Þorleifur Jóhannsson

Þorleifur Jóhannsson (10 November 1951 – 23 December 2020) was a Icelandic drummer. Þorleifur was a well-known musician - often called Leibbi the drummer, as he played drums in various bands from the age of 13, almost continuously until his death, for half a decade. He started his career in Bravo, which became famous in 1965 when it opened for the British band Kinks during eight concerts at Austurbæjarbíó in Reykjavík. The Kinks were then the third most popular rock band in the world, but the boys in Bravo were 13 and 14 years old. Later, Þorleifur played, among others in Hljómsveit Ingimars Eydal, Hljómsveit Finns Eydal and Hljómsveit Ingu Eydal to name a few, and was still working; Leibbi played in the last few years with a band that calls itself Einn og sjötíu.