HANSSON & KARLSSON
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The two members of Hansson & Karlsson are both better-known for other things -- Bo Hansson as the composer of the progressive fantasy album Lord of the Rings and Jan Karlsson as a second-rate actor. But playing together in the '60s, they were among the most important Swedish progressive bands, and possibly the band reaching the most fame abroad in the '60s. They played with acts like Frank Zappa, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix. When the '60s ended, and as Hansson & Karlsson were getting big in progressive circles in Europe, their career came to a halt after conflicts between the two and with their manager. Karlsson also ran the most lively progressive club in Stockholm, Filips, where, except for Hansson & Karlsson, bands like Träd, Gräs & Stenar and Mecki Mark Men played.
In 1966, jazz drummer Jan Karlsson was introduced to the former bassist of the Merrymen, Bo Hansson. The
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Gold
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1971
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