The Lonely Boys
The Lonely Boys is a fiction book by Swedish author Mats Olsson about a young rhythm 'n' pop band from southern Sweden in 1965.
Per Gessle was asked by Mats Olsson to write a soundtrack to follow the book, so the band The Lonely Boys came into existence. The debut album by this 1965 fictitious band was released in December 1995. The band consisted of members from the two Swedish pop bands Wilmer X and Gyllene Tider.
The band went to great lengths to create an authentic 1960s sound, from the lyrical content to the authentic instruments and amplifiers used in the recording process. The album is set out as two sides of an LP, including crackles of the needle on the turntable and a pause between the two sides as the record is turned over.
Band members
The Lonely Boys consists of:- Lasse Göransson on Bass guitar
- Roland Bergström on Vox- & Hammond organs, Piano
- Kalle Johansson on drums and tambourine
- Thomas Nyberg on rhythm guitar and vocals
- Richard Andersson on lead guitar, harmonica, maraccas, tambourine and vocals