Биография

Low Budget Blues Band was a swedish bluesband, active in various periods between 1982 and 1994. Starting as a hobby project, the band soon came to work more continously. Original members: Mats Ronander - vocals, guitar, harmonica, Little Mike Watson - vocals, bass, Lasse Wellander - guitar, slide guitar, Stefan Nilsson - piano, Hasse Olsson - organ, Åke Sundqvist - drums and persussion. The first album was released in 1983. Additional musicians: Dave Castle - saxophone, Glen Myerscough,- saxophone, Jan Kohlin - trumpet, Nils Landgren - trombone. Engineer: Ronny Lahti On the second album, released in 1990, the band members were: Mats Ronander - vocals, guitar, harmonica, Lasse Wellander - guitar, slide guitar, Niklas Medin - piano, Hasse Olsson - organ, Nikke Ström - bass, Pelle Alsing - drums, Additional singers/musicians: Sharon Dyall - backing vocals, Lisa Nilsson - backing vocals, Sanne Salomonsen - backing vocals (duet on "Need your love so bad") Hasse Dyvik - trumpet, Leif Lindvall - trumpet, David Wilczewski - saxophone, Erik Häusler - saxophone, Nils Landgren - trombone. Engineer: Ronny Lahti On the third album, "Country File", released in 1992, the bands setting was the same as on the second one: Mats Ronander, Lasse Wellander, Niklas Medin, Hasse Olsson, Nikke Ström and Pelle Alsing. Additional musician: Janne Lindgren - steel guitar. Engineer: Mats Lindfors Additional musician on tour 1994: Micke " Nord" Anderssom