1975. In 1979, he joined The Saturday Night Live Band on television. He stayed on until 1985 and has since worked for many important artists as a session player and/or touring musician, among them

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, David Sanborn,

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, as well as many important artists in Sweden. In 1970, he received a Swedish Grammis for Made in Sweden and another for his work on children's songs. Later in his career, he produced other Scandinavian performers, including Anne Sofie von Otter, and in 2001 he set up a recording studio in Oslo, Norway.

Discography

As leader

*1969 - ''Goda, Goda'' *1978 - ''Puss,Puss,Sant,Sant'' *1978 - ''Georg Wadenius'' *1987 - ''Cleo'' *1997 - ''Till alla barn'' *1997 - ''Left turn from the right lane'' *1999 - ''Zzoppa'' *2005 - ''Interloop'' *2009 - ''Jul på Svenska'' *2010 - ''Reconnection'' *2011 - ''Saleya'' *2012 - ''Teddy og Marian'' *2013 - ''Jul på Norska'' *2014 - ''Psalmer'' *2014 - ''Cleo, Vol. 2'' *2016 - ''Cleo with friends'' *2016 - ''Farvel'' *2016 - ''Livet är nu'' *2016 - ''Jojjes klassiska barnvisor'' *2018 - ''Jojjes Wadenius bästa barnvisor, Vol. 1'' With Made in Sweden *1968 - ''Made in Sweden (with Love)'' *1969 - ''Snakes in a Hole'' *1970 - ''Live! At the Golden Circle'' *1970 - ''Made in England'' *1970 - ''Regnbågslandet'' *1971 - ''Best of'' *1976 - ''Where Do We Begin'' With Blood, Sweat & Tears *1972 - ''New Blood'' *1973 - ''No Sweat'' *1974 - ''Mirror Image'' *1975 - ''New City''

As guest

* ''Ja, Dä Ä Dä'' (1969) -

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* ''Ramadan'' (1969) - Björn J:son Lindh * ''Rune At The Top'' (1969) -

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* ''Taube'' (1969) -

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* ''Poem, Blues Och Ballader'' (1969) -

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* ''När Dimman Lättar'' (1969) -

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* ''Jason's Fleece'' (1970) - Björn J:son Lindh * ''Solar Plexus'' (1971) - * ''Monica, Monica'' (1971) - Monica Zetterlund * ''Huvva'' (1971)

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* ''Goda, Goda (DK)'' (1971) -

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* ''Black Is The Color'' (1972) -

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* ''Songs'' (1973) -

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* ''Funky Formula'' (1976) - Slim Borgudd * ''The Poet'' (1976) - Olli Ahvenlahti * ''E.K.'' (1976) -

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* ''Move'' (1977) -

* ''Sansara Music Band'' (1977) - Sansara * ''It's A Long Story'' (1977) -

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* ''Nyspolat'' (1977) - Coste Apetrea * ''

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'' (1977) -

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* ''Hoven, Droven'' (1977) -

* ''Spelar Nilsson'' (1978) - De Gladas Kapell * ''Live & More'' (1980) -

and Peabo Bryson * ''Dreams'' (1980) -

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* '' Never Too Much'' (1981) -

* ''

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'' (1982) - Luther Vandross * '' Busy Body'' (1983) - Luther Vandross * '' Get It Right'' (1983) -

* ''Born To Love'' (1983) - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack * ''Success'' (1983) - The Weather Girls * '' Live From New York'' (1984) -

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* ''

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'' (1984) -

and Luther Vandross * '' Swept Away'' (1985) -

* ''Passion Fruit'' (1985) -

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* '' Night I Fell In Love'' (1985) -

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* ''Family Vacation'' (1987) - Rosenschontz * ''Energia'' (1989 - Valerie Lynch * ''Collection'' (1989) - New York Voices * ''Johnny Gill'' (1990) - Johnny Gill * ''So Intense'' (1991) -

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* ''Hearts Of Fire'' (1991) - New York Voices * ''That Time Again'' (1991) - Kevin Owens * ''Jigsaw'' (1991) - Jeremy Steig * ''Only Human'' (1991) - Jeffrey Osborne * ''Make Time For Love'' (1991) - Keith Washington * ''Time For Love'' (1991) - Freddie Jackson * ''

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'' (1993) -

* ''Scene Is Clean'' (1993)

* ''Paul Jabara Friends'' (1993) - Paul Jabara * ''Television'' (1994) -

* ''Pure Pleasure'' (1994) -

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'' (1995) -

* ''Gravity'' (1995) - Howard Johnson * ''Mr. X'' (1996) -

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* ''All That I Am'' (1997) - Joe Thomas * ''Endless Is Love'' (1997) - Jon Lucien * ''Bortom Det Blå'' (1997) -

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* ''Djävulen Och Ängeln'' (2000) -

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* ''Soul Ballads'' (2001) -

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* ''At First Light'' (2001) -

* '' Vapen & ammunition'' (2002) -

* ''Visor'' (2002) -

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* ''Nightwatch'' (2003) -

* ''Irreplaceable'' (2003) - George Benson * ''Life'' (2003) - Leif Johansen * ''Taube'' (2003) -

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* ''Når Dagen Roper'' (2004) -

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* ''Det Føles Bra'' (2005) -

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* ''Be Still My Heart - The Essential'' (2005) -

* ''Här Är Den sköna sommaren'' (2006) - Lill Lindfors * ''No Vil Eg Vake Med Deg'' (2006) -

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* ''I Let The Music Speak'' (2006) - AnnSofie von Otter * ''In The Moment'' (2007) - Jazzcode * ''Hjerteknuser'' (2007) -

References

External links

Official site
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