Articles by Hans Olofsson

You have to feel a lot of sympathy for Ray Davies, who unlike Lennon–McCartney, Jagger–Richards and several other songwriting teams, had to strive hard by himself to reach high on the charts. Despite these unfavourable […]

Yes, today is a very special day, just like August 21, 1941 was a very special day. It was the birth of Sharon Lee Myers, better known as Jackie DeShannon, but less known as one […]

Dear reader. Surely you have at some point become frustrated when you realize that the records of your favourite artists could have been even better, after discovering that they recorded several worthy songs that for […]

Some introductory words from the writer: I’ve been a semi-professional writer from time to time for many years. I ran a music magazine in the early nineties and I’ve also written music books in Swedish. […]

Some final words from the writer: It’s time to put an end to a fantastic journey, which started on December 11 last year. But maybe I’ll return in the future with profound biographies about my […]

Några avslutande ord från skribenten: Det är dags att avsluta en fantastisk resa, som inleddes den 11:e december i fjol. Men jag kanske återvänder med djuplodande biografier om mina andra favoritartister i framtiden. Trots att […]

Autumn–Winter 1974–1975: Gene Clark realizes that his latest album, No Other in which he put his whole heart into, has flopped. Gene is forced to start touring, because there are bills and a mortgage to […]

Hösten–vintern 1974–1975: Gene Clark inser att senaste skivan, No Other som han lagt ner hela sin själ i, har floppat. Gene tvingas ge sig ut på turné, för det finns räkningar och huslån som måste […]