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Sven Ingvars

Sven-Ingvars, a Swedish pop-rock and dansband group formed in 1956 in Slottsbron, Grums, Sweden, began with Sven Svärd on drums, Ingvar Karlsson on electric guitar and accordion, and Sven-Erik Magnusson on vocals, guitar, clarinet and saxophone, who became the band’s front figures. Their first public appearance at Folkets Hus in Segmon earned them a fee of 172 kronor and introduced the audience to a rendition of Rock Around the Clock featuring Magnusson’s clarinet, Karlsson’s accordion and Svärd’s drums. The band’s breakthrough came in the early 1960s with “Te’ dans mä Karlstatös...