CC Cowboys
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band from Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
. Their members are the vocalist and guitarist Magnus Grønneberg
Magnus Grønneberg
Magnus Grønneberg is the vocalist in the Norwegian rock band CC Cowboys.- References :...
, their guitarist Jørn Christensen
Jørn Christensen
Jørn Christensen is a Norwegian artist, actor, and record producer. He is known as a prominent and original guitarist of many leading Norwegian bands. Some of the more important projects have been those in conjunction with Ola Snortheim, the force behind Langsomt Mot Nord, which Christensen came...
their bassist Per Vestaby and their drummer Agne Sæther
Agne Sæther
Agne Roger Sæther is a Norwegian musician and drummer. He is best known as the drummer for the Norwegian rock band CC Cowboys, which he has been a member of since it started in 1989. After CC Cowboys split up in 1998, he became a child protection consultant in his home town. CC Cowboys re-formed...
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They recorded their first album in 1990 with the title Blodsbrødre.
The name of the band originates from the song C. C. Cowboys by Swedish rock group Imperiet
Imperiet
' were a Swedish 1980s rock band from Stockholm, that existed from 1983 to 1988. They were arguably the most influential band in Sweden of the period, but definitely dominated the new wave scene, which at the time was seen as the same as the punk rock scene....
Current line-up
- Magnus GrønnebergMagnus GrønnebergMagnus Grønneberg is the vocalist in the Norwegian rock band CC Cowboys.- References :...
- vocals + guitar (1990-1998,2003-present) - Jørn ChristensenJørn ChristensenJørn Christensen is a Norwegian artist, actor, and record producer. He is known as a prominent and original guitarist of many leading Norwegian bands. Some of the more important projects have been those in conjunction with Ola Snortheim, the force behind Langsomt Mot Nord, which Christensen came...
- guitar (2003-present - Per Vestaby - bass (2003-present)
- Agne SætherAgne SætherAgne Roger Sæther is a Norwegian musician and drummer. He is best known as the drummer for the Norwegian rock band CC Cowboys, which he has been a member of since it started in 1989. After CC Cowboys split up in 1998, he became a child protection consultant in his home town. CC Cowboys re-formed...
- drums and percussion (1990-1998,2003-present)
Albums
- Blodsbrødre (1990)
- Rock'n Roll ryttere (1991)
- Tigergutt (1992)
- Persille & panser (1994)
- Himmeltitter (1996)
- Lyst (2003)
- Evig Liv (2006)
- Morgen og kveld (2009)
Singles
- Harry (1990)
- Barnehjemmet Johnny Johnny (1991)
- People In Motion (1993)
- Når du sover (1994)
- Kom igjen (2007)