Bands & lineups 1976 – present

From Chris Hawkin Band…

… to The Dave Park Five

Timeline & Lineups 1976 – present


CHRIS HAWKIN BAND Winter 1976-1977

Håkan Svensson AKA Chris Hawkin – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums
Erhard Egg – bass


TERROR Autumn 1977
Håkan Svensson – vocals
Jan Stadigh – guitar
Lasse Forsberg – drums
Hans Olsson – percussion (occasionally)
Thomas Sjöberg AKA Erhard Egg – percussion (occasionally)


VENDETTA Summer 1978
Håkan Svensson – vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums
Hans Olsson – guitar


KLARA BESKED Autumn 1978
Håkan Svensson – vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums
Håkan Nyström – guitar


NO BRAINS January 1979
Jens Skov – vocals
Håkan Nyström – guitar
Lasse Forsberg – drums


PUBLIC FREAKS January – February 1979
Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums


HOST ATTAX February 1979
Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Tomas Jansson – bass
Lasse Forsberg – drums


KLARA BESKED Spring/Summer 1979
Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Håkan Svensson – vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums


HS ART (#1) January 1980
Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums, vocals


ELVERT UNDERGROUND (#1) Spring/Summer 1980

Håkan Svensson – bass, guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, vocals, drums


HS ART (#2) June 1980
Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Tommy Carlsson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

HS ART (#3) August 1980
Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Stefan Sjöström – guitar
Tommy Carlsson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

HS ART (#4) October 1980
Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Tommy Carlsson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums, vocals

HS ART (#5) December 1980
Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Håkan Nyström – guitar
Tommy Carlsson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

HÅKAN POP January 1981
Håkan Nyström – vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Lasse Sandberg – drums

RUDOLF MELCHER BAND February – May 1981
Håkan Nyström – vocals, guitar
Tommy Carlsson – bass
Lasse Forsberg – drums

LEPRA BOYS Autumn 1981
Peter Moroney – vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Fredrik “Fritte” Jonasson – drums

BRIGHT BOYS November – December 1981
Peter Moroney – vocals, guitar
Jonny Lönn – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

BILLY POP Winter/Spring 1982
Peter Moroney – vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Lasse Sandberg – drums

THE WEREWOLVES July 1983
Håkan Nyström – vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Lasse Sandberg – drums

MIDNIGHT ACT (#1) Summer/Autumn 1983
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Tomas Thyr – guitar
Lasse Sandberg – drums

MIDNIGHT ACT (#2) January/February 1984
??? – lead vocals (complete bastard and we all hate hime)
Håkan Nyström – trumpet, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Tomas Thyr – guitar
Lasse Sandberg – drums

THE SNÖSKOTTERS (#1) January 1984
Lennart Mörtberg – vocals
Ingo Svahn – guitar
Esa Toivonen – bass
Lasse Forsberg – drums

THE SNÖSKOTTERS (#2) February 1984
Lasse Forsberg – vocals
Ingo Svahn – lead guitar
Jonny Lönn – guitar
Esa Toivonen – bass
Lasse Sandberg – drums

MIDNIGHT ACT (#1.2) February 1984
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Tomas Thyr – guitar
Lasse Sandberg – drums

THE SNÖSKOTTERS (#3) Summer 1984
Lasse Forsberg – vocals, bass, harmonica
Peter Moroney – vocals, guitar
Anders Skogh – drums

BABY SAID YEAH! (#1) Autumn 1984
Björn Österman – vocals
Ingo Svahn – lead guitar
Jonny Lönn – guitar
Esa Toivonen – keyboards
David Parkin – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

BABY SAID YEAH! (#2) November 1984 – December 1985
Björn Österman – vocals
Ingo Svahn – lead guitar
Jonny Lönn – guitar
David Parkin – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

MIDNIGHT ACT (#2) Spring 1986
Lasse Forsberg – vocals, guitar
Thomas Gustavsson – bass, vocals
Lasse Sandberg – drums

ELVERT UNDERGROUND (#2) Spring/Autumn 1987

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, vocals

ELVERT UNDERGROUND (#3) December 1987

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin

BABY SAID YEAH! (#3) December 1987
Björn Österman – vocals
David Parkin – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, vocals
Magic Ringo – drum machine

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#4) Spring 1988

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
David Herbie Parkin – bass

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#5) May 1988

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, vocals

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#6) June 1988

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, vocals
Tommy “Tucker” Johansson – accordion

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#7) September 1988
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, vocals
Tommy Tucker – accordion

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#8) December 1988
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
Tony Wretling – bass
Tommy Tucker – accordion

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#9) January 1989
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass
Tommy Tucker – accordion

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