Johnny Madsen

Biography

Johnny Madsen (31 March 1951 – 4 November 2024) was a Danish musician, songwriter and painter. In the period 1983 to 1992, he was part of Dalton, a supergroup trio made of Madsen, Lars Lilholt and Allan Olsen. Johnny Madsen lived on the island of Fanø, where he had his own art gallery, "Madsens Malerier". He was also part of Hobo Ekspressen. Madsen died on 4 November 2024, at the age of 73.

Painting

Madsen painted for many years, mostly inspired by expressionism and mentioned Vincent van Gogh and Jens Søndergaard as inspirations. Madsen exhibited in numerous galleries and at many events across Denmark and selected paintings are on permanent display at his art gallery on Fanø. In 2007, he published the book "Hvorom alting er", discussing the artistic process as he sees it, and showing a few of his own works. The book has only been printed in limited copies, with a few translated to English titled "By all means".

Solo

Studio albums
1982: De tørre er de best... men våde er de flest
1986: Madsens septiktanker
1987: Chinatown, Yellow Moon og den sorte fugl
1988: Udenfor sæsonen
1989: Nattegn
1991: Bounty Blue
1994: Ses vi i Slesvig
1997: Room Service (1997)
1998: The Blues
1999: Checkpoint Charlie
2001: Den blinde lotterisælger
2003: Regnmanden
2007: Spidsen af kuglen
2011: Le New York
2015: Godt nyt
Live albums
1992: Halgal Halbal (double CD)
Compilation albums
1996: Madsens bedste – 40 af de fede (double CD)
2004: Madsen – på den anden side
2007: De Tørre & de bedste (double CD + DVD)

Dalton

Albums
1992: Dalton
2009: Tyve Ti
2010: Var Her (Live 2 CDs +DVD) (with Allan Olsen and Lars Lilholt)