Johan Georg Johansson (born April 23, 1961 in
Stockholm
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) is a writer and musician (drums, guitar, bass, vocal). He is most famous for his time as songwriter and drummer for the Swedish punk-rock band
KSMB.
Biography
In 2008, Johansson was awarded the ''Svenska Vispriset'', an annual prize which is awarded to a person or organisation for developing and furthering the art of folk singing, by ''Riksförbundet Visan i Sverige''.
Riksförbundet Visan in Sweden: Svenska Vispriset 2008 gick till Johan Johansson!
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He and his family moved from Hornsgatan to Hagsätra
Hagsätra is a district (''stadsdel'') in Söderort, the southern part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is part of the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör borough (''stadsdelsområde'') . It borders with the districts of Älvsjö, Örby and Rågsved in ...
during his birth year. In 1970 he moved to Skärholmen
Skärholmen is a suburban area in the district of Söderort in south-western Stockholm, Sweden. Together with Bredäng, Sätra and Vårberg, it forms the borough of Skärholmen.
The community primarily consisting of ''Million Programme'' st ...
in Stockholm.
Johan has one child named Frans, with the writer Nina Lekander.
Music
The first band ''Ingenting'' (means "nothing" in Swedish) was formed 1974 and played covers of song by bands like The Who
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and Iggy & the Stooges
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.
In 1977, the band Skärholmens Gymnasiums Punkensemble was formed, the band changed name and became later KSMB. Since the band was not so popular yet they played at the local clubs in Skärholmen, Stockholm in the beginning.
The same year which KSMB was split up (1982), Johansson together with Janne Borgh formed the new band Strindbergs'. Strindberg just played a couple of years until 1985. Johansson then started up a band called John Lennon (which later changed its name to John Lenin, to get away from Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono (, usually spelled in katakana as ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.
Ono grew up in Tokyo and moved to New York ...
's lawyers).
In the 1990s, his music turned in a different direction; his sound became more like Cornelis Vreeswijk
Cornelis Vreeswijk (8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch singer-songwriter and poet who lived and worked primarily in Sweden.
Born to Dutch parents in IJmuiden, Netherlands, he emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age ...
.
In 2006, a solo album came up 10 years after the last, the album came together with the book ''I stället för vykort''. The record contained a live-show with old and new material.
Writing
Johansson has also published two books, the travel book ''I stället för vykort'' (2006) and ''Wild Cards'' (2008), a book on festivals, and especially Storsjöyran
Storsjöyran or just Yran (''literal meaning: The Great Lake Giddy Festival'') is an annual Swedish musical event going back to the early sixties.
Festival history
The festival was started in honor of the ancient can-do spirit of the people of ...
.
Discography
KSMB
*1980 - ''"Bakverk 80"''
*1980 - ''"Aktion"''
*1981 - ''"Rika Barn Leka Bäst"''
*1982 - ''"Dé É Förmycké"'' (live)
Strindbergs
*1983 - ''"Bibeln"''
*1984 - ''"Med Strindbergs Ur Tiden"''
*1984 - ''"Bombpartyt"''
John Lenin
*1987 - ''"Peace For Presidents"''
Johan Johansson
*1993 - '' Flum''
*1994 - '' 10'' ( EP)
*1996 - '' ...och hans lilla svarta värld''
*2001 - '' Sånger ur Trähatten 1982-2000''
*2006 - '' Ett kompledigt liv'' (Livealbum)
*2008 - ''Vän av ordning'' ( EP)
*2011 - ''"Svea Rike Rivjärn"''
References
External links
Johan Johansson's websiteJohan Johansson on Discogs
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1961 births
Living people
Swedish male musicians
Musicians from Stockholm