Georg Wadenius

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Carl Georg Viktor[1] "Jojje" Wadenius (4 May 1945 – 30 April 2026)[2][3][4] was a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was particularly active during the 1970s and 1980s as a studio and session guitarist and bassist, as well as for a series of albums of children's songs in Sweden.

Biography

Wadenius was born in Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School. After appearing on a number of Swedish hit records and being founder-member of two Swedish supergroups of the early 1970s, Made in Sweden (1966–1972 and 1976) and Solar Plexus (1971–1972), he relocated to the United States to become lead guitarist of the group Blood, Sweat & Tears from 1972 to 1975. In 1979, he joined The Saturday Night Live Band on television. He stayed on until 1985 and subsequently worked as a session player and/or touring musician for many important artists, among them Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Dr. John, David Sanborn, James Brown, Marianne Faithfull, Paul Simon, Joe Thomas, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Donald Fagen, Doug Katsaros, Michael Franks, and Luther Vandross, as well as many important artists in Sweden.[5]

In 1970, he received a Swedish Grammis for Made in Sweden and another for his work on children's songs.

Later in his career, he produced other Scandinavian performers, including Anne Sofie von Otter, and in 2001 he set up a recording studio in Oslo, Norway.

Discography

As leader

  • 1969 – Goda, Goda
  • 1978 – Puss, Puss, Sant, Sant
  • 1978 – Georg Wadenius
  • 1987 – Cleo
  • 1997 – Till alla barn
  • 1997 – Left turn from the right lane
  • 1999 – Zzoppa
  • 2005 – Interloop
  • 2009 – Jul på Svenska
  • 2010 – Reconnection
  • 2011 – Saleya
  • 2012 – Teddy og Marian
  • 2013 – Jul på Norska
  • 2014 – Psalmer
  • 2014 – Cleo, Vol. 2
  • 2016 – Cleo with friends
  • 2016 – Farvel
  • 2016 – Livet är nu
  • 2016 – Jojjes klassiska barnvisor
  • 2018 – Jojjes Wadenius bästa barnvisor, Vol. 1
  • 2025 – Livet är mer än musik

With Made in Sweden

  • 1968 – Made in Sweden (with Love)
  • 1969 – Snakes in a Hole
  • 1970 – Live! At the Golden Circle
  • 1970 – Made in England
  • 1970 – Regnbågslandet
  • 1971 – Best of
  • 1976 – Where Do We Begin

With Blood, Sweat & Tears

As guest

References

  1. ↑https://fodelsedagslistan.se/jojje-wadenius
  2. ↑Skovdahl, Saga (1 May 2026). "Wadenius sista tid – dottern: "Oväntat"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  3. ↑Garrett, Craig (1 May 2026). "Guitarist From Legendary Classic Rock Band Dead at 80: Family Confirms Georg Wadenius' Death". Suggest. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. ↑"Musikern "Jojje" Wadenius är död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑Zuanich, Barbara (10 January 1980). "Saturday Night's Live Band". Bonners Ferry Herald. p. 64. Retrieved 2 May 2025.