Carl Sven-Göran Ljunggren (28 January 1949, Arlöv – 18 January 1985), known by his stage name Kal P. Dal, was a rock musician from Arlöv in Scania (in Sweden). His most famous hit was the song "Blåa Sko'" ("Blue Shoes" in the Scanian dialect). Other hits were "Jonnie", "Bara Rock 'N' Roll" (a Scanian version of "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll), "Raka rör" and "Om ja' va' en slashas/Jag vill leva fri" (a version of "If I Were a Carpenter"). His debut album "Till Mossan!" ("To Mom!") peaked at number 7 on the Swedish album charts where it stayed for 14 weeks.Kal P. Dal – Till Mossan (album) Swedishcharts.com
Career He played at concerts at Akademiska Föreningen (The Academic Society) in Lund. It was there he met fellow Scanian and musician Peps Persson who convinced Sonet Records to release his music.Arlövskillen som blev kult, Linnéa Gudmundson, Lokaltidningen Svedala, 11 september 2010 Kal P Dal – lika populära i dag som på 70-talet, Kristina Davidson, Skånska Dagbladet, 13 september 2010 His debut album "Till Mossan!" ("To Mom!", 1977) peaked at number 7 on the Swedish album charts where it stayed for 14 weeks. Later albums also charted, but didn't reach the same success.Discography Kal P. Dal Swedishcharts.com
He also had a small part in the film Barnförbjudet (1979) Barnförbjudet (1979) at Internet Movie Database
Death and legacy
He died on January 18, 1985, from a cerebral haemorrhage.Biografi Kalpdal.se
After his death he got one of the local Pågatåg trains named after him.Nya pågatåg från Frankrike , Sydsvenskan, 5 December 2006 All of the Pågatåg trains are named after famous people from Scania. In 2005 he also got a street in his home town Arlöv named after him.Detta har hänt i Burlöv , Sydsvenskan, 19 March 2006 It was originally suggested that he would get a statue instead,Manifestation för Kal P. Dal Kalle Kniivilä, Sydsvenskan, 18 January 2010 and there is a Facebook group with thousands of members dedicated to making the statue a reality.Kal P Dal som staty i Arlöv. on Facebook Minnet av honom är så levande Marianne Pernbro, Skånska Dagbladet, 19 January 2010
Pascal, a rock band from Gotland, Sweden, made a cover of the song "Jonnie".Pascal: ursinnigt melankolisk, Stefan Malmqvist, Svenska Dagbladet, 16 December 2005 The well-known Swedish indie rock band Bob Hund have cited Kal P. Dal as an inspiration.[ Kal P. Dal] biography on Allmusic
Covers (with new Swedish lyrics) "17 år" (The Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There") "Bara rock 'n' roll" (The Rolling Stones' "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)") "Brunt socker" (The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar") "Du bara bankar" (Little Richard's "Keep A-Knockin'") "Houndans kvinna II" (The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women") "Ja' kan li en regnig kväll" (Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love a Rainy Night") "Jenny Jenny" (Eddie Cochran's "Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie") "John Silver" (Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode") "Jonnie" (10cc's "Johnny, Don't Do It") "Kaddilack" (Vince Taylor's "Brand New Cadillac") "Karolin" (Status Quo's "Caroline") "Knabbar på himelens dörr" (Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door") "Kungens knall" (Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet") "Om ja' va' en slashas / Jag vill leva fri" (Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter") "Rock påg" (Thin Lizzy's "The Rocker") "Rosalie, Rosalie" (Bob Seger's "Rosalie") "Skit i maj" (Rory Gallagher's "Shadow Play") "Starta mej" (The Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up") "Tutti-Frutti" (Little Richard's "Tutti-Frutti") "Ålrajt / Rocka maj" (Free's "All Right Now")
Notes
External links http://www.kalpdal.se Kal P Dal – lika populära i dag som på 70-talet, article in Skånska Dagbladet focusing on a new book released about the artist