Swe-Danes

Swe-Danes
The Swe-Danes in 1961, from left to right: Svend Asmussen, Alice Babs and Ulrik Neumann
The Swe-Danes in 1961, from left to right: Svend Asmussen, Alice Babs and Ulrik Neumann
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Years active1958–1963
Past members

Swe-Danes was a Danish-Swedish jazz and entertainment trio (music, comedy, dance) consisting of Svend Asmussen (violin), Ulrik Neumann (guitar and occasionally vocals) and Alice Babs (singing).

Swe-Danes participated in the revue "Evergreens" in Stockholm and raised international attention. In 1958-1961 they showed up in the big scenes in Scandinavia, England and Germany as well as in the United States, among other at Coconut Grove in Los Angeles. In 1961 they appeared on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show hosted by Dinah Shore. In the episode, "Dinah Travels to Denmark", Dinah duets with Alice on "Sittin' On Top of the World".[2]

Popular records are Scandinavian Shuffle (1960)[3] and Swe-Danes på Berns (1961). The trio was dissolved in 1963.

  1. ^ Bernstein, Adam (8 February 2017). "Svend Asmussen, irreverent jazz violin virtuoso, dies at 100". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ Inman, David M. (16 November 2005). Television Variety Shows: Histories and Episode Guides to 57 Programs. McFarland. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-7864-2198-5.
  3. ^ Björnberg, Alf; Bossius, Thomas (8 December 2016). Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-134-85850-7.