Baby Grandmothers
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| Origin | , Sweden |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1967-1968 |
| Labels | Etenpääin |
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| Past members | Kenny Hakansson Pelle Ekman Göran Malmberg Bengt “Bella” Linnarsson Erik “Kapten” Dahlbäck Mecki Bodemark |
The Baby Grandmothers were a Swedish psychedelic rock band formed in , in 1967. Established after the dissolution of the R&B band, the T-Boones, the group enjoyed a cult following as the house band at the popular psychedelic music club Filips. Although the Baby Grandmothers rarely performed outside Sweden, the band did tour alongside Jimi Hendrix in 1968. In the same year, the group recorded an album's worth of material, which appeared years later on their self-titled album. The album is now considered an underground classic of experimental psychedelia.
With origins traced back to the T-Boones, a R&B group formed in 1965, the band became a popular live fixture on the Swedish club circuit. Self-producing their debut single later in the year, the T-Boones released their best-known work "At the Club", which has since become a rare collector's item of Swedish garage rock. In 1966, the band was joined by Kenny Hakansson (lead vocals, lead guitar) who explained how he first encountered the group: "My group The Agents needed a new singer and when I heard rumours about the T-Boones splitting up I contacted their much talented singer and songwriter Kjell Lagerström. The T-Boones weren’t breaking up though but the contact was made and this led me to join them instead". Hakannson, along with bandmates Pelle Ekman (drums) and Göran Malmberg (bass guitar), recorded their second single "Don't You Ever Leave Me", a softer composition in comparison to their early work.
Hakansson was forced to depart the T-Boones to register for military service, during which time the band recorded an unreleased single in his absence. Upon Hakannson's return, the band recorded their final single, "I Want You", in early-1967. Also around this time, Malmberg began an interest in experimental electronics, leading him to develop the group's amplifiers, and a square-shaped bass drum made entirely of metal for Ekman. They became the residential band at clubs such as Cobalibreé and Lärkan, before moving to the prominent jazz rock venue the Golden Circle. Malmberg decided to further pursue his interest in guitar and PA systems, leaving the T-Boones in late-1967 to establish his own business. He was subsequently replaced by Bengt “Bella” Linnarsson. In August 1967, one of the earliest clubs devoted to psychedelic music, Filips, was opened and required an additional group to play along with the duo, Hansson and Karlsson. Erik “Kapten” Dahlbäck, former bandmate of Linnarsson, became the new drummer, and the group was rechristened the Baby Grandmothers.
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