Fred Åkerström

Fred Åkerström
Åkerström in 1969
Born
Bo Gunnar Åkerström

(1937-01-27)27 January 1937
Stockholm, Sweden
Died9 August 1985(1985-08-09) (aged 48)
Karlskrona, Sweden
Other namesFred Åkerström
Musical career
GenresFolk music
OccupationsMusician, singer, songwriter, actor
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1963–1985
LabelMetronome Studios

Fred Bo Gunnar Åkerström (born Bo Gunnar; 27 January 1937 – 9 August 1985) was a Swedish singer, activist, and theatre actor. Regarded as one of the greatest interpreters of Carl Michael Bellman, he is noted for his resonant bass-baritone voice and emotional performances. Debuting during the folk music revival in the early 1960s, he covered several socially conscious and sentimental ballads by both notable and obscure Swedish poets.

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