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Leif Anderson
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For those of a similar name, see Leif Andersson (disambiguation).
Leif Anderson (11 February 1925 – 17 November 1999), often known by the sobriquet Smoke Rings, was a Swedish jazz expert, journalist and radio personality.[2] His radio show Smoke Rings – Swing och sweet med Leif Anderson was first broadcast on Sveriges Radio on 12 September 1960.[3] The last programme was broadcast on 14 November 1999, a few days before Anderson's death; this was the 1,786th programme in the series, which thereby became the longest-running show in Swedish radio history.[2]
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Born | (1925-02-11)February 11, 1925 |
Died | 17 November 1999(1999-11-17) (aged 74) Malmö, Sweden[1] |
Other names | Smoke Rings |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, radio host, jazz expert |
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Anderson had a characteristically hoarse voice, and in his radio programme he spoke a mixture of Swedish with a Scanian accent and English.[1][3] He specialised in jazz music from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.[2]