The Samuelsons was a country and gospel group from Sweden, between the 1970s and 1980s. It consisted of the brothers Rolf (1939–1981), Kjell (born 1942), Olle (born 1950) and Jard Samuelson (born 1952).
The Samuelsons | |
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| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | country, gospel |
| Years active | 1970s-1988 |
| Past members | Rolf Samuelson, Kjell Samuelson, Olle Samuelson, Jard Samuelson |
In 1966 Kjell & Rolf released the first album in America which was awarded three stars by Billboard.[1] They soon became popular throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S.[2]
The Samuelson brothers toured in Scandinavia with Pat Boone, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Marty Robbins and Wanda Jackson and participated several times at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
On their records made in Nashville, musicians that played with Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash participated, such as Charlie McCoy, Weldon Myrick, Kenny Malone, Reggie Young, Larrie Londin, Tony Brown, Ron Oates, Bill Pursell, Pete Wade, Harold Bradley and Buddy Harman.
The group made over 30 albums in Swedish and English which were sold in over 1.5 million copies on their own record label Pilot Music and Heart Warming and Impact Records in the U.S.
References
edit- ^ Billboard 19 November 1966, 6 May 1967, 3 June 1967.
- ^ Billboard 2 September 1967, 6 June 1970, 5 June 1971, 1 May 1971, 5 February 1972, 3 March 1973, 20 April 1974, 6 July 1974, 10 August 1974, 7 December 1974. The history of Gospel music (Silverline Music, 1971)