Jack Vreeswijk
Lars Jacob Jack Vreeswijk (25 January 1964 – 3 April 2023) was a Swedish ballad singer, song lyricist and composer. The son of troubadour Cornelis Vreeswijk, he followed in his father's footsteps and released three albums of his own, often singing his father's songs. He was usually accompanied by guitarist Love Tholin.
Jack Vreeswijk | |
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 Vreeswijk in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lars Jacob Jack Vreeswijk |
| Born | 25 January 1964 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 3 April 2023 (aged 59) Uddevalla, Sweden |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
In summer 2006, Jack Vreeswijk appeared in a biographical musical show about his father Från James Dean till Nationalskald (meaning From James Dean to National Bard), on Lundsbrunns Health Resort in Götene. The screenplay was written by him and he also played the lead role as the older Cornelis. The acting was interspersed with songs.
Vreeswijk composed music for a film about Cornelis Vreeswijk's life, and produced eight of the tracks on Hans-Erik Dyvik Husbys' album I ljuset av Cornelis (meaning In light of Cornelis). In 2009, he released a tribute album to his father's music titled Jack Vreeswijk sjunger Vreeswijk.[1]
Personal life and death
Jack Vreeswijk lived in Uddevalla with his wife and two sons, Calle and Olle. In 2000, he received the Cornelis Vreeswijk scholarship and in 2008, the Fred Åkerström scholarship.
Vreeswijk died from colon cancer on 3 April 2023, at the age of 59.[2][3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak (SWE)[4] |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Is i magen | 39 | |
| 2004 | Underbart | – | |
| 2009 | Jack Vreeswijk sjunger Vreeswijk | 29 | |
| 2012 | Wichita | 15 | |
Filmography
- 2010: Cornelis (composer)
References
- [ŐP.sv: Jack Vreeswijk på väg att-av cornelisera sig] (in Swedish)
- "Jack Vreeswijk är död – blev 59 år". Aftonbladet. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- https://www.expressen.se/noje/jack-vreeswijk-ar-dod/
- SwedishCharts.com Jack Vreeswijk discography page
External links
