Jeff Wasserman

**Jeffrey Allen Wasserman** (født 6. juni 1954) er en amerikansk musiker (mandolin, gitar, fele, mandocello og vokal) og låtskriver. Han er opprinnelig fra East Norwich (i Oyster Bay), New York, men bosatt i Norge siden 1983.

Han har siden tidlig på 80-tallet vært med i det norsk-amerikanske bluegrassbandet Gone at Last som ble nominert til Spellemannprisen for debutalbumet *Gone at Last*. Han har også vært medlem av trioen Three Blind med Claudia Scott. Han har bidratt som tekstforfatter og komponist for en rekke skandinaviske artister, blant andre Dance with a Stranger, Silje Nergaard, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Jan Werner Danielsen, Elg, Eriksen, Stephen Ackles, Lava, Harpo Svensson, Sanne Salomonsen, Jonas Fjeld og Knut Reiersrud. For teksten til «Keep Her from Going to You» fra albumet *Voodoo Without Killing Chicken* av Reiersrud ble han nominert til Spellemannprisen 2008 i den nyopprettede opphavsmann-klassen årets tekstforfatter sammen med Odd Børretzen og Bjørn Eidsvåg. Jeff Wasserman vant Edvard-prisen 2016 i kategorien tekst for «Promised Land» fra albumet *[[Tears of the World]]* med Knut Reiersrud og Mighty Sam McClain utgitt på Kirkelig Kulturverksted i 2015.

## Diskografi

### Jeff Wasserman
* *[[Jeff Wasserman (album)|The Meeting of the Waters]]* (2016)
* *[[Jeff Wasserman (album)|Headwind]]* (1980)
### Jeffrey & The Free Radikals
* *[[Jeffrey & The Free Radikals (album)|Jeffrey & The Free Radikals]]* (2009)
### Gone at Last
* *[[Gone at Last (album)|Gone at Last]]* (1985)
* *Time to Take a Stand* (1989)
* *Smoke on the Water* (1995)
* *[[Still Out There]]* (1995)

### Deltar på
(Ufullført)
* Big Hand Records: *[[Country Saloon]]* (1983)
* Lillian Askeland: *[[Lillian Askeland (album)|Lillian Askeland]]* (1983)
* Dance with a Stranger: *Boys and Girls/Close to You* (1987)
* Olav Stedje: *[[Eg kjem likevel]]* (1987)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[Dance with a Stranger (album)|Dance with a Stranger]]* (1987)
* Dance with a Stranger: *Everyone Needs a Friend/Boy and Arrow* (1987)
* Bjøro Håland: *[[By Request]]* (1988)
* Dance with a Stranger: *Lovers in the Night/Dance with a Stranger* (1988)
* Britt Synnøve Johansen: *Venners nærhet/Words of Friendship* (1989)
* Banana Airlines: *[[Hjelp vi flyr! (album)|Hjelp vi flyr!]]* (1989)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[The Invisible Man]]* (1989)
* Hans Inge Fagervik: *[[Painted Pictures]]* (1989)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[To (album)|To]]* (1989)
* Boss Music: *[[Vart tog alla vilda kvinnor vägen?]]* (1989)
* Amnesty International: *[[Time to Take a Stand]]* (1989)
* Silje Nergaard: *Tell Me Where You're Going/Marlena* (1990)
* EMI: *[[Hit It]]* (1990)
* VG: *[[På gang 38]]* (1990)
* Dance with a Stranger: *Stop Looking for Love (Through Blue Eyes)/Another Day* (1990)
* Silje Nergaard: *[[Tell Me Where You're Going]]* (1990)
* Sonet: *[[Sommar '90]]* (1990)
* Just 4 Fun: *A Dream and a Prayer* (1991)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[Great Hits (EP)|Great Hits]]* (1991)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[Atmosphere (album)|Atmosphere]]* (1991)
* 1st Revolution Orchestra: *[[1st Revolution Orchestra (album)|1st Revolution Orchestra]]* (1991)
* De Press: *[[3 Potocki]]* (1991)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[Everyone Needs a Friend (EP)|Everyone Needs a Friend]]* (1992)
* Eriksen: *[[Two Blue]]* (1992)
* Trond Granlund: *[[Pleasure and Tears]]* (1992)
* Tom & The Tom Toms: *[[Runabout]]* (1992)
* Silje Nergaard: *[[Cow On the Highway]]* (1993)
* Leonard Cohen-hyllest: *[[Hadde månen en søster &ndash; Cohen på norsk]]* (1993)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[Our Moment in Time]]* (1994)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[Look What You've Done]]* (1994)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[Unplugged (Dance With a Stranger-album)|Unplugged]]* (1994)
* Stephen Ackles: *[[One for the Moon]]* (1995)
* Knut Reiersrud: *[[Klapp (album)|Klapp]]* (1995)
* Sanne Salomonsen: *Den lille løgn/Før nat bli'r til dag* (1996)
* Sanne Salomonsen: *[[1996 (album)|1996]]* (1996)
* Lava: *[[The Very Best of Lava]]* (1996)
* Creation: *I Wanna Be with You* (1997)
* Jan Werner: *[[Inner Secrets]]* (1997)
* Solfaktor X: *[[Mannen & Kråka]]* (1997)
* Gjermund Elgenes: *Where Angels Fear* (1997)
* Geir Bøhren & Bent Åserud: *[[Etterfølgeren The Successor &ndash; Original Soundtrack]]* (1997)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[The Best of Dance with a Stranger]]* (1997)
* Knut Reiersrud: *[[Soul of a Man]]* (1998)
* Jan Werner: *Step Out* (1998)
* The Respatexans: *[[Almost Famous]]* (1998)
* Knut Reiersrud: *[[Sub (album)|Sub]]* (1999)
* Jonas Fjeld: *[[Voice on the Water]]* (1999)
* Kristin Berglund: *[[Rib Bone of My Own]]* (1999)
* Sanne Salomonsen: *[[De bedste af de bedste Vol. 2]]* (2000)
* Siri Christensen: *[[Secret Room]]* (2001)
* Knut Reiersrud: *[[Sweet Showers of Rain]]* (2001)
* Andrew Strong: *[[Gypsy's Kiss]]* (2002)
* Lava: *[[Polarity]]* (2003)
* Arne Benoni: *[[If I Live to Be a 100 &ndash; 18 Favorites]]* (2003)
* Knut Reiersrud: *[[Pretty Ugly]]* (2004)
* Elg: *[[The Way Life Goes]]* (2004)
* Home Groan: *[[The Opening Act]]* (2004)
* Lava: *[[Alibi (album)|Alibi]]* (2005)
* Amund Enger: *[[A Glimpse of Happiness]]* (2006)
* Jørun Bøgeberg: *[[Basstard]]* (2006)
* Sanne Salomonsen: *[[The Hits (Sanne Salomonsen-album)|The Hits]]* (2006)
* Dance with a Stranger: *[[Everyone Needs a Friend… The Very Best of Dance with a Stranger]]* (2007)
* Knut Reiersrud Band: *[[Voodoo Without Killing Chicken]]* (2008)
* Unit Five: *[[Sushi og golf]]* (2008)
* G. Thomas: *[[The Best So Far &ndash; 25 Years]]* (2008)
* Ronnie Jacobsen: *[[Stand Your Test in Judgement]]* (2008)
* Lava: *[[Symphonic Journey]]* (2009)
* Eriksen: *[[De aller beste (Eriksen-album)|De aller beste]]* (2009)
* Claudia/Big Hand/Casino: *[[Honky Tonk Night &ndash; The Best of Claudia/Big Hand/Casino]]* (2009)
* The Respatexans: *[[Songs From Hellbilly Heaven]]* (2010)
* Ben9Boss: *[[Ben9Boss (album)|Ben9Boss]]* (2010)
* Didrik Solli-Tangen: *[[Guilty Pleasures]]* (2010)
* Knut Reiersrud & Mighty Sam McClain: *[[One Drop Is Plenty]]* (2011)
* Hoybye & Monsdrum: *[[Songtronica]]* (2011)
* Karin Wright: *[[Too Rock'n'Roll For Country]]* (2011)
* Ellen Marvellous: *[[Heal My Heart]]* (2011)
* Cortina: *[[Sound of a New Day]]* (2011)
* Marek Niedźwiecki: *[[Smooth Jazz Cafe 12]]* (2012)
* Yngve & his Boogie Legs: *[[Yngve & his Boogie Legs (album)|Yngve & his Boogie Legs]]* (2012)
* Sanne Salomonsen: *[[De første fra Sanne Salomonsen]]* (2012)
* Elg: *[[Lucky One]]* (2013)
* Elly: *[[To Somewhere Peaceful]]* (2013)
* Frode Alnæs: *Soleil Soleil* (2013)
* Frode Alnæs: *[[Envy the Man]]* (2013)
* Knut Reiersrud & Mighty Sam McClain: *[[Tears of the World]]* (2015)
* Ottar «Big Hand» Johansen: *[[Topp 20 (Ottar «Big Hand» Johansen-album)|Topp 20]]* (2015)
* Solveig Slettahjell, Knut Reiersrud & In The Country: *[[Trail of Souls]]* (2015)
* Ole Ask: *Abbey* (2016)
* Elg: *[[Feelosophy]]* (2017)
* Øystein Greni: *[[Pop Noir]]* (2017)
* Knut Reiersrud: *[[Heat (Knut Reiersrud Band-album)|Heat]]* (2018)
* Solveig Slettahjell: *[[Live at Victoria]]* (2018)
* Henhouse: *[[Henhouse (album)|Henhouse]]* (2018)
* Annjo K. Greenall, Martin Högberg & The Language: *[[Løgn og forbannet gjendiktning]]* (2018)
* Knut Reiersrud Band, *[[Ballads & Blues From the 20's]]* (2020)
* Big Bang, *[[Glory Chord]]* (2019)

## Referanser


## Eksterne lenker
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* Biografi fra Haugesund Roots Music Festival