Pekka "Albert" Järvinen (born on October the 25th, 1950 in Iitti, Finland - died on March the 24th, 1991 in London, England) was a finnish guitarist and songwriter. He replaced Ile Kallio as the guitarist of Finnish rock band Hurriganes in May 1972. It is as the fast-fingered and skilled guitarist of Hurriganes he most well known. He left Hurriganes from time to time and it was during these "breaks" he spent time with other music projects as Royals, Pen Lee, Albert Järvinen band, Kaleval...
Pekka "Albert" Järvinen (born on October the 25th, 1950 in Iitti, Finland - died on March the 24th, 1991 in London, England) was a finnish guitarist and songwriter.
He replaced Ile Kallio as the guitarist of Finnish rock band Hurriganes in May 1972. It is as the fast-fingered and skilled guitarist of Hurriganes he most well known. He left Hurriganes from time to time and it was during these "breaks" he spent time with other music projects as Royals, Pen Lee, Albert Järvinen band, Kalevala and Albert Järvinen Bronx.
In 1981 Järvinen joined Sleepy Sleepers, but was sacked due to his heavy alcohol drinking.
Järvinen died on a concert trip in London in the Spring of 1991. The official cause of death was myocardial infarction, also known as Heart Attack. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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