Jojje Wadenius obit

Popular musician Jojje Wadenius has died

Daughter: “Sudden death”

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Musician Georg "Jojje" Wadenius has died.

His daughters confirm this in a statement.

Wadenius turned 80 years old.

Georg "Jojje" Wadenius was active in several different genres, including music for children.

He has both written the music and sung famous children's songs. Wadenius has released the children's albums "Good' good'" and "Kiss, kiss, true, true" with lyrics by Barbro Lindgren .

He is behind the theme song for the children's program "Kalle's Climbing Tree" and the music in "The Uncle Who Doesn't Want to Be Big".

Played in several famous bands

Wadenius has played in the Swedish groups Made in Sweden and Solar Plexus as well as the American jazz rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears .

Wadenius co-founded Made in Sweden in 1968 and began playing in Solar Plexus in 1971.

The following year he moved on to Blood, Sweat & Tears, which he was a part of for four years.

He later helped restart Made in Sweden, then with Tommy Körberg as a permanent member, writes TT.

Collaborated with many stars

His international career as a musician took off after he moved to the United States in the late 70s.

For several years he was part of the house band of one of American television's most iconic shows, "Saturday Night Live," where he played with stars such as Aretha Franklin and James Brown .

During the 80s, he toured with artists such as Luther Vandross , Simon & Garfunkel , and Diana Ross.

Wadenius was a frequently hired studio musician. He has made appearances on Backstreet Boys ' "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" and Kent's "Sverige", among others.

He has also collaborated with Pugh Rogefeldt , Cornelis Vreeswijk and Siw Malmkvist .

Jojje Wadenius was active as a musician until the end. Just six days ago he was on stage with Helen Sjöholm .

Daughters' grief

He leaves behind two daughters, Annika Wadenius Erlich and Jennifer Gilman.

Annika Wadenius Erlich writes about the death on Facebook.

"It is with great sadness that Jennifer Gilman and I share the news of the sudden passing of our father Georg Wadenius. Our family will share more information about memorial services and ways to honor his legacy and memory soon."

Jojje Wadenius was 80 years old.