ABBA guitarist Lasse Wellander has died at age 70.
, has died at 70, the band confirmed in a statement on Monday . A second statement was posted to Wellander’s official Facebook page, and revealed that he passed away on Friday, April 7, due to cancer.“Lasse was a dear friend, a fun guy and a superb guitarist.
A statement on the late artist’s Facebook page was also remembered the guitarist. “It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep. Lasse recently fell ill in what turned out to be spread cancer and early on Good Friday he passed away, surrounded by his loved ones,” the message“You were an amazing musician and humble as few, but above all you were a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather.
While Wellander was not a part of ABBA’s core lineup, he served as the group’s lead guitarist for decades, starting in 1974, and played on several of ABBA’s recordings, live concerts and tours in 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1980.
Other groups the guitarist played in included Zkiffz , Little Mike and the Sweet Soul Music Band , Stockholm All Stars , Low Budget Blues Band and the Vikings . Wellander recorded solo music of his own through the 1970s to 1990s, and went on a hiatus of making his own material until 2017, when he released multiple singles and an album,. His latest solo release was single “O Come, All Ye Faithful” in November of 2022.
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