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| Born | Per-Åke Tommy Persson (1946-12-20)20 December 1946 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Died | 27 June 2021(2021-06-27) (aged 74) Vittsjö, Sweden |
| Other names | Peps Persson |
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| Years active | 1966–2021 |
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Per-Åke Tommy Persson[1] (20 December 1946 – 27 June 2021), known by the stage namePeps Persson, was a Swedishblues andreggae musician andsocial critic[1] fromTjörnarp,Scania. Throughout his career he mostly made music in Swedish and was well known for hisScanian dialect.[1] At an earlier stage he made a few albums in English. His songs from the 1970s have become Swedish classics, including "Falsk matematik", which was number-one onSvensktoppen for 15 weeks.[1]
Persson was the recipient of an honorary award at theGrammis ceremony in 2007,[2] and was inducted into theSwedish Music Hall of Fame [sv] in 2015.[3]
Persson was born on 20 December 1946 inHelsingborg and grew up inTjörnarp. His first band, Pop Penders, was started in 1962.[1] He later formed Peps Blues Quality together withBlues Quality [sv].[1] 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 asMuddy Waters,Elmore James andBob Marley.[4]
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 theprogg movement.
Persson died on 27 June 2021, at the age of 74, at his home inVittsjö.[1][3]
The picture on the cover of the albumHög standard shows the band sitting in the back seat of a car with a private driver and drinking coffee. The picture on the cover of ABBA's albumABBA shows the band sitting in the back seat of a car with a private driver and drinking champagne.
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