The Hounds (band)
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Works | Albums and singles |
| Years active | 1965–1968 |
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The Hounds were a Swedish pop band, formed in the summer of 1965 by vocalist Jan "Janne" Ahlén, bassist Jan "Janne" Bråthe, drummer Jan "Janne" Önnerud and guitarists Henrik Salander and Lasse Wallander.[1][2] Musically, they had an orientation towards pop rock with emphasis on harmony vocals.[3] The group released one single on Telefunken and an EP on the experimental label Jet before being signed to Gazell.[2] Between November 1966 and April 1968, the Hounds were one of Sweden's most popular pop groups,[2] with six of their singles reaching the Tio i Topp chart.[4] Five of them also charted on the sales chart Kvällstoppen.[5] The group released two studio albums on Gazell, The Lion Sleeps Tonight and From the Hounds with Love in 1967.[6]
In 1967, they starred in the film Drra på – kul grej på väg till Götet together with pop groups Lee Kings, Ola & the Janglers, the Shanes and the Spotnicks.[7] The Hounds performed their final gig in September 1968,[8] after which they disbanded to pursue separate interests; Önnerud aimed for a solo career, where he got several charting hits on Svensktoppen and Kvällstoppen.[2][5] Ahlén formed a duo together with Ronny Roswall and toured the folk parks with Henry Darrow.[5] Wallander became an audio engineer whilst Bråthe continued performing in the Moonlighters.[5] Henrik Salander became an ambassador for the United Nations and was the secretary-general for their Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission.[3][9]