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Georg Wadenius

real name Carl Georg Viktor Wadenius

Stockholm, Sweden

Georg Wadenius is credited on 741 releases across 250 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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741

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250

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173

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Biography

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Swedish musician, Georg "Jojje" Wadenius was born on 4 May, 1945 in Stockholm, He died in his bed in Hägersten, Stockholm, on May 1, 2026.
He was a professional guitarist, composer, arranger and producer since 1968. He first became known in his native country through his work with Made In Sweden, and for his children's songs. He was also early on one of the most sought after studio musicians in Stockholm. In 1972 he was hired by Blood, Sweat And Tears and moved to the USA, and played with them for 3,5 years (1972-75). Later on, he became a member of the The Saturday Night Live Band (1979-85), and in the 1980's he was a much used session guitarist in New York, playing on records by Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Donald Fagen, Michael Franks, Joe, Backstreet Boys and others.
In the mid 90s Jojje Wadenius returned to Scandinavia, where he lived in Oslo, Norway. He was the co-founder and former co-owner of Stable Studios, Oslo. He's the son of Eva Engdahl.

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