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Fred Åkerström
Person · male · Sweden · Stockholm · born 1937 · died 1985 · recording since 1963
Swedish musician and singer (1937–1985)
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Also known as Fred Åkertström
Timeline
14 events▣ Album 11◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1930s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Fred Åkerström sjunger Ruben Nilsson
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
1980s
Biography
English biography411 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1352920134
Biography
Fred Bo Gunnar Åkerström (born Bo Gunnar; 27 January 1937 – 9 August 1985) was a Swedish singer, activist, and theatre actor. Regarded as one of the greatest interpreters of Carl Michael Bellman, he is noted for his resonant bass-baritone voice and emotional performances. Debuting during the folk music revival in the early 1960s, he covered several socially conscious and sentimental ballads by both notable and obscure Swedish poets.
Life
Åkerström was born in Stockholm to a family of meager circumstances, which would later influence the social, economic, and political criticisms found in many of his works and public appearances. He aspired at an early age to become a vissångare, after having heard local singer-songwriter Ruben Nilson (1893-1971). After performances at the famous Vispråmen Storken, a barge in Stockholm where folksingers performed, he released his first record in 1963, Fred Åkerström sjunger Ruben Nilson. He was a contemporary of Cornelis Vreeswijk, and the two were at times very close, touring together and releasing a joint record early in their careers. He became an alcoholic in later life. His daughter CajsaStina Åkerström is also a singer.
Bellman interpreter
Like Vreeswijk, Åkerström was a major interpreter of Carl Michael Bellman's songs, giving them "a new and more powerful expression" than they had had before, starting with his live performance of one of Fredman's Epistles, "Nå skruva fiolen" in 1964. Åkerström believed that Bellman had been misinterpreted by an earlier generation of artists: far from being a jolly and romantic person, Bellman was, Åkerström thought, an accurate social reporter of poverty, sickness, death and suffering. Åkerström published ten albums containing Bellman songs, of which three were dedicated to that subject: Fred sjunger Bellman in 1969; Glimmande nymf in 1974; and Vila vid denna källa in 1977. His performances increased in intensity until it seemed to audience and critics that Åkerström was identifying himself with Bellman. In his book Ingenstans fri som en fågel, Peter Mosskin wrote of Åkerström that no-one in two hundred years had succeeded better at bringing Bellman to life, making the story of his music an important element in Swedish cultural history. His later Bellman recordings combined his guitar with cello and flute.
Political views
In the late 1960s, Åkerström was influenced by left wing politics and started recording more political songs such as Kapitalismen (Capitalism) which originally was a danish protest song written by Per Dich. He also joined the Communist Party (known then as KPML(r)) and published the songs under their record label Proletärkultur
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 14 | 90.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (18 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
Fred Åkerström sjunger Ruben Nilsson
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:15
A1Trubaduren3:01A2Duett i Småland2:41A3Åkare Lundgrens begravning3:39A4Förstadsromantik3:15A5Ficktjyvens visa2:57B1Fimpen och tändstickan3:08B2Bergsprängardramatik3:32B3Den odödliga hästen3:13B4Amerikabrevet2:14B5Laban och hans döttrar2:351965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks
A1Vindstilla valsA2NärbildA3NärbildA4ÖgonA5HjärtslagA6Olycklig kärlekA7Monolog om julstjärnorA8BarnmålningB1Porträtt av en majstrångB2Porträtt av en majstångB3RusB4NärhetB5NärhetB6Du där i jordB7Brudbrödsbukett till Ulrika1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 28:55
A1Luffaren2:27A2Balladen om Bror Lundbom4:05A3Varning för hunden1:34A4Kapitalismen4:02A5Två gånger död1:16A6Halleluja amen2:53B1Kapital2:51B2Onkel Sam och den snälle gossen1:54B3Vaggvisa1:44B4För maskens skull1:38B5Prästen och slaven2:17B6Balladen om Joe Hill2:141969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 52:20
A1Epistel Nr. 3: Fader Berg i hornet stöter3:31A2Epistel Nr. 23: Ack, du min moder7:45A3Epistel Nr. 24: Kära syster, mig nu lyster4:28A4Epistel Nr. 30: Drick ur ditt glas6:18A5Epistel Nr. 34: Ack, vad för en usel koja4:20B1Epistel Nr. 35: Bröderna fara väl vilse ibland5:21B2Epistel Nr. 51: Movitz blåste en konsert5:16B3Epistel Nr. 69: Se dansmästarn Mollberg4:30B4Epistel Nr. 80: Liksom en herdinna6:18B5Epistel Nr. 81: Märk hur vår skugga4:331971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 30:22
A1Den sanna sjömansvisan2:34A2Syndafloden2:01A3Sjukbesök2:36A4Full tid1:33A5Rallarevisa2:43A6Gårdsmusikanter2:24A7Positivhalaren2:39B1Begravningsentreprenörerna2:05B2Önskevisa2:20B3Adam och Eva2:27B4Fru Kristina2:01B5Balladen om eken2:57B6Ungkarlsvisan2:021973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:58
A1Jag ger dig min morgon3:48A2Berceuse2:56A3Oslo2:32A4Två tungor2:00A5Sannah2:53A6Natt i en stad2:48B1Den gamle skärsliparen5:39B2Spritarnas Tango0:45B3Vissångarvisa3:28B4Visa till ombudsmän4:12B5Till Gruvtolvan1:02B6Den trettionde i första sjuttitvå3:551975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:06
A1Nå skruva fiolen (Ep. 2)2:19A2Ack du min moder (Ep. 23)8:05A3Mollberg satt i paulun (Ep. 41)4:38A4Gråt fader Berg (Ep. 12)4:15B1Glimmande nymf (Ep. 72)6:30B2Fader Bergström (Ep. 63)2:32B3Bröderna fara väl vilse ibland (Ep. 35)7:23B4Så lunka vi så småningom (Sång 21)4:241976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 34:23
A1Banansång2:16A2Hur bananerna är1:52A3De goda1:30A4I bananskogen1:52A5I bananernas himmel2:00A6Fyra bananer1:53A7Banankyrkogården2:21A8Vaggvisa för liten grön banan3:27B1Arg ung banan1:49B2En gammal banans tankar2:09B3Vad bananerna tror2:01B4Vad bananerna vet2:38B5Vad bananerna vill2:23B6De trofasta2:46B7Under bananflaggan1:29B8Bananriket (Nationalsång)1:571977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 43:04
A1Käraste bröder, systrar och vänner (Ep. 9)3:37A2Vila vid denna källa (Ep. 82)8:55A3Fader Movitz, bror (Ep. 67)3:05A4Värm mer öl och bröd (Ep. 43)3:19A5Tjänare, Mollberg, hur är det fatt (Ep. 45)3:46B1Stolta stad (Ep. 33)7:49B2Movitz helt allena (Ep. 44)4:25B3Se Movitz, vi står du och gråter (Ep. 31)5:04B4Gubben är gammal, urverket dras (Ep. 27)3:041978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 40:35
A1Båklandets vackra maja2:58A2Nödhamn3:05A3Katinka, Katinka3:01A4Sjömanskistan4:02A5Han hade seglat för om masten2:29A6Den sortens seiler3:50B1Stängd teater3:58B2Søren Bramfris lærksang3:14B3Luffarvisa3:30B4Storbynatt3:53B5Nordsjön6:351982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
A1ArtistenA2En liten konstnärA3Kajsas uddeA4När du gårA5Möte med musikA6Far har fortaltA7Liten gosseB1FraganciaB2Visa till KatarinaB3MargaretaB4Sann berättelse ur livetB5Vän av ordningB6Ett liv efter detta
Album · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Fred's Klassiker (1963-1982), Vol 1 - Jag ger dig min morgonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 53:401På källaren Fimmelstången3:28 2Fimpen och tändstickan3:05 3Vaggvisa1:42 4Fröken Saga2:17 5Den sorte seiler3:50 6Berceuse2:59 7Oslo2:34 8Nordsjön6:38 9Storbynatt3:57 10Fragancia4:10 11Kajsas udde2:33 12Rus2:10 13Visa till Katarina1:37 14Två tungor2:01 15Natt i en stad2:49 16Jag ger dig min morgon3:49 17Stängd teater4:01 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1988 | Fred's Klassiker (1963-1982), Vol 2 - Den odödliga hästenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 47:401Den odödliga hästen3:13 2Bergsprängardramatik3:32 3Rallarvisa2:36 4De stora eventyre2:04 5Hur bananerna är1:54 6En gammal banans tankar2:12 7Jag tror aldrig jag har sett på maken2:13 8Ficktjuvens visa2:56 9Kapitalismen3:57 10Onkel Sam och den snälle gossen1:52 11Halleluja amen3:00 12Sjömanskistan4:06 13Den sanna sjömansvisan2:36 14Trubaduren2:56 15Vän av ordning2:20 16Laban och hans döttrar2:39 17Åkare Lundgrens begravning3:34 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1989 | Till Carl MichaelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:58:59Disc 1 1Nå, skruva fiolen (Ep. 2)1:46 2Fader Berg i hornet stöter (Ep. 3)3:31 3Kära syster mig nu lyster (Ep. 24)4:25 4Drick ur ditt glas (Ep. 30)6:18 5Ack, vad för en usel koja (Ep. 34)4:18 6Movitz blåste en konsert (Ep. 51)5:14 7Se dansmästarn Mollberg (Ep. 69)4:28 8Liksom en herdinna (Ep. 80)6:18 9Märk hur vår skugga (Ep. 81)4:36 10Fader Bergström (Ep. 63)2:35 11Vila vid denna källa (Ep. 82)8:57 12Glimmande nymf (Ep. 72)6:32 Disc 21Stolta stad (Ep. 33)7:54 2Så lunka vi så småningom (Sång 21)4:24 3Mollberg satt i paulun (Ep. 41)4:38 4Gråt fader Berg (Ep. 12)4:17 5Tjänare Mollberg, hur är det fatt (Ep. 45)3:49 6Värm mer öl och bröd (Ep. 43)3:23 7Käraste bröder, systrar och vänner (Ep. 9)3:39 8Movitz helt allena (Ep. 44)4:29 9Se Movitz, vi står du och gråter (Ep. 31)5:08 10Bröderna fara väl vilse ibland (Ep. 35)7:25 11Gubben är gammal, urverket dras (Ep. 27)3:08 12Ack, du min moder (Ep. 23)7:47 | Compilation | 1989 | |
| 1994 | Fem sidorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 1997 | GuldkornSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:15:431Jag ger dig min morgon3:48 2Oslo2:33 3Fragancia4:08 4Båklandets vackra Maja3:03 5Luffarevisa3:35 6Trubaduren2:53 7Han hade seglat för om masten2:32 8Balladen om eken2:57 9I natt jag drömde något som2:02 10Kajsas udde2:30 11Nordsjön6:39 12Amerikabrevet2:11 13Balladen om Joe Hill2:17 14Kapitalismen3:55 15Vissångarvisa3:27 16Luffaren2:21 17Åkare Lundgrens begravning3:36 18Så lunka vi så småningom4:24 19Käraste bröder, systrar och vänner3:40 20Stolta stad3:51 21Glimmande nymf6:38 22Gammal rallarvisa2:43 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 2003 | Freds bästaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 41 tracks · 2:18:07Disc 1 1Jag ger dig min morgon3:48 2Oslo2:33 3Fragancia4:08 4Båklandets vackra Maja3:03 5Luffarevisan3:35 6Trubaduren2:53 7Han hade seglat för om masten2:32 8Balladen om eken2:57 9I natt jag drömde något som2:02 10Kajsas udde2:30 11Nordsjön6:39 12Amerikabrevet2:11 13Balladen om Joe Hill2:17 14Kapitalismen3:55 15Vissångarvisa3:27 16Luffaren2:21 17Åkare Lundgrens begravning3:36 18Så lunka vi så småningom (Fredmans sång nr 21)4:24 19Käraste bröder, systrar och vänner (Fredmans epistel nr 9)3:40 20Stolta stad (Fredmans epistel nr 33)3:51 21Glimmande nymf (Fredmans epistel nr 72)6:32 Disc 21Ficktjyvens visa2:56 2Hos min doktor3:28 3Den odödliga hästen3:12 4Rallarvisa2:33 5Fimpen och tändstickan3:07 6Frida sörjer sommaren1:48 7I Spaniens månsken2:27 8Duett i Småland2:19 9Bergsprängardramatik3:31 10Spritarnas tango0:47 11Den trettionde i första sjuttiotvå3:59 12Kapital2:49 13Varning för hunden1:31 14För maskens skull1:34 15Den gamle skärsliparen5:43 16Nå skruva fiolen (Fredmans epistel nr 2)1:48 17Tjänare Mollberg, hur är det fatt (Fredmans epistel nr 45)3:50 18Fader Bergström (Fredmans epistel nr 63)2:35 19Liksom en herdinna (Fredmans epistel nr 80)6:19 20Vila vid denna källa (Fredmans epistel nr 82)8:57 | Compilation | 27 August 2003 | |
| 2004 | KlassikerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 57:131Jag ger dig min morgon3:47 2Luffarevisa3:35 3Amerikabrevet2:11 4Käraster bröder, systrar och vänner3:39 5Glimmande nymf6:32 6Spritarnas tango0:46 7Vila vid denna källa8:57 8Fragrancia4:07 9Båklandets vackra Maja3:02 10Han hade seglat för om masten2:32 11Så lunkar vi så småningom4:23 12Nordsjön6:39 13Stolta stad3:50 14Den odödliga hästen3:13 | Compilation | 2004 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Fred Åkerström head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 14 | 90.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trio CMB(band) | — | present | guitar |
| Trio CMB(band) | — | present | lead vocals |
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Image: Örebro Kuriren · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1398777 · MusicBrainz: 05baf3eb-81ca-4e23-9f0c-955a8cbddaec
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