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Yesterday's News: a thorough re-cap of the finest in punk, noise, garage and other ratty guitar sounds from the past few decades.

Georg Wadenius

Georg Wadenius

Georg Wadenius has been played on NTS in shows including The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show w/ Charlie Bones, featured first on 16 September 2015. Songs played include Playing Hookey and Mitt Sår.

Georg Wadenius, born May 4, 1945, has been a professional guitarist, composer, arranger and producer since 1968.

He first became known in his native country, Sweden, through his work with the group «Made in Sweden» and for his children's songs. He was also early on one of the most sought after studio players in Stockholm.

He was then hired by «Blood, Sweat and Tears» and moved to the USA and played with them for 3,5 years (1972-5). Later on he became a member of the «Saturday Night Live band (1979-85) and in the 1980‘s he was one of the 4-5 most used session guitarists in New York, playing on records by Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Donald Fagen, Michael Franks, Joe Thomas, Backstreet Boys and countless others. He also toured briefly with Roberta Flack (‘80), Luther Vandross (‘81), Simon and Garfunkel (‘82) and Steely Dan (‘94).

GW has now returned to Scandinavia and spends most of his time in Oslo, Norway, where he owns a studio, Stable Studios, with Leif Johansen (of A-ha and 21 Guns fame).

He is working mainly as a producer with Scandinavian artists (Silje Nergaard, Anne Sofie von Otter among others), but still finds time to tour with his Swedish quartet, that just released a new CD, «Interloop», and with his children‘;s songs. GW has received 4 Grammies for his work with the group «Made in Sweden» and his children‘s records.

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Georg Wadenius

Georg Wadenius has been played on NTS in shows including The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show w/ Charlie Bones, featured first on 16 September 2015. Songs played include Playing Hookey and Mitt Sår.

Georg Wadenius, born May 4, 1945, has been a professional guitarist, composer, arranger and producer since 1968.

He first became known in his native country, Sweden, through his work with the group «Made in Sweden» and for his children's songs. He was also early on one of the most sought after studio players in Stockholm.

He was then hired by «Blood, Sweat and Tears» and moved to the USA and played with them for 3,5 years (1972-5). Later on he became a member of the «Saturday Night Live band (1979-85) and in the 1980‘s he was one of the 4-5 most used session guitarists in New York, playing on records by Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Donald Fagen, Michael Franks, Joe Thomas, Backstreet Boys and countless others. He also toured briefly with Roberta Flack (‘80), Luther Vandross (‘81), Simon and Garfunkel (‘82) and Steely Dan (‘94).

GW has now returned to Scandinavia and spends most of his time in Oslo, Norway, where he owns a studio, Stable Studios, with Leif Johansen (of A-ha and 21 Guns fame).

He is working mainly as a producer with Scandinavian artists (Silje Nergaard, Anne Sofie von Otter among others), but still finds time to tour with his Swedish quartet, that just released a new CD, «Interloop», and with his children‘;s songs. GW has received 4 Grammies for his work with the group «Made in Sweden» and his children‘s records.

Original source: Last.fm

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Playing Hookey
Georg Wadenius
Frituna1978
Mitt Sår
Jojje Wadenius
Metronome1969