1958 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1958 in Norwegian music.

Events

May

• The 6th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway.^[1]

Deaths

May

• 28 – Ragnar Steen, guitarist and band leader (born 1904).^[2]

January

• 18 – Maja Flagstad, pianist, choral conductor, and répétiteur (born 1871).^[3]

November

• 4 – Johan Backer Lunde, songwriter, folk poet and revue writer (born 1874).^[4]
• 20 – Arne Svendsen, songwriter, folk poet and revue writer (born 1884).^[5]

Births

January

• 27 – Tellef Øgrim, fretless guitarist, composer, and journalist.
• 30 – Bjørn Klakegg, jazz guitarist and composer, Needlepoint.

February

• 5 – Lage Fosheim, singer, The Monroes, (died 2013).^[6]
• 13 – Øivind Elgenes, vocalist, guitarist, and composer, Dance with a Stranger.

March

• 19 – Anne-Marie Giørtz, vocalist, orchestra conductor, singing teacher.

April

• 19 – Ragnar Bjerkreim, composer with film scores as his specialty.

May

• 12 – Ánde Somby, traditional Sami joik artist.
• 13 – Henning Kvitnes, singer and songwriter.

July

• 18 – Gabriel Fliflet, vocalist, accordionist, and composer.

August

• 20 – Marius Müller, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer (died 1999).^[7]
• 25 – Bjarte Engeset, classical conductor.

September

• 3 – Lakki Patey, guitarist and inventor.

October

• 22 – Jan Gunnar Hoff, jazz pianist and composer.
• 30 – Olav Dale, jazz saxophonist, composer, and orchestra leader (died 2014).^[8]

December

• 26 – Lynni Treekrem, singer and composer.

See also

• 1958 in Norway
• Music of Norway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festspillhistorier . . 2017-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232544/http://www.fib.no/festspillhistorier/#/tidslinje . 2013-12-02 . dead .
2. Web site: Ragnar Steen . Barge.ca . no . 2009 . 2017-04-21.
3. Encyclopedia: Kirsten Flagstad . . Trond Olav . Svendsen . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2009-02-26 . 2017-04-28.
4. Encyclopedia: Johan Backer Lunde . no . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . 2013-11-29 . 2017-03-31.
5. Encyclopedia: Arne Svendsen . no . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . 2015-04-09 . 2017-03-30.
6. News: Lage Fosheim er død . no . . 2013-10-19 . 2015-05-03.
7. Encyclopedia: Marius Müller . . Jon Vidar . Bergan . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2016-04-27 . 2017-04-29.
8. Web site: Til minne om Olav Dale . Norwegian . Vestnorsk.JazzINorge.no . 2014-10-14 . 2017-04-29.