Roger Palm
Swedish drummer (1949–2024)
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ABBA
Roger met Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus in the early 70s.[2] Palm's first ABBA-related recording was on a solo single by Anni-Frid Lyngstad and produced Andersson.[3][4] His first recording with ABBA was "Rock'n Roll Band", recorded in August 1972 and released in 1973.[5] Palm was not the main drummer for the band, as Ola Brunkert played on more tracks, but Palm did play on singles including "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "Mamma Mia", "Dancing Queen", "Thank You For The Music" and "Take A Chance On Me".[3][6] He also played on "Satellit", a hit song for Ted Gärdestad who represented Sweden in the 1979 Eurovision song contest with the song.[4]
Personal life
He was born in Kyrktåsjö in 1949. His first band, The Skymen, was formed in 1964 was a guitar band and then a dance orchestra.[4] played in bands such as The Gimmicks and then the Beatmakers until 1974 before working as a session musician in 1970.[4] He was also in the band Moonlighters in 1974.[4]
Palm died from Alzheimer's disease on 22 September 2024.[4][7][8][9] He was 75.