Mats Rådberg

Mats Rådberg
Background information
Born(1948-06-08)8 June 1948
Stockholm, Sweden
Died27 June 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 72)
Genrescountry
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, composer, architect
Instrumentguitar
Years active1969–2020

Mats Rådberg (8 June 1948 – 27 June 2020)[1] was a Swedish country singer,[2] guitarist, composer and architect scoring several chart successes in Sweden during the 1970s/80s. He is well known for working together with the country band Rankarna under the name Mats Rådberg & Rankarna. He also participated at Melodifestivalen 1977 with the song "Du och jag och sommaren", written by Tomas Ledin, which ended up 10th.[citation needed]

Rådberg also acted as a background singer behind Chips at Melodifestivalen 1980. In 1980, he released the album I'm the Singer, You're the Song together with Elisabeth Andreasson, and in 1983 he scored a hit with the song Peta in en pinne i brasan, a Swedish-language version of Shel Silverstein's Put Another Log on the Fire.[citation needed]

Discography

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Albums

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  • 1969 – Country Our Way (Rank Strangers)
  • 1969 – Early Morning Rain (Rank Strangers; same as Country Our Way, released in Canada)
  • 1970 – Rank Strangers (featuring Mats Rådberg)
  • 1970 – Well Known Strangers (Mats Rådberg & Rankarna)
  • 1975 – På egen hand
  • 1975 – We Weren't Born in Tennessee (Mats Rådberg & Rankarna)
  • 1976 – Min musik
  • 1976 – The Best of Mats Rådberg
  • 1977 – Mats Rådberg
  • 1978 – Boogie
  • 1979 – Det handlar om känslor
  • 1980 – Mina bästa låtar
  • 1980 – I'm the Singer, You're the Song
  • 1980 – Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
  • 1982 – Mamma, låt inte din grabb växa upp och bli en cowboy
  • 1983 – Take Me to the Country
  • 1984 – Familjens Svarta Får
  • 1987 – Country Cookin'
  • 1988 – Jag ger dig min morgon
  • 1996 – When We Were Young
  • 2002 – 100% Mats Rådberg & Rankarna
  • 2014 – Nashville

References

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  1. ^ Artisten Mats Rådberg är död
  2. ^ "Mats Rådberg". Discogs. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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