Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren
Introduction '''Gösta''' '''Nordgren''', known as '''Snoddas''' (30 December 1926 - 18 February 1981) was a Swedish entertainer (singer, actor) and bandy player. Born in Arbrå, Gävleborg County, Snoddas was by profession a timber rafter, which he also sings about in his most famous song ''Flottarkärlek'' (1952) which became the best selling song up till that time in Sweden with over 300.000 records sold. Snoddas played bandy for Bollnäs GIF. As an actor Snoddas starred in two ''Åsa-Nisse films'' in 1952 and 1967.
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Further reading Several books about Snoddas and his work have been published in Swedish. These include* Adenby, Torsten. 1952. ''Boken om Snoddas''. Stockholm: Forum förlag. * Dahlström, Eva (ed). 1994. ''Doris, Snoddas och alla vi andra - berättelser från 50-talet''. Örebro: Folkrörelsernas arkiv. * Sima, Jonas. 2006. ''Sagan Snoddas - Sverige i oskuldens tid''. Stockholm: Carlsson förlag.