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Former Beauty Queen

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Member Since: 1/21/2006
Band Website: fbq.se
Band Members: Johan Nilsson - guitar, vocals, banjo, pedal/lap steel, mandolin
Jimmy Halvarsson - vocals, guitar
Anders Tengdahl - bass, guitar
Erik Englund - piano, organ
Mats Jonsson - drums
Influences: Byrds, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Jay Farrar, The Band, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Guided By Voices, Pavement & Stephen Malkmus, Stephin Merritt (whatever shape he takes), Steve Earle, Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Mark Lanegan, Johan Törnqvist, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young and so on.
Sounds Like: Turn your speakers on, and you'll get the idea.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

recording

It´s a slow process recording but we´re almost done now. Just some additional instruments on 2 songs. It´ll be a fine recording this one. Later today I will post the new version of "The tower" here on...
Posted by Former Beauty Queen on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:01:00 PST

pedal steel

Finally I (Johan) got my pedal steel back! I bought it a month ago and had it for 3 days and then I had to get it fixed cause it broke down. So Finally it´s back in excellent condition. I just recorde...
Posted by Former Beauty Queen on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:42:00 PST

getting closer to done

have also recorded vocals and lots of other stuff now. god we´re on fiiire!
Posted by Former Beauty Queen on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:50:00 PST

Single out!

The new single is now out! Den finns på hörnan som vanligt. Contact us if you want a copy of it. The recording is still going great. Recorded some bass and guitar yesterday with Anders. Sounds s...
Posted by Former Beauty Queen on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:19:00 PST

recording

So we´ve started to record a new EP now. the recording is taking place at my home. (johan) and eventually Anders apartment. it sounds good so far. Have recorded a few guitar + Banjo tracks and so...
Posted by Former Beauty Queen on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:57:00 PST

home again

Hello! we´re back from a few days of writing in the mountains and it turned out really nice! Got a few new songs now and I think we´ll start recording them in late august. Will probably do i...
Posted by Former Beauty Queen on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:45:00 PST

hello,... for the first time...

Hey!sorry for not keeping this blog updated. Hopefully we�ll start...now!So it�s been a few quiet months but we�ve kept busy for sure..Rehearsing with some new members and it sure sounds good. W...
Posted by Former Beauty Queen on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:15:00 PST