Magnus Persson

Swedish drummer and percussionist, born 5 July 1960 in Sankt Göran, Stockholm, and died 15 November 2014 in Hägersten, Stockholm.

Active as both a session player and touring musician since the late 1970s, he became one of Sweden’s most in-demand drummers and percussionists.

He was the son of engineer [a=Rune Persson] and the brother of mastering engineer [a=Claes Persson].

Some of the artists/musicians he worked with were Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Rune Gustafsson, Georg Riedel, Jan Allan, Bernt Rosengren, Lars Färnlöf, Monica Zetterlund, Sylvia Vrethammar, Toots Thielemans, Benny Carter, Jerome Richardson, Clark Terry, Plas Johnson, Scott Kinsey (Tribal Tec), Frank McComb, Ulf Wakenius, Kee Marcello, Jan Akkerman, Max Schultz, Rolf Wikström, Sanne Salomonsen, Mats Ronander, Hector Bingert, Putte Wickman, Janne Schaffer, Björn J:son Lindh, Ola Magnell, Blacknuss All Stars, Christian Falk, Eldkvarn, Peter Le Marc, Lisa Nilsson, Louise Hoffsten, Petra Marklund / September, Meja, Nana Mouskouri, Benjamin Biolay, Calogero, Chris Stills, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Neneh Cherry, Magnus Lindgren, Rigmor Gustafsson, Nils Landgren, Svante Henryson, Mats Bergström, Anne Sofie Von Otter and Elvis Costello.