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Birth name
  
Carl-Goran Ljunggren

Labels
  
Sonet

Record label
  
Years active
  
late 1960s–ca 1984

Genres
  
Instruments
  
Guitar, singing

Role
  
Musician

Origin
  
Arlov, Scania, Sweden

Name
  
Kal Dal


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Born
  
January 28, 1949 (
1949-01-28
)

Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, radio DJ

Died
  
January 18, 1985, Lund, Sweden

Albums
  
Till Mossan, Grad ente Fassan!, Ente Nu Igen!, Rock e nock, Svarta Faret, Blaa sko'

Similar People
  
Peps Persson, Pedalens Pagar, Wilmer X, Danne Strahed, Sven Melander

Kal p dal jonnie


Kal P. Dal or Karl (Carl-Göran) Ljunggren (28 January 1949, Arlöv – 18 January 1985) was a rock musician from Arlöv in Scania (in Sweden). His most famous hit was the song "Blåa Sko'" ("Blue Shoes" in the Scanian dialect). Other hits were "Jonnie", "Bara Rock 'N' Roll" (a Scanian version of "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll), "Raka rör" and "Om ja' va' en slashas/Jag vill leva fri" (a version of "If I Were a Carpenter"). His debut album "Till Mossan!" ("To Mom!") peaked at number 7 on the Swedish album charts where it stayed for 14 weeks.

Contents

Kal P. Dal - Jonnie - (Cover by Lajos Toth & Bert Göransson)


Career

He played at concerts at Akademiska Föreningen (The Academic Organisation) in Lund. It was there he met fellow Scanian and musician Peps Persson who convinced Sonet Records to release his music. His debut album "Till Mossan!" ("To Mom!", 1977) peaked at number 7 on the Swedish album charts where it stayed for 14 weeks. Later albums also charted, but didn't reach the same success.

He also had a small part in the film Barnförbjudet (1979)

Death and legacy

He died on January 18, 1985, ten days before his 36th birthday. The death was caused by cerebral haemorrhage.

After his death he got one of the local Pågatåg trains named after him. All of the Pågatåg trains are named after famous people from Scania. In 2005 he also got a street in his home town Arlöv named after him. It was originally suggested that he would get a statue instead, and there is a Facebook group with thousands of members dedicated to making the statue a reality.

Pascal, a rock band from Gotland, Sweden, made a cover of the song "Jonnie". The well-known Swedish indie rock band Bob Hund have cited Kal P. Dal as an inspiration.

Covers (with new Swedish lyrics)

  • "Bara rock 'n' roll" (The Rolling Stones' "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)")
  • "Brunt socker" (The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar")
  • "Du bara bankar" (Little Richard's "Keep A-Knockin'")
  • "Houndans kvinna II" (The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women")
  • "Ja' kan li en regnig kväll" (Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love a Rainy Night")
  • "Jenny Jenny" (Eddie Cochran's "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie")
  • "John Silver" (Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode")
  • "Jonnie" (10cc's "Johnny, Don't Do It")
  • "Kaddilack" (Vince Taylor's "Brand New Cadillac")
  • "Karolin" (Status Quo's "Caroline")
  • "Knabbar på himelens dörr" (Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door")
  • "Kungens knall" (Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet")
  • "Om ja' va' en slashas / Jag vill leva fri" (Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter")
  • "Rock påg" (Thin Lizzy's "The Rocker")
  • "Rosalie, Rosalie" (Bob Seger's "Rosalie")
  • "Skit i maj" (Rory Gallagher's "Shadow Play")
  • "Starta mej" (The Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up")
  • "Tutti-Frutti" (Little Richard's "Tutti-Frutti")
  • "Ålrajt / Rocka maj" (Free's "All Right Now")
  • References

    Kal P. Dal Wikipedia