Raj Montana Band

Raj Montana Band
Raj Montana Band
Genres	Rock; country rock; soft rock; folk rock;
Years active	1976–1985; 1997; 2017–present;
Members	Dan Hylander; Clarence Öfwerman; Hasse Olsson; David Carlson; Ola Johansson; Pelle Alsing;
Website	rajmontanaband.com

Raj Montana Band is a famous Swedish pop and rock band that also served as a backing band for Swedish singers Dan Hylander and Py Bäckman. The name derives from the band's original name, Ray Montana and his Moonlight Boys. The band dissolved in 1985 but was resurrected in 1997 for a series of reunion tours and a compilation album of earlier hits.

Members

Members of the band has varied over the years. Many of them were part of what in the 1980s as "Studioeliten". But the main setup in the band's heyday (1980-1985) were:

Pelle Alsing - drums
Clarence Öfwerman - Keyboards
David Carlson - guitar
Ola Johansson - bass
Hasse Olsson - organ and keyboards

Other musicians associated with the band on various projects include Mats Ronander, Åke Sundqvist, Mats Englund, Tove Naess, Anne-Lie Rydé, Håkan Nyberg and others.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album	Credits	Peak positions
Year	Album	Credits	SWE ^[1]
1980	Döende oskuld	Raj Montana Band	48
1982	Bella notte	Dan Hylander & Raj Montana Band	3
1983	Sista föreställningen	Py Bäckman & Raj Montana Band	4
1984	...om änglar & sjakaler	Dan Hylander & Raj Montana Band	3

Live albums

1982: Bella Notte
1982: Belle De Jour
1985: Tele-Gram Långt Farväl

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Credits	Peak positions
Year	Album	Credits	SWE ^[1]
1997	Hits or Hits! 1980-97	Raj Montana Band, Py Bäckman & Dan Hylander	15
1998	Svenska popfavoriter - 15 hits	Raj Montana Band	–

References

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