Hans Wärmling
Hans Wärmling | |
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Born | 22 July 1943 |
Origin | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Died | 12 October 1995 Härryda, Gothenburg, Sweden | (aged 52)
Genres | Rock, new wave |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, saxophone |
Years active | 1964–1975 |
Hans Axel
Early years
The Jackie Fountains
Hans Wärmling was the guitar player in a rhythm and blues band called The Jackie Fountains, that formed in 1964 and played in the Gnesta area of Sweden until 1967. His brother, Peter Wärmling, became their manager and provided rehearsal facilities. In this band he was known by the nickname of 'Hasse'.[2]
Johnny Sox
In 1972, a young Hugh Cornwell had travelled to Lund in Sweden and took up a position in the local university hospital whilst studying for a PhD in biochemistry.[3] Cornwell became friends with Hans Wärmling who happened to be working as a nurse at the same hospital.[3]
Wärmling suggested that Hugh Cornwell could provide English lyrics to some of the 500 songs that he had recorded on a
'Johnny Sox' continued to play in London pubs and clubs until mid-1974[5] with Jet Black joining the band to replace the original drummer 'Chicago Mike'. Jean-Jacques Burnel had also joined the band line-up after being given a lift by Gyrth Godwin.[6] Relations within the band deteriorated and both Godwin and Knutsson decided to return to Sweden. Cornwell convinced both Black and Burnel that they needed Hans Wärmling to fill the gap who, once contacted, came to London immediately.[7]
The Stranglers
With the line-up of Black, Burnel, Cornwell and Wärmling the band renamed themselves 'The Guildford Stranglers' and began playing gigs again in pubs and clubs, mainly playing
Song writing credits and discography
Hans Wärmling is co-credited with writing the music for three early (1974) Stranglers tracks: "Wasted",.
Death
Hans Wärmling died in a boating accident near Gothenburg in 1995.[13]
References
Notes
- ^ "Gravar.se". Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ The Jackie Fountains, a history by Peter Wärmling Archived 24 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 2 August 2008
- ^ a b Cornwell 2004, p. 40.
- ^ Cornwell 2004, p. 46
- ^ Cornwell 2004, p. 63
- ^ Cornwell 2004, p. 67.
- ^ Cornwell 2004, p. 70.
- ^ Cornwell 2004, p. 73.
- ^ Lars: "Från Jackie Fountains till Stranglers med Hasse Wärmling." In: Swedish Funtime fanzine, no. 1, 1978, pp. 18–19
- ^ a b Cornwell, Drury 2001, p. 343.
- ^ Cornwell, Drury 2001, p. 34.
- ^ Buckley 1997. p. 292.
- ^ Buckley 1997, p. 221.
Bibliography
- Buckley, David. No Mercy - The Authorised and Uncensored Biography of The Stranglers. London. Hodder and Stoughton. 1997. ISBN 0-340-68062-8
- Cornwell, Hugh, A Multitude of Sins. London. HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. ISBN 0-00-719082-4
- Cornwell, Hugh and Drury, Jim. The Stranglers - Song by Song. London. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. 2001 ISBN 1-86074-362-5