Olli Haavisto

Olli Haavisto (born 30 May 1954, Pori, Finland) is a Finnish musician best known for playing the pedal steel guitar and the guitar. He is one of the most respected pedal steel guitarists in Finland, and he has worked as a session musician for numerous Finnish artists.

Olli Haavisto
Olli Haavisto in his and his brother's Fifty-Sixty Concert at the Tavastia Club, November 2014
Background information
Born (1954-05-30) 30 May 1954
Pori, Finland
OriginEspoo, Finland
Genresrock, country, blues, roots music
Occupation(s)musician
Years active1973–present

Bands

Haavisto has played in Vanha Isäntä, J. Karjalainen & Mustat Lasit, The Boys, Hoedown, Dallas Wayne & The Dimlights, Janne Haavisto & The Farangs, and Band'o. He has also played in the backing bands of Jim Pembroke, Mikko Kuustonen, Kari Tapio, Ninni Poijärvi, Jorma Kääriäinen and Topi Sorsakoski.

Family

Olli Haavisto's father Jukka Haavisto is a well-known musician in Finland,[1] and so is his brother, drummer Janne Haavisto, who is 10 years younger than him. Their sister Susanna Haavisto is known both as a singer and an actress.[2]

References
  1. "Jukka Haavisto" (in Finnish). Pomus.net. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. Mattila, Ilkka (28 November 2014). "Ennakkoluuloista vapaa rumpali. Janne Haavisto järjestää veljensä kanssa konsertin, jossa soittaa yli 50 heidän bändikaveriaan" ['Unprejudiced drummer. Janne Haavisto and his brother arrange a concert in which more than 50 of their bandmates perform.’]. Helsingin Sanomat. Sanoma. Retrieved 29 November 2014.


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