Georg Wadenius

Carl Georg Viktor "Jojje" Wadenius (4 May 1945 – 30 April 2026) was a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was particularly active during the 1970s and 1980s as a studio and session guitarist and bassist, as well as for a series of albums of children's songs in Sweden.

Biography Wadenius was born in Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School. After appearing on a number of Swedish hit records and being founder-member of two Swedish supergroups of the early 1970s, Made in Sweden (1966–1972 and 1976) and (1971–1972), he relocated to the United States to become lead guitarist of the group Blood, Sweat & Tears from 1972 to 1975. In 1979, he joined The Saturday Night Live Band on television. He stayed on until 1985 and subsequently worked as a session player and/or touring musician for many important artists, among them Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Dr. John, David Sanborn, James Brown, Marianne Faithfull, Paul Simon, Joe Thomas, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Donald Fagen, Doug Katsaros, Michael Franks, and Luther Vandross, as well as many important artists in Sweden.

In 1970, he received a Swedish Grammis for Made in Sweden and another for his work on children's songs.

Later in his career, he produced other Scandinavian performers, including Anne Sofie von Otter, and in 2001 he set up a recording studio in Oslo, Norway.

Discography As leader 1969 – Goda, Goda 1978 – Puss, Puss, Sant, Sant 1978 – Georg Wadenius 1987 – Cleo 1997 – Till alla barn 1997 – Left turn from the right lane 1999 – Zzoppa 2005 – Interloop 2009 – Jul på Svenska 2010 – Reconnection 2011 – Saleya 2012 – Teddy og Marian 2013 – Jul på Norska 2014 – Psalmer 2014 – Cleo, Vol. 2 2016 – Cleo with friends 2016 – Farvel 2016 – Livet är nu 2016 – Jojjes klassiska barnvisor 2018 – Jojjes Wadenius bästa barnvisor, Vol. 1 2025 – Livet är mer än musik

With Made in Sweden 1968 – Made in Sweden (with Love) 1969 – Snakes in a Hole 1970 – Live! At the Golden Circle 1970 – Made in England 1970 – Regnbågslandet 1971 – Best of 1976 – Where Do We Begin

With Blood, Sweat & Tears 1972 – New Blood 1973 – No Sweat 1974 – Mirror Image 1975 – New City

As guest Ja, Dä Ä Dä (1969) – Pugh Rogefeldt Ramadan (1969) – Björn J:son Lindh Rune At The Top (1969) – Rune Gustafsson Taube (1969) – Cornelis Vreeswijk Poem, Blues Och Ballader (1969) – Cornelis Vreeswijk När Dimman Lättar (1969) – Berndt Staf Jason's Fleece (1970) – Björn J:son Lindh Solar Plexus (1971) – Monica, Monica (1971) – Monica Zetterlund Huvva (1971) – Merit Hemmingson Goda, Goda (DK) (1971) – Trille Black Is The Color (1972) – Joe Henderson Songs (1973) – B.J. Thomas Funky Formula (1976) – Slim Borgudd The Poet (1976) – Olli Ahvenlahti E.K. (1976) – Eero Koivistoinen Move (1977) – Rune Gustafsson Sansara Music Band (1977) – Sansara It's A Long Story (1977) – Brian Chapman Nyspolat (1977) – Coste Apetrea The Mathematician's Air Display (1977) – Pekka Pohjola Hoven, Droven (1977) – Merit Hemmingson Spelar Nilsson (1978) – De Gladas Kapell Live & More (1980) – Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson Dreams (1980) – Grace Slick Never Too Much (1981) – Luther Vandross Forever, for Always, for Love (1982) – Luther Vandross Busy Body (1983) – Luther Vandross Get It Right (1983) – Aretha Franklin Born To Love (1983) – Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack Success (1983) – The Weather Girls Live From New York (1984) – The Saturday Night Live Band How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1984) – Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross Swept Away (1985) – Diana Ross Passion Fruit (1985) – Ronnie Cuber The Night I Fell In Love (1985) – Luther Vandross Gloria Loring (1986) – Gloria Loring The Camera Never Lies (1987) – Michael Franks Distant Drums (1987) – Brian Slawson Family Vacation (1987) – Rosenshontz Energia (1989) – Valerie Lynch Collection (1989) – New York Voices Johnny Gill (1990) – Johnny Gill So Intense (1991) – Lisa Fischer Hearts Of Fire (1991) – New York Voices That Time Again (1991) – Kevin Owens Jigsaw (1991) – Jeremy Steig Only Human (1991) – Jeffrey Osborne Make Time for Love (1991) – Keith Washington Time for Love (1991) – Freddie Jackson Kamakiriad (1993) – Donald Fagen Scene Is Clean (1993) – Ronnie Cuber Paul Jabara Friends (1993) – Paul Jabara Television (1994) – Dr. John Pure Pleasure (1994) – Phil Perry Alive in America (1995) – Steely Dan Gravity!!! (1996) – Howard Johnson Mr. X (1996) – Jason Miles All That I Am (1997) – Joe Thomas Endless Is Love (1997) – Jon Lucien Bortom Det Blå (1997) – Lisa Ekdahl Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (1999) – Backstreet Boys Julemorgen (1999) – Nissa Nyberget Port Of Call (2000) – Silje Nergaard Djävulen Och Ängeln (2000) – Tomas Ledin Soul Ballads (2001) – Sigvart Dagsland At First Light (2001) – Silje Nergaard Vapen & ammunition (2002) – Kent Visor (2002) – Helen Sjöholm Nightwatch (2003) – Silje Nergaard Irreplaceable (2003) – George Benson Life (2003) – Leif Johansen Taube (2003) – Per Myrberg Når Dagen Roper (2004) – Anne Grete Preus Det Føles Bra (2005) – Jan Eggum Be Still My Heart - The Essential (2005) – Silje Nergaard Här Är Den sköna sommaren (2006) – Lill Lindfors No Vil Eg Vake Med Deg (2006) – Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen I Let The Music Speak (2006) – Anne-Sofie von Otter In The Moment (2007) – Jazzcode Hjerteknuser (2007) – Jan Eggum