John Norum (born February 23, 1964) is a Swedish hard rock guitarist and co-founder of the Swedish band Europe. Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a side solo project. During his career, Norum also played with Eddie Meduza & The Roaring Cadillacs, Dokken, Don Dokken's solo band as well as side collaborations with other artists including Glenn Hughes. While living for a few years in the US, he met and married Michelle Meldrum, founder and lead guitarist of the Swedish-American heavy metal band Meldrum. The couple had one son, Jake Thomas, born in September 2004. Meldrum died on May 21, 2008 from a cystic growth in her brain. John Norum is the older brother of the singer Tone Norum.Contents [hide] 1 Discography 2 Filmography 3 Bibliography 4 External links 5 References
[edit] Discography Main article: John Norum discography Eddie Meduza & the Roaring Cadillacs Eddie Meduza & the Roaring Cadillacs (1979) The Eddie Meduza Rock 'n' Roll Show (1979) Dåren É Lös! - The Roaring Cadillac's Live (1983) West A Fool Away (1984)
Europe Europe (1983) Wings of Tomorrow (1984) The Final Countdown (1986) Start from the Dark (2004) Secret Society (2006) Last Look at Eden (2009) As soloist Total Control (1987) Face the Truth (1992) Another Destination (1995) Worlds Away (1996) Slipped into Tomorrow (1999) Optimus (2005) Play Yard Blues (2010)
Don Dokken Up from the Ashes (1990)
Dokken Long Way Home (2002)
[edit] Filmography On the Loose (1985) Far Out Man (1990) [edit] Bibliography Tegnér A., Johansson, M. Europe - den stora rockdrömmen, Wiken, 1987, ISBN/ISSN: 91-7024-408-1 John Norum. En biografi ver en Svensk gitarrhjalte, Sony Music Ent. Sweden, 1992. Contained into the Swedish special edition of "Face the Truth" album. Adenborg Å., Biography, [1], 1997, last updating May 2006 Adenborg Å., Discography, [2], 1997, last updating May 2006 Bevilacqua F., John Norum's biography, [3], 2006, last updating June 2009 Bevilacqua F., John Norum's video-discography, [4], 2006, last updating June 2009 Stern M., Biography, [5], Agosto 2006
