1952 : Born in Klintehamn Gotland 28 of april

1956 : Discover nusic Elvis Presley, Jazz ? Classical music..

1957 : Start singing together with mum and dad´s old record player.

1957 : Selfmade drums from coffe tins and Oboy, cymbals of old pot lids drums sticks

          of carved wood, pretty god actually!

1958 : Discover the Blues! Learn to play it on my "drums" and singing..

          My first compositions a few easy blues tunes..

1959 : Start School

          Got a cheap miserable spanish guitar from mum and dad I´ll think

          bought it for 107 skr from "Ellos" or similar. And learn by heart

          to play easy blues licks my first harmonie´s C and G7

1960 : Bought Jorgen Ingmanson´s guitar course and learn more harmonies, and to read notes

          Form my first band with 2 of my friends

          Me on drums and guitar,vox

          Rolf (I´ll think) : guitar and drums

          ?  : vox

1961 : Got my second guitar a cheap orchestra guitar for 117 skr

            a little better than the first, learn to play organ on my grandad´s old pedalorgan..

           Play´s now fairly good knows quite a few tunes..

           Discover Muddy Waters, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis etc...

1962 : Forms a new band and buy´s a used drumset for 375 skr

           a Ludwig set  with a hi hat, crash and a ride cymbal..

           Don´t remember the names of the members but

           I played drums

           ? : on bass guitar

           ? : guitar, lead vox

           ? : organ

           We had our first gig at a birthday party and got 25 skr each !!

1963 : BEATLES !!! so fantastic så everything..

          Hear Please Please Me on the radio..

          Practise the guitar now more than the drums ´cause got pain in my back from drumming

          and of course because of the Beatles

          I was growing very fast and was a thin and a tall 11 year old boy.

1964 : My first summer jobb and bought my first electric guitar a green Kent

          and used dad´s old valve radio so good sound 5 watts!

         Beginn to play with my friend Göran Andersson

         on bass I´ll don´t remeber.

        Bought my first record Can´t Buy Me Love (Beatles)

        Learn the tunes by heart both lead and the rythm guitar

1965 :                                                                                                                                    

         worked in the summer ......................I

         gigs with new band with Göran,and girl who playd the drums, and a boy on bass

         be back with thier names.. We played at party´s and at schooldances..

         The name of the band was I think NAZZ from a Yardbirds song.

1966 :    

1967: As it went on Göran and    I formed a new band called Good Times also included new members

           Krister Pettersson on bass and drummer Peter Nykvist. A reunion concert take place the 23/7 

               About the concert

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