Vidar Busk Explained
Vidar Busk |
Birth Date: | 1970 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Langesund |
Origin: | Norway |
Instrument: | Guitar, vocals |
Genre: | Blues, soul |
Occupation: | Musician, composer |
Vidar Busk (born 19 May 1970 in Langesund, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist, vocalist, composer and record producer within genres blues and soul.[1] [2]
Career
Busk grew up in Langesund, but went to US when 15 years old, to play with the American blues artist Rock Bottom. He toured the U.S. several years before returning to Norway in 1990, and was awarded Smugetprisen 1994. Later he was awarded two times Spellemannprisen, as This year's artist in 1998 and in the blues/country class in 2003.[1] [2]
Busk played at Moldejazz 2011, 16 years after the formation of His True Believers.[3]
Honors
- Smugetprisen 1994
- Bluesprisen 1997, from The Norwegian Blues Union
- Spellemannprisen 1998, as This year's artist
- Spellemannprisen 2003, in the class Blues/country
Discography
Vidar Busk and His True Believers
- Stompin Our Feet With Joy (1997) (nyutgitt i 2011)
- I Came Here To Rock (1998)
- Atomic Swing (1999)
- Civilized Life (2021)
Vidar Busk
- Venus Texas (2001)
- Love Buzz (2003)
- Starfish (2005)
Vidar Busk and The Voo Doodz
Vidar Busk and His Bubble of Trouble
Vidar Busk, Daniel Eriksen & Stig Sjostrom
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Vidar Busk Biografi – SNL.no. 18 June 2024 . Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
- Web site: Vidar Busk Biografi – MIC.no. (in Norwegian)
- Web site: Vidar Busk & His True Believers – Moldejazz.no.