Bo Hansson

Biography

Bo Hansson (1943–2010) was a Swedish organist and composer from Gothenburg. After the duo *Hansson & Karlsson*, he went solo with 'Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings' (1970), an instrumental progressive album that became a European hit. 'Magician's Hat', 'Attic Thoughts' and 'Watership Down' followed, all largely played and recorded by himself His records have been repeatedly reissued and discovered by later generations of musicians.