Pugh Rogefeldt, real name Anders Sture Torbjörn Rogefeldt (, ; born 2 March 1947 in
Västerås
Västerås ( , , ) is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 154,049.
Västerås is the se ...
,
Sweden), is a Swedish singer, musician, guitarist and songwriter.
Musical career
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
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. 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. 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
Göran Bertil Lagerberg (; born 20 September 1947) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist in Swedish rock band Tages and later progressive rock act Kebnekajse. In the 1990s, he was a ...
,
Mikael Rickfors and
Magnus Lindberg.
The intro from Rogefeldt's "Love, Love, Love" track (from the 1969 album ''Ja, Dä Ä Dä!'') is notable for being sampled and used by
DJ Shadow
Joshua Paul Davis (born June 29, 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Shadow, is an American DJ, songwriter and record producer. His debut studio album, '' Endtroducing.....'' was released in 1996.
Biography Early years (1989–1995)
DJ Sh ...
on "Mutual Slump" (from the 1996 album ''
Endtroducing.....'').
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''
*2008 – ''Vinn hjärta vinn''
Collections
*2003 – ''Pugh Boxen''
*2003 – ''Pughs Bästa''
*2012 – ''Dä Va' Då Dä' Pugh Rogefeldts Bästa 1969–2012''
with Grymlings
*1990 – ''Grymlings''
*1992 – ''Grymlings II''
Notes
References
External links
Pugh Rogefeldt's website
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Swedish-language singers
Swedish male singers
Swedish composers
Swedish male composers
People from Västerås
1947 births
Living people