Leif Anderson (11 February 1925 – 17 November 1999), often known by the sobriquet ''Smoke Rings'', was a

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expert, journalist and radio personality.''

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'' biographical entry about Leif Anderson His radio show ''Smoke Rings – Swing och sweet med Leif Anderson'' was first broadcast on Sveriges Radio on 12 September 1960.Ericson, Uno Myggan, ''Myggans Nöjeslexikon'' (Myggan's Encyclopedia of Entertainment), vol 1 (1989) The last programme was broadcast on 14 November 1999, a few days before Anderson's death; this was the 1,786th programme in the series, which thereby became the longest-running show in Swedish radio history. Anderson had a characteristically

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voice, and in his radio programme he spoke a mixture of Swedish with a

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accent and English. He specialised in jazz music from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

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1925 births 1999 deaths Swedish radio personalities Jazz radio presenters 20th-century Swedish journalists {{Sweden-journalist-stub