Rock Music In Norway
Rock music arrived in Norway following the rock'n'roll musical revolution in the USA and Great Britain in the late 1950s. Norwegian rock quickly fostered capable musicians, but was strongly influenced by the Anglo-American starting point for the musical form. The leading Norwegian rock groups in the 1960s and 1970s largely expressed themselves in English, while Norwegian was long only used in the more traditional hit and pop music. Notable Norwegian rock bands include Titanic, a-ha, and Kaizers Orchestra. 1950s and 1960s The most known rock and roll performers in the 1950s were Per Granberg, Per Hartvig ( Rocke-Pelle), Jan Rohde and Odd Gisløy (''Smiling Tommy''). Gisløy even penned his own rock and roll composition: "Dancing with My Rockin' Shoes". In the early 1960s the so-called Shadow bands (named after the British instrumental group The Shadows) were popular. Among the most notable were The Beatniks and The Vanguards. In the mid-1960s The Pussycats recorded two alb ...
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