Peps Persson

Peps Persson
Birth name Per-Åke Tommy Persson
Also known as Peps Persson
Born (1946-12-20) 20 December 1946
Sweden
Genres Progg
Blues
Reggae
Roots rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Years active 1966 to present
Associated acts Downbeat Crown
Wilmer X

Peps Persson (born 20 December 1946 in Helsingborg) is a Swedish blues and reggae musician from Tjörnarp, Scania. Throughout his career he has mostly made music in Swedish and is well known for his Scanian dialect. At an earlier stage he made a few albums in English.

Career

Persson's career up to 1975 was mostly inspired by the blues, and he's known for having reworked many famous blues and reggae tunes into Swedish, by such artists as Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Bob Marley.[1]

After 1975, his career turned away from the blues and focused mostly on reggae. Some of his songs, like "Falsk matematik" and "Hög standard", made a political statement, and were considered part of the progg movement.

Discography

Solo career

Peps Perssons Blodsband

With Pelle Perssons Kapell

Compilations

References

  1. Lovén, Lars. Biography of Peps Persson at AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
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