Dag Stokke

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Dag Stokke
Born(1967-04-01)1 April 1967
Gjøvik, Oppland
OriginNorway
Died27 April 2011(2011-04-27) (aged 44)
GenresHard rock, glam metal
Occupation(s)Musician, sound engineer
Instrument(s)keyboards, church organ, piano, vocals
Years active1987–2011
Websitehi.im/dag

Dag Stokke (1 April 1967 – 27 April 2011) was a Norwegian keyboardist, church organist and mastering engineer best known for his work with the Norwegian rock bands TNT and Vagabond. He owned an online mastering service called OnlineMastering.

Career[edit]

Stokke was TNT's live keyboardist from April 1987 to 2011 and played on every TNT album from Realized Fantasies (1992) to A Farewell to Arms (2010).[1] However, he was never a permanent TNT member.[1] "I'm cool with my position in TNT," he said in a 2010 interview, "Some people ask me why I'm not in the pictures and why I'm not profiled. That's just the way it is, and I'm completely laidback with that. I got to experience the rockstar existence so much in 1987 and especially in 1989 and a little bit into 1992, so that dream has been realized. If I'm not upfront, that's totally cool, because I know I've been a part of all this."[1] He played his last concert with TNT in Umeå, Sweden on 5 March 2011.[2]

In January 2011 he found out he had cancer.[2] Stokke died on 27 April 2011 at the age of 44. He is survived by a son.[3][4]

Discography[edit]

TNT[edit]

Vagabond[edit]

  • Vagabond (1994)
  • A Huge Fan of Life (1995)

Other artists[edit]

  • Jorn - Starfire (2000)
  • Unni Wilhelmsen - Disconnected (2001)
  • Kristin Sevaldsen - Impressions (2007)
  • Arnstein Hammershaug - Langsomme dager (2009)
  • Kristin Sevaldsen and Lewi Bergrud - Treasure (2009)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Dahle, Jan (2010). "Dag Stokke – Rockestjerne og kirkeorganist". TNT BookAzine (in Norwegian). p. 16.
  2. ^ a b "TNT-keyboardist er død – adressa.no". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  3. ^ "TNT-keyboardist Dag Stokke død – VG Nett". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  4. ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET – TNT Keyboardist Loses Battle With Cancer At Age 44". roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2011-04-27.

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