Lasse Dahlquist

Lasse Dahlquist

Lars Erik ("Lasse") Dahlquist (born 14 September 1910 in Örgryte (grew also up in Lidingö), died 14 October 1979 on Brännö, Gothenburg archipelago due to laryngeal cancer) was a Swedish composer, singer and actor. He was married to Inez Margareta Dahlquist, née Lindquist (19112004) from 1936 and they had a son; the saxophonist Robert "Bob" Dahlquist (2 September 19386 September 2005). On Saltholmen, at the terminal of the boats of Styrsjöbolaget, there is a place called Lasse Dahlquists Plats.

When he was a child, during the summers he was at his grandfather's farm Langegården on Brännö where he built his own home. He worked at Sven-Olof Sandberg's music publishment Svenska Noter and 1931 he bagan recording gramophone records. In 1977 he received the Evert Taube award.

Selected filmography

Film music (selected)

Famous songs written by Lasse Dahlquist

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