Carl Jularbo, better known as Calle Jularbo and born Karl Karlsson (6 June 1893, in Jularbo,

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– 13 February 1966, in

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, Stockholm County, Sweden) was the most famous

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ist of his time. He had a very distinct personal style, that has played a significant part in forming the Swedish accordion tradition. He was extremely productive, recording 1577 tunes and he won 158 accordion competitions. He maintained a large repertoire without being able to read music. His best known tune is ''Livet i Finnskogarna'' (roughly "Life in the Finn forests"), recorded in 1915. This song was the basis for the

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hit of 1951, "

Mockin' Bird Hill "Mockin' Bird Hill" is a song written in 3/4 time by Calle Jularbo, with lyrics by George Vaughn Horton. It is perhaps best known through recordings by Patti Page, Horton's own Pinetoppers, and the duo of Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1951, or by ...

". Jularbo is the name of his birthplace, which he later adopted as his name. Both his parents were of predominantly

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descent, which was not revealed until after his death.

Literature

*Stig Nahlbom (1974), "Jularbo, Carl Oscar", Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, 20:458-9460.

External links

Carl Jularbo museum in English
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jularbo, Calle Swedish accordionists Swedish Romani people 1893 births 1966 deaths People from Avesta Municipality 20th-century accordionists Musicians from Dalarna County