1949 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1949 in Norwegian music.

Events

• The Department of Traditional Music was established in Tromsø by Arnt Bakke.

Deaths

Births

January

• 18 – HÃ¥kon Banken, singer (died 2018)

February

March

• 18 – Åse Kleveland, singer, guitarist, and politician.
• 21 – Åge Aleksandersen, singer, songwriter and guitarist.

April

• 2 – Per Husby, jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader.

May

• 13 – Philip Kruse, trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, music arranger, music producer, and text writer.
• 25 – Iver Kleive, composer and organist.

June

• 20 – Harald Halvorsen, jazz trombonist.

August

• 3 – Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen, architect, poet and playwright.
• 12 – Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-born artist, songwriter and record producer (died 2013).

September

• 2 – Knut Borge, journalist, entertainer, and jazz enthusiast (died 2017).
• 25 – Olav Berg, composer.
• 30 – Lars Klevstrand, singer, guitarist, composer and actor.

October

• 18 – Lasse Thoresen, composer.

December

• 14 – Inger Lise Rypdal, singer and actress.

See also

• 1949 in Norway
• Music of Norway

References