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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1951 in Norwegian music.
Events
- Unknown date
- Frank Meidell Falch was assigned as the first director of the Bergen International Festival (1951–1956).[1]
- The Big Chief Jazz Band was established in Oslo.[2]
- Egil Monn-Iversen and Sølvi Wang was married.[3]
Deaths
- April
- 6 – Halfdan Cleve, composer (born 1879).[4]
- August
- 10 – Gunnar Gjerstrøm, composer and organist (born 1891).[5]
Births
- January
- 14 – Tove Karoline Knutsen, jazz singer, composer, and politician.[6]
- March
- 31 – Bodvar Moe, composer, bassist and music teacher.
- May
- 7 – Ragnar Sør Olsen, singer and songwriter.
- June
- 9 – Geir Bøhren, drummer and film score composer.
- 24 – Willy Bakken, guitarist and popular culture writer (died 2010).[7]
- November
- 15 – Gerd Gudding, fiddler, bass guitarist, and singer (died 2015).[8]
- 19 – Per Tveit, pianist and composer (died 2012)[9]
- 26 – Terje Nilsen, singer and songwriter.
- December
- 8 – Jan Eggum, folk singer and songwriter.
- 10 – Ellen Nikolaysen, singer and actress.
- 20 – Brynjulf Blix, jazz pianist.
- December
- 12 – Erik Hillestad, record producer.
See also
References
- ^ "Festspillene i Bergen" (in Norwegian). BergenByarkiv.no. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "Cool, kløver & dixie – Jazzens lykkelige 50-tall" (in Norwegian). JazzArkivet.no. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ^ "Egil Monn-Iversen" (in Norwegian). Rockipedia.no. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ^ Grinde, Nils (2009-02-13). "Halfdan Cleve". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ Andersen, Rune J. (2013-10-24). "Gunnar Gjerstrøm". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ^ Bergan, Jon Vidar (2013-11-08). "Tove Karoline Knutsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ "Rockearkeologen Willy B. er død" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ^ Hustad, Helge Voll (2015-08-13). "Per Hjort Albertsen er død". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ Tveitan, Flemming Hofmann (2012-11-27). "Per Tveit er død". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-04-29.
