Biography

Fren Dahl
Real name: Jan Fredrik Dahl
Norwegian jazz pianist. His nickname "Fren" came from a "spoonerism" of his two first names: "Fren Jadrik". Started the jazz group Hot Dogs in 1936 at the age of 17, along with fellow school mates Fred Lange-Nielsen, Stein Lorentzen, and Peter Andreas Munch "Pimpam" Mellbye.