John Norum

John Norum
Background information
Birth name John Terry Norum
Born (1964-02-23) 23 February 1964
Vardø, Norway
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, Blues rock, glam metal[1]
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 1978–present
Associated acts Europe, Dokken, Don Dokken, Glenn Hughes, UFO, Eddie Meduza, Nordic Beast[2]
Website www.johnnorum.se
Notable instruments
Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul

John Terry Norum (born 23 February 1964 in Vardø, Norway) is a Swedish rock music guitarist and founder of the Swedish rock band Europe. Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a side solo project.

Career

During his career in music, Norum has also played with Eddie Meduza & The Roaring Cadillacs, Dokken, Don Dokken's solo band, as well as collaborations with other well-known artists in his solo albums, including Glenn Hughes, Kelly Keeling, Peter Baltes, Simon Wright and Göran Edman. Norum is considered by many to be a very underrated guitarist. With influences like Gary Moore, Frank Marino and Michael Schenker, his playing has its roots in the blues. But what he is best known for is the passion he puts into his playing, together with extreme preciseness and a great tone. Joey Tempest once said “John Norum is like a man possessed. On stage he performs as if channeling the guitar greats of the 60′s and 70′s that have served to inspire him. But he always delivers in his own unique style, with a hint of blues, of course. I can think of a few other guitarists that play with as much feeling and passion as John.”

Personal life

While living for a few years in the United States, he met and married Michelle Meldrum in 1995, founder and lead guitarist of the all female hard rock band Phantom Blue and the Swedish metal band Meldrum.[3] The couple had one son, Jake Thomas, born on September 22, 2004. Michelle died on May 21, 2008 from a cystic growth in her brain.[3] On April 16, 2012 he had a son, Jim Henry, from his Swedish fiancée Camilla Wåhlander. The couple had also a daughter, Celine Margareta, born on July 28, 2014.[3][4]

John Norum is the older brother of singer Tone Norum.[3] and his stepfather is Thomas Witt,[5] a former record producer, Columbia executive[6] and drummer for Eddie Meduza[7]

Equipment

John Norum performing with Europe in Festivalna hall, Sofia 2012.

His guitar goes through the Wah into the chorus pedal, from where the separate outputs connect to the two amp heads, with the delay connected in the effects loop of the JCM 800 only.

Discography

Eddie Meduza

  • Eddie Meduza & the Roaring Cadillacs (1979)
  • The Eddie Meduza Rock 'n' Roll Show (1979)
  • Dåren É Lös! - The Roaring Cadillac's Live (1983)
  • West A Fool Away (1984)

Europe

As soloist

Don Dokken

Dokken

Filmography

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
  2. ↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/John_Norum/89715
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bevilacqua, Francesca. "Biography". http://www.johnnorum.se. Retrieved December 30, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/article19290084.ab
  5. ↑ http://www.johnnorum.se/biography/
  6. ↑ http://www.magasinsundbyberg.se/artiklar/witt-lever-i-sundbyberg-for-sin-musik/
  7. ↑ http://www.norumaniacs.com/discography/EM&TheRC.htm

External links

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