Mats Rådberg
Mats Rådberg (8 June 1948 in Stockholm – 27 June 2020 in Stockholm) was a Swedish country singer,[1] guitarist, composer and architect. He scored several chart successes in Sweden during the 1970s and 80s.[2][3] He is well known for working together with the country band Rankarna under the name Mats Rådberg & Rankarna. He also participated at Melodifestivalen 1977 with the song "Du och jag och sommaren". The song was written by Tomas Ledin, and ended up 10th.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 8 June 1948 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 27 June 2020 (aged 72) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, composer, architect |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Years active | 1969–2020 |
| Associated acts | Rankarna, Chips, Elisabeth Andreassen |
Mats Rådberg also acted as a background singer behind Chips at Melodifestivalen 1980. In 1980, he released the album I'm the Singer, You're the Song together with Elisabeth Andreasson. In 1983 he scored a hit with the song Peta in en pinne i brasan, a Swedish-language version of Put Another Log on the Fire.
Rådberg died on 27 June 2020 in Stockholm, aged 72.[4]
Discography
Albums
- 1969 – Country Our Way (Rank Strangers)
- 1969 – Early Morning Rain (Rank Strangers) (the same as Country Our Way released in Canada)
- 1970 – Rank Strangers featuring Mats Rådberg
- 1970 – Wellknown Strangers (Mats Rådberg & Rankarna)
- 1975 – På egen hand
- 1975 – We Weren't Born in Tennessee (Mats Rådberg & Rankarna)
- 1976 – Min musik
- 1976 – The Best of Mats Rådberg
- 1977 – Mats Rådberg
- 1978 – Boogie
- 1979 – Det handlar om känslor
- 1980 – Mina bästa låtar
- 1980 – I'm the Singer, You're the Song
- 1980 – Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
- 1982 – Mamma, låt inte din grabb växa upp och bli en cowboy
- 1983 – Take Me to the Country
- 1984 – Familjens Svarta Får
- 1987 – Country Cookin'
- 1988 – Jag ger dig min morgon
- 1996 – When We Were Young
- 2002 – 100% Mats Rådberg & Rankarna
References
- ↑ "Mats Rådberg". Discogs. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ Swedish singles chart
- ↑ Swedish album chart
- ↑ Artisten Mats Rådberg är död (in Swedish)
Other websites
- Rankarna.se Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine