We have to say that JIM ODDWINDS was work school for an unknown artist who liked to get anywhere. I'm talking about the periode 1963 to 1970.
So, if we are looking back today, we will find several established singers who started his/hers career as a lead singer in Jim Oddwinds.
The band was put together in 1963, at that time was they only 4 members.
Harald Oseth on accordion, Jim Solberg on drums, Oddvin Sørlie guitar and song, and Tore Tveter on bassguitar. Tore Tveter was the only one who owned an electric (bass) guitar. After a while did we purchased both electric guitar and Hammond organ and amplifiers.
Tore did know how to construct, and buildt therefore his "Bass reflex" loudspeaker cabinet himself. At that time he was a student, electronics, and constructed some heavy loudspeakers made from particle board. We also needed a PA, and found a portion second-hand thing. ECHOLETTE mixer and 20W mono poweramp from Germany. Fantastic 5 channels with Master, Bass and Treble including an extra ECHOLETTE Echo machine.
The sound was fantastic ment we all.
It could be fine to have a saxophone in the band, so Harald Hagen came in as a new member.   Needed a pair bigger PA loudspeakers, The Danish MAX loudspeakers, was then taken on never-never payment.
The band was very populare and they had a lots of gigs. And the day came when we after work, turned up into Oslo biggest recordings studio, Roger Arnhof Studios, for to make our first single.
Straight in into the box, Mono, just vocal overdub. Well, as you can se below this text, this was a success.
Number one, 3 weeks on row, at the Norwegian topp 10 list.
Tore Tveter played in the band a few more years. He was the first, who walked out from the band, for afterwards start his own band TORE HENNINGS.

It was In the begining of the 80's. The band leader for JIM ODDWINDS asked me for help. They where desperate on hunting for a bassplayer, and didn't had any luck. I had just taken a break from my new group TEDDYS, needed a new keyboardist, and was in the middle of nothing, therefore had the possibility to step in.
I would of obvious reasons hear the band again, after so many years, before I made my decision.
That was a big disappointment. I said, I would only accept the job under the following requirement:
Some members had to go, because the band needed a good and stabile rhythm group.
So I asked two of my fellows from TEDDYS about to help us.
The color on the picture of JIM ODDWINDS shows 3 ex TEDDYS at back row.
From left behind, Guttorm Bjerkely on Drums, Tore Tveter bass, Oddblørn Bjerkely on rhythm and lead guitar.
From left at the front, the legendary guitar player John Fredriksen, and our singing sunbeam
Solfrid Stene. Then to the right Harald Oseth, the only remaining from the orginal group.
I played in that group for almost 2 years, then the brothers Bjerkely (identical twins)
asked me to restart TEDDYS again. The heydays for TEDDYS.....