Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson in 2008. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TTJanne 'Loffe' Carlsson, one of Sweden's most beloved actors and a drummer legend who played with Jimi Hendrix among others, has passed away at the age of 80. Born in Stockholm in 1937, Carlsson had his major acting breakthrough playing the soldier Loffe in Swedish TV series 'Någonstans i Sverige' 1973-1974 – the character that gave him his nickname. As part of psychedelic jazz rock duo 'Hansson & Karlsson' he played together with American rock legend Jimi Hendrix, who was a known fan of the duo and went on to record one of their songs, 'Tax Free'. As part of duo 'Hansson & Karlsson' in 1967, with Bo Hansson on the Hammond organ.

Source: The Local August 31, 2017 06:45 UTC