Vidar Busk
Vidar Busk at a concert at Cosmopolite in Oslo in April 2016
Vidar Busk at a concert at Cosmopolite in Oslo in April 2016
Background information
Born (1970-05-19) 19 May 1970 (age 54)
Langesund
OriginNorway
GenresBlues, soul
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Websitevidarbusk.no

Vidar Busk (born 19 May 1970 in Langesund, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist, vocalist, composer and record producer within genres blues and soul.[1][2]

Career

Busk – Blues i fjæra 2010.

Busk grew up in Langesund, but went to US when 15 years old, to play with the American blues artist Rock Bottom. He toured the U.S. several years before returning to Norway in 1990, and was awarded Smugetprisen 1994. Later he was awarded two times Spellemannprisen, as This year's artist in 1998 and in the blues/country class in 2003.[1][2]

Busk played at Moldejazz 2011, 16 years after the formation of His True Believers.[3]

Honors

Discography

Vidar Busk and His True Believers

Vidar Busk

Vidar Busk and The Voo Doodz

Vidar Busk and His Bubble of Trouble

Vidar Busk, Daniel Eriksen & Stig Sjostrom

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vidar Busk Biografi – SNL.no". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b "Vidar Busk Biografi – MIC.no". (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Vidar Busk & His True Believers – Moldejazz.no".

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Awards Preceded byEspen Lind Recipient of the Artist of the year Spellemannprisen 1998 Succeeded byLene Marlin Preceded byBjørn Berge Recipient of the Blues Spellemannprisen 2003 Succeeded byKnut Reiersrud
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