![]() The last three with reinstated Bosse Häggström, who replaced Jojje Wadenius when he was offered to join the ‘Blood Sweat & Tears’ in USA. Slim continued in "Solar Plexus" with Jojje Wadenius, bass and guitar joining Monica & Karl Axel Dominiqe, piano/Hammond organ and Tommy Körberg vocals. Reviewer Axel Bruns discusses the album in glowing terms: "Georg Wadenius's melodic guitar, Bo Häggström's bubbling bass, and Tommy Borgudd's almost continuously busy drums are signs of a band in fine form - this feels like classic hippie stuff straight from the summer of love." Potentially their best album ‘Made in Sweden’ / ‘Made in England’ was regarded by some as one of the best progressive records of its time. The group was later prised with a 2nd Grammy Award for a children album called Regnbågslandet which Jojje Wadenius wrote the music for. It quickly sold more than 10,000 copies and won a Grammy Award. Their first album Made in Sweden (With Love) in 1968, which comprised nine songs was finished in six hours, including the mixing of the album. Although relatively unknown, music aficionados are beginning to recognise the band's role in pioneering the Swedish pop rock sound. In 1968 Slim went on to form a new progressive rock jazz fusion group called "Made In Sweden" together with old friend and bass player Bosse Häggstrom and guitarist Jojje Wadenius. The group also played the film score for “Dom Kallar Oss Mods” with the theme performed and recorded ‘live’ in front of the screen. It was, for all intents and purposes, a school-based group that featured a number of different musicians, but alongside Hawkey the mainstays were Borgudd, drums, Bo Häggström, electric bass and Sigge Ehlin on guitars, harmonica and vocals playing a brand of blues rock inspired by the likes of Willie Dixon and John Lee Hooker with growing success the group left its island home base Oland and in the late 1966 began playing in Stockholm’s top venues and appearing on live TV. Upon the return to his native island 2 years later Slim was asked by his old friend Hawkey Franzén to join Lea Riders Group and in 1964 he became the drummer of the band. ![]() Much later in 1980 he coincidentally met with ‘Memphis Slim’ again during a TV appearance with ‘Solarplexus’ in Helsinki, Finland, which resulted in jam session with the old legend. As time passed by the “Little” disappeared and Tommy became known as Slim. So, Tommy played a session and was soon after nicknamed "Little Slim". Some friends from the ship that Borgudd worked with called out “we have a drummer sitting right here”. After the intermission the trio returned on stage as a duo without the drummer who damaged his wrist. Throughout his travels in 1964 Tommy got his nickname "Slim" after visiting a club in New Orleans featuring ‘Memphis Slim’ piano, ‘Willie Dixon’, bass and a local drummer. In Slim’s career of motorsport his Formula One car would be seen sporting the livery of ABBA’s logo at various circuits around the world.īut there was much more to the Borgudd music career! In later years when the Swedish pop group ABBA was born Slim worked with them as session drummer. ![]() In the 60’s during Slim’s music career he crossed paths with ‘The Hepstars’ and ‘The Hootenanny Singers’ on various tours around Sweden, where he met Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Or under his real name Tommy Karl-Edvard Borgudd from Borgholm on the small south east island of Öland, Sweden. While in recent times several racing drivers as the likes of Damon Hill, Eddie Jordan and Kenny Bräck have been the more notable examples of racing types who have dabbled in music but perhaps the best-known successfully combined driver-musician in the last few decades has been drummer Slim Borgudd from Sweden. The Lotus car was shipped back to Sweden and converted to a Formula Ford 1600 and Slim raced it at club-sport level resulting in 16 wins. After the music tour Slim stayed on in the UK and enrolled for Jim Russell Racing School at Snetterton to learn the precision of driving and came out with top marks. Slim secured the ownership of an old Lotus 22 for a mere £900. Chris was well into motorsport and invited Slim to his workshop in Sussex Gardens resulting in the purchase of his first racing car. In 1968 when on tour in England with his second band ‘Made in Sweden’ he met jazz musician Chris Barber during a ‘gig’ on Warder Street in London. Watching from the infield after the hairpin he was fascinated by the speed and the inch precision driving skills repeated lap after lap, and it made a long lasting impression. SLIM | MOTORSPORT CV | MOTORSPORT & MUSICĪt the age of 13 Slim Borgudds first motorsport experience came in 1959 at the Karlskoga circuit in Sweden which featured Sterling Moss in an F2 race.
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