Gastarna

Swedish vocal group formed around 1957. Several of those who participated came from Adolf Fredrik's music classes in Stockholm and were not a group in advance, but were recruited from young men interested in singing who were involved in the radio's popular program series "Refrängen" with recordings every 14 days. The group later took part in many other entertainment programs on the radio, including "Banjobandet" with Hasse Tellemar. The group made several records, but never went out and performed in front of an audience. Among the people who have participated in Gastarna over the years can be mentioned Gert Avelin, Håkan Thanger, Stig Emanuelsson, Lasse Bagge, Jan Bergnér, Berndt Berndtsson, Olle Bolander, Gillis Broman, Bo Andersson and Svante Thuresson.