During his career as a professional artist from 1971 he collaborated with many prominent ballad singers, for example Sid Jansson,
Cornelis Vreeswijk, and
Billey Shamrock. He also acted in the
National Swedish Touring Theatre's
Joe Hill and in the musical
Jesus Christ Superstar. He created several records throughout the years, from
Goknul 1972 to
Tack för kaffet 2003. Ljusberg also created records with Bengt Sändh, Iggesundsgänget, and his brother Arne Ljusberg. Most of his fame among the TV-audience came from his part as the storyteller in
Har du hört den förut? (1983–1996) together with Margareta Kjellberg. Many of his texts are written in
härjedalska (an umbrella term for northern dialects and languages spoken in
Härjedalen). Ewert Ljusberg was assigned president of
Republic of Jamtland in 1989. He performed a show annually at the festival
Storsjöyran in
Östersund, where he gave a speech on Saturday night at midnight. Ljusberg gave, as president, birth to Jamtelagen, a counterpart to
Jantelagen. == Discography ==