1951 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1951 in Norwegian music.

Events

Unknown date

• Frank Meidell Falch was assigned as the first director of the Bergen International Festival (1951–1956).^[1]
• The Big Chief Jazz Band was established in Oslo.^[2]
• Egil Monn-Iversen and Sølvi Wang was married.^[3]

Deaths

April

• 6 – Halfdan Cleve, composer (born 1879).^[4]

August

• 10 – Gunnar Gjerstrøm, composer and organist (born 1891).^[5]

Births

January

• 14 – Tove Karoline Knutsen, jazz singer, composer, and politician.^[6]

March

• 31 – Bodvar Moe, composer, bassist and music teacher.

May

• 7 – Ragnar Sør Olsen, singer and songwriter.

June

• 9 – Geir Bøhren, drummer and film score composer.
• 24 – Willy Bakken, guitarist and popular culture writer (died 2010).^[7]

November

• 15 – Gerd Gudding, fiddler, bass guitarist, and singer (died 2015).^[8]
• 19 – Per Tveit, pianist and composer (died 2012)^[9]
• 26 – Terje Nilsen, singer and songwriter (died 2019).

December

• 8 – Jan Eggum, folk singer and songwriter.
• 10 – Ellen Nikolaysen, singer and actress.
• 20 – Brynjulf Blix, jazz pianist.

December

• 12 – Erik Hillestad, record producer.

See also

• 1951 in Norway
• Music of Norway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festspillene i Bergen . no . BergenByarkiv.no . 2017-04-07.
2. Web site: Cool, kløver & dixie – Jazzens lykkelige 50-tall . no . JazzArkivet.no . 2017-03-31.
3. Web site: Egil Monn-Iversen . https://web.archive.org/web/20170402002309/http://www.rockipedia.no/mediateket/norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon/egil_monn-iversen/ . dead . April 2, 2017 . no . Rockipedia.no . 2017-03-31 .
4. Encyclopedia: Halfdan Cleve . no . Grinde . Nils . . Kunnskapsforlaget . 2009-02-13 . 2017-03-25.
5. Encyclopedia: Gunnar Gjerstrøm . no . Andersen . Rune J. . . Kunnskapsforlaget . 2013-10-24 . 2017-03-31.
6. Encyclopedia: Tove Karoline Knutsen . . Jon Vidar . Bergan . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2013-11-08 . 2017-04-06.
7. Web site: Rockearkeologen Willy B. er død . Norwegian . Ballade.no . 2010-07-26 . 2017-04-25.
8. News: Per Hjort Albertsen er død . Norwegian . Helge Voll . Hustad . . 2015-08-13 . 2016-04-27.
9. News: Per Tveit er død . Tveitan . Flemming Hofmann . . no . 2012-11-27 . 2017-04-29.