Jack Vreeswijk
Vreeswijk in 2015
Background information
Birth nameLars Jacob Jack Vreeswijk
Born(1964-01-25)25 January 1964
Stockholm, Sweden
Died3 April 2023(2023-04-03) (aged 59)
Uddevalla, Sweden
GenresFolk music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter

Lars Jacob Jack Vreeswijk (25 January 1964 – 3 April 2023) was a Swedish ballad singer, song lyricist and composer. The son of troubadour Cornelis Vreeswijk, he followed in his father's footsteps and released three albums of his own, often singing his father's songs. He was usually accompanied by guitarist Love Tholin.

In summer 2006, Jack Vreeswijk appeared in a biographical musical show about his father Från James Dean till Nationalskald (meaning From James Dean to National Bard), on Lundsbrunns Health Resort in Götene. The screenplay was written by him and he also played the lead role as the older Cornelis. The acting was interspersed with songs.

Vreeswijk composed music for a film about Cornelis Vreeswijk's life, and produced eight of the tracks on Hans-Erik Dyvik Husbys' album I ljuset av Cornelis (meaning In light of Cornelis). In 2009, he released a tribute album to his father's music titled Jack Vreeswijk sjunger Vreeswijk.[1]

Personal life and death

Jack Vreeswijk lived in Uddevalla with his wife and two sons, Calle and Olle. In 2000, he received the Cornelis Vreeswijk scholarship and in 2008, the Fred Åkerström scholarship.

Vreeswijk died from colon cancer on 3 April 2023, at the age of 59.[2][3]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart
peak
(SWE)[4]		 Certification
1996 Is i magen 39
2004 Underbart –
2009 Jack Vreeswijk sjunger Vreeswijk 29
2012 Wichita 15

Filmography

  • 2010: Cornelis (composer)

References

  1. ↑ [ŐP.sv: Jack Vreeswijk på väg att-av cornelisera sig] (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ "Jack Vreeswijk är död – blev 59 år". Aftonbladet. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ↑ https://www.expressen.se/noje/jack-vreeswijk-ar-dod/
  4. ↑ SwedishCharts.com Jack Vreeswijk discography page
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