Gustav Fonandern (1880-1960) was a Swedish architect, singer and recording artist, who spent considerable time in the United States during the 1920s.

In addition to buildings in California and Florida, he designed 150 houses and a large hotel on Long Island, outside of New York.

[5] Gustav Fonandern recorded more than two hundred fifty songs in Sweden[5] and over forty in the United States.

[6] The Swedish-American singer Olga Lindgren-Nilsen, who was married to Olle i Skratthult in the 1920s, gave credit to Fonandern, Lydia Hedberg (Bergslagsmor) and other performers from Sweden for providing much of her new material.

[7] The Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research had one recording by Fonandern and two by Hedberg on its album "From Sweden To America", which was released as an LP in 1981 and as a CD in 1996.