Trygve Thue (21 June 1950 – 14 April 2022) was a Norwegian guitarist and music producer, and an original member of the Norwegian band . He was the brother of the folk singer .

Career

Thue was born in

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and received his first musical accolades with "Freeze on His Back" in the boys choir ''Folkeskolens Guttekor'' in 1958 in

. His background as choir boy often gave him a competitive advantage in polyphonic singing and instrumental harmonies, a result of his many hours in the studio making albums such as

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's "En Natt Forbi" and "Bare Nerver" in which he both wrote and sang the voices in the choir. From 1976 and onwards he ran his own studio, Bergen Lydstudio, where he produced records for artists like

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, Jan Eggum, Johannes Kleppevik, Nurk Twins, Hole in the Wall, Cactus,

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, Gustav Lorentzen, Lollipop,

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and Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Ole Amund Gjersvik, Mads Eriksen, Rune Larsen and Fabel . In addition, he recorded the

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album ''Live in Bergen 1978'', and around 200 other albums.

Discography (a selection)

;Solo albums * 1975: ''Brødrene Thue'' (RCA Victor) * 1994: ''Jeg – En Beach Boy'' (Tylden & Co) ;Collaborations ;Within Saft * 1971: ''Saft'' (

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) * 1971: ''Horn'' (Polydor Records) * 1973: ''Stev, Sull, Rock & Rull'' (

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) ;Within Hole in the Wall * 1972: ''Hole in the Wall'' (

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) ;With

* 1975: ''Jan Eggum'' (

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) * 1976: ''Trubadur'' (CBS Records) ;Within The Lollipops * 1989: ''Lollipop'' (Mariann Records), with Rune Larsen and

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* 1990: ''Lollipop 2'' (Mariann Records), with Rune Larsen, Tor Endresen and

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* 1991: ''Lollipop Jukebox'' (Lollipop Records) ;Within

* 2010: ''The Best of Bergen Blues Band'' (Hungry Records)

References

External links

''Jeg En Beach Boy''

«Brødrene Thue» on MIC.no
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