Yngve Moe

Yngve Moe (October 4, 1957 – April 17, 2013) was a Norwegian bass guitarist and founding member of the rock band Dance with a Stranger.[1]

Yngve Moe
Moe with Dance with a Stranger in 2009
Background information
Born(1957-10-04)October 4, 1957
Tromsø, Norway
DiedApril 17, 2013(2013-04-17) (aged 55)
Bergen, Norway
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsBass guitar
LabelsNorsk Plateproduksjon, Hot Club
Associated actsDance with a Stranger

Career

He started his career in the band Erter, Kjøtt og Flesk (1971–1975), in his home town of Tromsø. The band broke up in February 1975 after a job in Skien where they were support act for Fairport Convention. During one of the breaks, one of the band members was caught stealing a raw steak, and since Moe was not yet 18 years old, the legal age for prosecution in Norway, he was brought home by his father, ending the band's career.[2] In 1978, Moe moved to Bergen with fellow musicians and friends Bjørn Vassnes and Turid Pedersen, the latter two starting the band Nøkken together with Hans Petter Gundersen. Moe later joined "Nøkken" as a concert musician. During the same time he also played with HP Gundersen's band "Rust".[3] Moe was founding member of the band Dance with a Stranger where he played as a bass guitarist up until his death.[1] He also continued working as a studio session musician, participating in projects like Olav Dale's Son Mu, Ernesto Manuitt y Grupo and Groovy.[4]

Death

In April 2013, while vacationing in Tenerife, Spain with his family, Moe was caught by a rip current as he was taking his daily swim at the beach, and was underwater for a period of time. On April 6, it was reported that he was in a chemically induced coma, in critical but stable condition. A few days later he was moved to the hospital in Bergen, where he remained in a coma.[5]

On April 17, 2013, it was announced that Moe died at 15:30 hrs. local time, having never regained consciousness following the drowning accident.[6]

Awards and honors

Discography

Within Erter, Kjøtt og Flesk

  • 1973 Husmannskost
  • 2012 Live i studio! (recorded 1974–75)

Within Rust

  • 1983 Rust (EMI, Norway)

Within Son Mu

Within Dance with a Stranger

  • 1987 Dance with a Stranger (Norsk Plateproduksjon)
  • 1989 To/Fool's Paradise (Norsk/RCA)
  • 1991 Atmosphere (Norsk)
  • 1994 Look What You've Done (Norsk)
  • 1994 Unplugged (Norsk)
  • 1995 The Best of Dance with a Stranger (Mercury)
  • 1998 Happy Sounds (Mercury)
  • 2007 Everyone Needs a Friend... The Very Best of Dance with a Stranger (Mercury)

As sideman

  • 1986 Let's Spend the Night Together within the band CCCP
  • 1995 Oofotr (Norske Gram) with Oofotr
  • 1995 Mia's Song (Sonet), single with Marius Müller
  • 1996 Sånn (Nord-Norsk Plateselskap) with Terje Nilsen
  • 2003 Hush Hush (EMI Norway) with Nathalie Nordnes
  • 2010 Storm with Elg
  • 2010 Fram til i dag (EMM) with Erik Moll & Voksne Herrers Orkester

References
  1. Dance With a Stranger (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon.
  2. "Tromsølegender gjenoppstår på Bukta" (in Norwegian). Nordlys.no.
  3. Tomas Lauvland Pettersen (December 8, 2003). "Nøkken: Nøkken 1978 – 1984". Listen to Norway MIC.no.
  4. "Yngve Moe". Groove.no.
  5. "Dance with a Stranger-artist i koma etter ulykke" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. April 6, 2013.
  6. "Dance with a Stranger-artist døde" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. April 17, 2013.
Awards
Preceded by
Berit Opheim		 Recipient of the Vossajazzprisen
2006		 Succeeded by
Snorre Bjerck
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