Knud Vad-Thomsen

Danish vocalist and composer 1905-1971. Knud Vad Thomsen took his teacher's exam in 1926 and was then a municipal teacher and 'sanginspektør' at Frederiksberg Skolevæsen. Together with Ingvar Blicher-Hansen and Svend Saaby, he made up the popular singing trio De Tre Fra Radioen from 1935 to 1947. Knud Vad Thomsen wrote, among other things music for Den Danske Statsradiofoni's children's lessons. Vad Thomsen is especially known for his composition Til Glæden (1938), and his melodies for, e.g. Jeg plukker fløjlsgræs (1951) and Tørresnoren (1955), both to texts by Sigfred Pedersen.