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Facts
Guitarist Kenny Håkansson has left a significant mark on Swedish music with his unique playing.

Like thousands of teenagers, he formed a band in the mid-1960s when the British pop and rock wave swept over Sweden. He soon moved on, curiously exploring different musical expressions, not least Swedish folk music. As a leading member of bands such as Baby Grandmothers, Mecki Mark Men, Kebnekajse and Dag Vag, Kenny was at the center of a new, distinctive music that emerged at the turn of the 60s and 70s, and that still draws new listeners from all corners of the world.

In the book's historical narrative, Håkan Thörn follows Kenny Håkansson's musical journey from 1965 to 1980, the golden age of Swedish progressive

music. Photographer Katarina Despotovic, meanwhile, portrays Kenny Håkansson as an intensely touring musician in the 2020s.

The foreword is written by M. A. Numminen, a Finnish musician and linguistic acrobat who first saw Kenny play at Klubb Filips in Stockholm in 1967.

Håkan Thörn is a sociologist and author.

Katarina Despotovic is a photographer and author.

The book is designed by Spektra design.

Per Englund handled the repro.