Swedish musician
Rutger Gunnarsson
Birth name Johan Rutger Gunnarsson Born (1946-02-12 ) 12 February 1946Linköping , SwedenDied 30 April 2015(2015-04-30) (aged 69)Stockholm , Sweden Genres Occupation(s)
Musician
producer
arranger
Instruments Years active 1960s–2015 Labels Formerly of ABBA
Musical artist
Johan Rutger Gunnarsson (12 February 1946 – 30 April 2015)[ 1] was a Swedish musician, bass guitarist, guitarist, arranger and producer. He was closely associated with the pop group ABBA .
Career
Gunnarsson grew up in Ledberg parish. His career began with Björn Ulvaeus in the Hootenanny Singers . He went on to work with ABBA , playing on all their albums and participating in their tours. He later worked on several musicals and musical events, including: Chess , Les Misérables , Rhapsody In Rock , 007 , Mamma Mia! and Diggiloo . Gunnarsson also arranged strings and played bass for others, including Celine Dion , Westlife , Elton John , Lee Hazlewood , Adam Ant , and Bobbysocks . He produced and arranged music for artists such as Gwen Stefani , Elin Lanto , Joyride, and Alla Pugacheva .[ 2]
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