1949 in Norwegian music
# 1949 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1949 in Norwegian music.

## Events

* The Department of Traditional Music was established in Tromsø by Arnt Bakke.

## Births

### January

* 18 – Håkon Banken, singer (died 2018)

### March

* 18 – Åse Kleveland, singer, guitarist, and politician.
* 21 – Åge Aleksandersen, singer, songwriter and guitarist.

### April

* 2 – Per Husby, jazz pianist, composer, and orchestra leader.

### May

* 13 – Philip Kruse, trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, music arranger, music producer, and text writer.
* 25 – Iver Kleive, composer and organist.

### June

* 20 – Harald Halvorsen, jazz trombonist.

### August

* 3 – Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen, architect, poet and playwright.
* 12 – Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-born artist, songwriter and record producer (died 2013).

### September

* 2 – Knut Borge, journalist, entertainer, and jazz enthusiast (died 2017).
* 25 – Olav Berg, composer.
* 30 – Lars Klevstrand, singer, guitarist, composer and actor.

### October

* 18 – Lasse Thoresen, composer.

### December

* 14 – Inger Lise Rypdal, singer and actress.
