Calle Jularbo
Musical Artist
1893 – 1966
Who was Calle Jularbo?
Carl Jularbo, well known as Calle Jularbo and born as Karl Karlsson was the most famous Swedish accordionist of his time. He had a very distinct personal style, that has played a significant part in forming the Swedish accordion tradition. He was extremely productive, recording 1577 tunes and he won 158 accordion competitions. He maintained a large repertoire without being able to read music. His best known tune is Livet i Finnskogarna, recorded in 1915. This song was the basis for the Les Paul and Mary Ford hit of 1951, Mockin' Bird Hill.
Jularbo is the name of his birthplace, which he later adopted as his name.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1893
- Also known as
- Carl Jularbo
- Jularbo, Carl
- Died
- Feb 13, 1966
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on July 23, 2013
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