Kristianstadsgatan 17
Gunnar "Siljabloo" Nilson (1925-1989) was one of Sweden's greatest jazz performers.
Gunnar "Siljabloo" Nilson (1925-1989) was one of Sweden's greatest jazz performers. The nickname came from a hit song the singer and clarinet player wrote in 1953. He was also known for his scat singing. For a period of his life he suffered with a severe alcohol problem, and by the early 1970s he was living ill and forgotten in an apartment here, Kristianstadsgatan 17. He later became sober and made a successful comeback. Siljabloo's life formed the basis of Jacques Werup s 2001 novel "Lev länge dö ung (Live Long Die Young). Photograph: Foto: Malmö stadsarkiv, Orkester-Journalen
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