Johnny Madsen

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Johnny Madsen
Madsen in 2005
Background information
Born	(1951-03-31)31 March 1951 Thyborøn, Denmark
Died	4 November 2024(2024-11-04) (aged 73)
Genres	Rock folk rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Guitar banjo harmonica
Years active	1975–2024
Formerly of	Dalton
Website	johnnymadsen.dk

Johnny Madsen (31 March 1951 – 4 November 2024) was a Danish musician, songwriter and painter. In the period 1983 to 1992, he was part of Dalton, a supergroup trio made of Madsen, Lars Lilholt and Allan Olsen. Johnny Madsen lived on the island of Fanø, where he had his own art gallery, "Madsens Malerier". He was also part of Hobo Ekspressen. Madsen died on 4 November 2024, at the age of 73.

Painting

Madsen painted for many years, mostly inspired by expressionism and mentioned Vincent van Gogh and Jens Søndergaard as inspirations. Madsen exhibited in numerous galleries and at many events across Denmark and selected paintings are on permanent display at his art gallery on Fanø. In 2007, he published the book "Hvorom alting er", discussing the artistic process as he sees it, and showing a few of his own works. The book has only been printed in limited copies, with a few translated to English titled "By all means".

Discography

References

Sources

• Johnny Madsen
• Madsens Galleri

External links

• Official website
• Johnny Madsen at IMDb
• Johnny Madsen discography at Discogs