Biography
Berndt Erik Egerbladh (May 1, 1932 – March 2, 2004) was a Swedish jazz pianist, composer and television personality.
Egerbladh was born in Transtrand. He grew up in Umeå and performed in local jazz and dance orchestras. He graduated as a teacher in 1954 and 1959, worked as such 1955–1967 and completed his education as a TV producer in 1969.
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He was a producer at Swedish Radio's Channel 4 för Västerbotten 1967–1969, at Channel 2 television 1969–1985 and worked for SVT as a producer also hosting programs such as Två och en flygel (Two and a Grand Piano). He also published books, 'Remembering the 1940s, amd 1950s, named for two TV series so titled along with one remembering the 1960s. He wrote the autobiographgical "... och så tog Berndt bladet från munnen" (... and Then Berndt Spoke out).
From 1985 he ran his own record companies "Green Records" and "Berndt Egerbladh produktion AB". Egerbladh also wrote, arranged and performed on Doris Svensson's record Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby in 1970.
Han was the son of Ossian Egerbladh and Amy Egerbladh née Johansson (1900–1964) and an uncle of Birgitta Egerbladh. Berndt Egerbladh married Gund-Britt Gunnarsson in 1955 and had daughters Monica and Ewa.
He died in Sollentuna, Sweden.
Selected discography:
Fanfar 1962
Schizo 1964
But When I Started to Play 1966
Plays the Organ with a Swing 1968
Snövit Och Dom Sju Dvärgarna - En popmusical 1973
Nybyggarland 1973
Kristallen den fina1974
African Suite 1975
Var mig nära 1975
Ja visst gör det ont 1976
As time goes by 1984 with Palle Danielsson andh Johan Norberg
Live at Borgholm Strand 1985
A Boy Full of Thoughts 1989
Twosome 1992-1996
Night pieces 1992
Mousse au Chocolat 2001
Sweet & Lovely 2002
Selected movie scores:
1971 Exponerad
1973 Håll alla dörrar öppna
1975 A Guy and a Gal
1975 Pojken med guldbyxorna
1979 Gå på vattnet om du kan
1981 Peter No-Tail
Selected television:
1974-1990 - Två och en flygel
1989 - Jag minns mitt 40-tal
1988 - Jag minns mitt 50-tal
1993 - Jag minns mitt 60-tal
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