Thomas Larsson (born 1964 in

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) is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter, perhaps most famous for his work with singer Glenn Hughes and with the band

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. He has also released a few solo albums.

Biography

Larsson started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, after receiving his first guitar as a gift from his parents for his twelve birthday. He would join his first serious band at the age of 17 in 1982, Six Feet Under (not to be confused with the American band of the same name), which also featured future

bandmate

Björn Lodin Björn Lodin (born 1965 in Sundsvall, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and producer, primarily famous for his work with his band Baltimoore.Baltimoore Baltimoore is a Swedish rock band, led by Swedish singer Björn Lodin. Lodin was originally approached by Elektra Records in 1987 to record a solo album, but Lodin opted to use the moniker ''Baltimoore'' rather than his own name. In 1992, Lodin ...

album, ''There's no Danger on the Roof'', in 1989, and he went on to record one album with Swedish band Yeah Bop Station. Larsson was working with the short-lived Swedish band King Siguurd, when he was approached to join Glenn Hughes' backing band, which he accepted. He left Hughes' band when his daughter Cornelia was born. Larsson's first solo album, ''Freeride'', was released in 1996 in

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. He had been approached to record a solo album by Zero Corporation during a tour in Asia with Glenn Hughes. The album would eventually be released in

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and other markets as well, in 2000. In 2000, Larsson rejoined Baltimoore for their first album since 1994, ''Original Sin''. He would stay with the band until 2003, only to once more rejoin the band in 2006 for their latest release, ''X''. 2006 also saw the release of his second solo album, ''Harmonic Passion''. Larsson is also a member of Boccabandet, a sought-after Swedish

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Discography

With Six Feet Under

* ''Six Feet Under'' (1983) * ''Eruption'' (1984)

With Baltimoore

* ''There's no Danger on the Roof'' (1989) * ''Original Sin'' (2000) * ''The Best of Baltimoore'' (2001) * ''Ultimate Tribute'' (2003) * ''X'' (2006)

With Glenn Hughes

* '' From Now On...'' (1994) * '' Burning Japan Live'' (1994)

Solo releases

* ''Freeride'' (1996 / 2000) * ''Harmonic Passion'' (2006)

Others

* Yeah Bop Station - ''Upfront'' (1990)

References

External links

Thomas Larsson's official websiteThomas Larsson's MySpace page
1964 births Living people People from Falun Swedish rock guitarists Swedish heavy metal guitarists Baltimoore members {{Sweden-guitarist-stub