Yngve Moe
Yngve Moe | |
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 Moe with Dance with a Stranger in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 4 October 1957 Tromsø, Norway |
| Died | 17 April 2013 (aged 55) Bergen, Norway |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Labels | Norsk Plateproduksjon, Hot Club |
| Associated acts | Dance with a Stranger |
Yngve Moe (4 October 1957 – 17 April 2013) was a Norwegian bass guitarist and founding member of the rock band Dance with a Stranger.[1]
Career[]
He started his career in the band (1971–1975), in his home town of Tromsø. The band broke up in February 1975 after a job in Skien where they were support act for Fairport Convention. During one of the breaks, one of the band members was caught stealing a raw steak, and since Moe was not yet 18 years old, the legal age for prosecution in Norway, he was brought home by his father, ending the band's career.[2] In 1978, Moe moved to Bergen with fellow musicians and friends Bjørn Vassnes and , the latter two starting the band together with Hans Petter Gundersen. Moe later joined "Nøkken" as a concert musician. During the same time he also played with HP Gundersen's band "Rust".[3] Moe was founding member of the rock band Dance with a Stranger where he played as a bass guitarist up until his death.[1][non-primary source needed] He also continued working as a studio session musician, participating in projects like Olav Dale's , and .[4]
Death[]
In April 2013, while vacationing in Tenerife, Spain with his family, Moe was caught by a rip current as he was taking his daily swim at the beach, and was underwater for a period of time. On 6 April it was reported that he was in a chemically induced coma, in critical but stable condition. A few days later he was moved to the hospital in Bergen, where he remained in a coma.[5]
On 17 April 2013 it was announced that Moe died at 15:30 hrs. local time, having never regained consciousness following the drowning accident.[6]
Awards and honors[]
- Vossajazzprisen 2006
Discography[]
Within Erter, Kjøtt og Flesk
- 1973 Husmannskost
- 2012 Live i studio! (recorded 1974–75)
Within Rust
- 1983 Rust (EMI, Norway)
Within Son Mu
- 1985 Son Mu (Hot Club)
Within Dance with a Stranger
- 1987 Dance with a Stranger (Norsk Plateproduksjon)
- 1989 To/Fool's Paradise (Norsk/RCA)
- 1991 Atmosphere (Norsk)
- 1994 Look What You've Done (Norsk)
- 1994 Unplugged (Norsk)
- 1995 The Best of Dance with a Stranger (Mercury)
- 1998 Happy Sounds (Mercury)
- 2007 Everyone Needs a Friend... The Very Best of Dance with a Stranger (Mercury)
As sideman
- 1986 Let's Spend the Night Together within the band CCCP
- 1995 Oofotr (Norske Gram) with Oofotr
- 1995 Mia's Song (Sonet), single with Marius Müller
- 1996 Sånn (Nord-Norsk Plateselskap) with Terje Nilsen
- 2003 Hush Hush (EMI Norway) with Nathalie Nordnes
- 2010 Storm with Elg
- 2010 Fram til i dag (EMM) with Erik Moll & Voksne Herrers Orkester
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Dance With a Stranger (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon.
- ^ "Tromsølegender gjenoppstår på Bukta" (in Norwegian). Nordlys.no.
- ^ Tomas Lauvland Pettersen (December 8, 2003). "Nøkken: Nøkken 1978 – 1984". Listen to Norway MIC.no.
- ^ "Yngve Moe". Groove.no.
- ^ "Dance with a Stranger-artist i koma etter ulykke" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. April 6, 2013.
- ^ "Dance with a Stranger-artist døde" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. April 17, 2013.
External links[]
- 1957 births
- 2013 deaths
- 20th-century bass guitarists
- 20th-century Norwegian male musicians
- 20th-century Norwegian bass guitarists
- 21st-century Norwegian male musicians
- 21st-century Norwegian bass guitarists
- 21st-century Norwegian guitarists
- Dance with a Stranger (band) members
- Musicians from Tromsø
- Norwegian male bass guitarists
- Norwegian rock bass guitarists