Tommy Blom facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tommy Blom
Blom performing in July 2010
Background information
Birth name	Tommy Albert Blom
Born	(1947-03-03)3 March 1947 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	25 May 2014(2014-05-25) (aged 67) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician
Musical career
Genres	Rock pop
Instruments	Vocals guitar

Tommy Albert Blom (3 March 1947 – 25 May 2014) was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He was a member of the band Tages in the 1960s.

Tages

Blom formed Tages in 1963, originally as a duo with Anders Topel. They performed with acoustic guitars during a regatta in Hovås, south of Gothenburg. Because of popular reception, the duo quickly recruited guitarist Danne Larsson, bassist Göran Lagerberg, and later drummer Freddie Skantze.

Tages were one of the most successful Swedish bands of the 1960s. They achieved thirteen top-20 singles on Kvällstoppen, such as "Sleep Little Girl", "I Should Be Glad", "In My Dreams", and "Miss Mac Baren", as well as having two albums certified gold, Tages (1965) and Tages 2 (1966).

Tommy left Tages in 1968, and so, the group changed their name to Blond, before splitting a year later.

Later Works

In the mid 1990s, he started hosting Vinyl 107. In 2008, he lost that job because "he was too old", but he returned in 2011. Every Sunday, 60-tals morgon, his programme with songs from the 1960s, was broadcast on Vinyl 107. Before he worked at Vinyl 107, he worked as a music teacher at the school Kvarnbäcksskolan in Haninge.

Blom was a member of the music groups Idolerna and The Cadillac band. He's also known for voicing Mr. Krabs in the Swedish dub of SpongeBob SquarePants until his death.

Death

Blom died on 25 May 2014 in Sweden aged 67.

Discography

Tages

Albums

• Tages (1965)
• Tages 2 (1966)
• Extra Extra (1966)
• Contrast (1967)
• Studio (1967)

Idolerna

Albums

• 2000: Idolerna
• 2001: Greatest Hits, Live & More

Singles

• 2001: "Här kommer kärleken"
• 2001: "Nu leker livet"
• 2001: "Sommar"

See Also