Lasse Wellander

Lasse Wellander
Wellander in May 2012
Born18 June 1952 Edit this on Wikidata
Died7 April 2023 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 70)
Websitehttps://www.verywellander.se/ Edit this on Wikidata

Lars-Ove "Lasse" Wellander (18 June 1952 – 7 April 2023) was a Swedish guitarist, best known for his association with ABBA.[1][2] He first recorded with the group's backing band in 1974, and played on all their studio albums from ABBA (1975) to Voyage (2021).[3][4]

Wellander came from the village of Skrikarhyttan [sv]. His musical career began at the age of 16 when he joined Peps & Blues Quality [sv], which without leader Peps Persson later became Nature [sv]. Subsequently, they were asked to become a backing band for Ted Gärdestad, who introduced Wellander to Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.[5][6]

Speaking after the Wellander's death, the members of ABBA commented: "The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as well as his rock solid guitar work on stage was immense".[7][8]

Awards and honors

Discography

Albums

  • 1976 – Electrocuted
  • 1978 – Wellander & Ronander
  • 1985 – Full hand
  • 1987 – Tweed
  • 1990 – Poker-face
  • 1992 – Från Rickfors till Peterson-Berger
  • 2018 – 2017/2018

Singles

  • 1992 – Vingar/Anthem
  • 2017 – Samba Loelek
  • 2017 – Out of the shadows
  • 2017 – Fri som en fågel (m. Lena Larsson)
  • 2017 – The Parting Glass
  • 2018 – Old School Boogie
  • 2018 – Ut mot öppet hav
  • 2018 – In My Heart And Soul – instrumental version
  • 2018 – In My Heart And Soul (m. Stefan Nykvist)
  • 2018 – Postludium (m. Sophisticated Ladies)
  • 2019 – Anitra's Dance (Anitras dans)
  • 2020 – Mellan hägg och syren
  • 2020 – Is There A Chance (m. Lena Larsson)
  • 2021 – Guitarism (inkl. Radio Edit-version)
  • 2021 – Nostalgia
  • 2021 – O helga natt
  • 2022 – Overdrive
  • 2022 – Merry-Go-Round
  • 2022 – Oh Come, All Ye Faithful

References

  1. ^ Sinmaz, Emine (10 April 2023). "Abba pay tribute as guitarist Lasse Wellander dies aged 70". Journal. The Guardian. London. p. 16. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023. (Titles of print and online versions differ).
  2. ^ Garcia, Thania (10 April 2023). "Lasse Wellander, ABBA's Longtime Guitarist, Dies at 70". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Lasse Wellander: Abba pay tribute to guitarist's 'musical brilliance'". BBC News. London. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Lasse Wellander, Abba guitarist who played on such hits as Voulez-Vous and on the Mamma Mia! soundtrack – obituary". The Telegraph. London. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "ABBA-gitarristen Lasse Wellander död" [ABBA guitarist Lasse Wellander dead]. SVT (in Swedish). Stockholm. 11 April 2023 [9 April 2023]. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ Marten, Neville (February 2022). "Knowing Me: ABBA's Lasse Wellander". Guitarist. No. 481. pp. 50–54. ISSN 0953-7023.
  7. ^ "Abba: Vi minns Wellanders briljans och leende" [Abba: We remember Wellander's brilliance and smile]. Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). Örebro. 10 April 2023. ISSN 1103-971X. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ Saad, Nardine (16 April 2023). "Lasse Wellander, guitarist who played 'integal role in the ABBA story', dies at 70". In Depth. Miami Herald. Vol. 120, no. 214. p. 3C.
  9. ^ Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien Årsskrift 2005 [Royal Academy of Music Yearbook 2005] (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Royal Academy of Music. 2005. ISBN 9189038304. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Årets Studiorävar utsedda" [This year's Studio Foxes selected]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Stockholm. 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.