Keyboardist and accordionist Anders Pettersson started in Lasse Stefanz in 1971 and remained in the band until 2010.

-It's a very sad day today.

He was really a part of the whole fantastic story we have been a part of as well as both ups and downs.

But he always had a good heart, says Lasse Stefanz singer Olle Jönsson to the newspaper.

Anders Pettersson turned 69 years old.