"Christopher Holland Christopher William Holland (born 18 September 1966) is an English keyboard player, singer and songwriter. He is the younger brother of pianist and band-leader Jools Holland and is the twin of Richard Edward Holland, a professional drummer. Holland was born in Greenwich, London, the younger brother of Jools Holland. He took up playing piano at the age of seven. Recording his first song, ""It's Getting Late"", when he was just twelve, he used a vintage four-track reel to reel handed down from his elder brother Jools and his then band, Squeeze. By his early teens while still at"
"hits in the Dutch chart than any other Dutch band. Despite this fact, the band never reached number one. The music could be typified as ""heavy country rock"", and possibly as a rowdier version of ZZ Top or Status Quo. The band was founded in 1974 by guitarist and lead vocalist Bennie Jolink and drummer Jan Manschot. The band has a very loyal following of 'anhangers' (fans) or 'høkers', some of whom follow the band's tours anywhere they go. The concerts are usually performed in large party tents in the countryside. In the early days, the concerts were mainly focused"
"Holland (band) Holland was an American heavy metal band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1984. The short-lived band comprised vocalist Tommy Holland, guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, bassist Joey Cetner and drummer Brad Rohrssen. Holland was a member of Steppenwolf for a short period between 1979 and 1980, and recruited Batio (then still a session musician) to form his own band in 1984. Shortly after releasing ""Little Monsters"" in 1985, the band split up and members concentrated on other projects. Brad Rohrssen went on to play drums and record with Kevin Lee and the Lonesome City Kings. In 1998 a"
"Nijhuis. The band was formed in 1967, with a different line up as in 1975. Singer Getty joined the band in 1971, when they got their first recording contract with producer and composer Eddy Ouwens (label CNR records). In 1974 the band had three top 15 hits in the Netherlands, one of which, ""In the Summernight"" reached number 5 in South Africa, after which their Eurovision entry was recorded. ""Ding-a-dong"" won, which resulted in a chart entry in nearly every European country, as well as a #22 placing in the US on the Easy Listening chart. Getty Kaspers left the"
"1974 by Bonkie Bongaerts and Bertus Borgers. After leaving the band ""Dirty Underwear"", Hans Sanders – stuck with a band with no pianist and no saxophone support – chose to team up with Bonkie Bongaerts and form the new group Bots (Dutch ""botsen:"" ""to clash"" / BO-nkie Bongaer-TS). In 1975 the band recorded its first album, ""Van Kwaad Tot Erger"" (""From Bad To Worse""), with producer Peter Koelewijn. The album places Bots in the centre of attention and the band also makes its debut on national TV. The singles ""Het Lied Van De Werkende Jeugd"" (""The Song Of The Working"
"Anthology"" TV project, and appeared in the 1997 film ""Spiceworld"" as a musical director. In 2008, Holland commissioned TV series ""Bangla Bangers"" (""Chop Shop"") to create a replica of the Rover JET1 for personal use. Holland is a greyhound racing supporter and has previously owned dogs. His 2007 autobiography, ""Barefaced Lies and Boogie Woogie Boasts"", was BBC Radio 4 ""Book of the Week"" in the week beginning 8 October 2007 and was read by Holland. Jools Holland Julian Miles ""Jools"" Holland, OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an"
"Aglow Band as support act of Willy DeVille's Amsterdam Carré Theatre show on 7 July 2008. He moved to Indonesia where he died at the age of 70 on 15 March 2014. The Cats The Cats were a Dutch rock band formed in Volendam in 1964. They were active (with a few interruptions) from 1964 until 1985 and had their most successful period from 1968 until 1975. Of the many hits the band had at home and abroad, the biggest one is ""One Way Wind"", which was released in 38 countries and a top ten number in several of them,"
"In 2013 Linda Bloemhard re-recorded ""Cheese"" with American producer Fernando Perdomo in Los Angeles. The Mo The Mo, also known simply as Mo, was a Dutch pop band best remembered for the 1980s hit ""Asia"". The band was known to be an experimental pop band during the new wave era. The Mo was founded in 1979 by brothers Clement and Huub de Lange. Their debut album ""Mo"", with Heili Helder on vocals and Harm Bieger on drums, had a remarkable instrumentation; the band used no guitar but other instruments such as a Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet and bassoon instead. In"
"The Mo The Mo, also known simply as Mo, was a Dutch pop band best remembered for the 1980s hit ""Asia"". The band was known to be an experimental pop band during the new wave era. The Mo was founded in 1979 by brothers Clement and Huub de Lange. Their debut album ""Mo"", with Heili Helder on vocals and Harm Bieger on drums, had a remarkable instrumentation; the band used no guitar but other instruments such as a Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet and bassoon instead. In February 1981 the album reached the top 10. Successful singles from the album were"
"Holland, Michigan. Butson and Gabe Johannes lived in the same suite at Indiana Wesleyan University. Original lead guitarist Nathan Lamb left after several years to start a career in Colorado. Gabe's brother Caleb joined the group after the group's original bassist, Kyle Inman, left to pursue a career as a Technical Director at Kensington Community Church in Michigan. Peter Kohsla, a Midwestern concert promoter, noticed the band. He became its manager and started promoting the band. Kohsla formed a label called 7Spin Music, and signed the group. Josh Parsons (Lead Guitar) joined the band a couple years later. In 2010,"
"Jools Holland New Year's Eve ""Hootenanny"" (UK), $40 a Day with Rachael Ray (US), The Grand Ole Opry (US), BBC Live From Glastonbury broadcast (UK), Good Morning Azerbaijan. Film credits for songs include indie films ""Four Dead Batteries"" and ""In Search of a Midnight Kiss"". United States radio appearances include Mountain Stage, eTown, World Cafe, ""A Prairie Home Companion"", ""All Things Considered"", ""Morning Edition"", Sirius Satellite, and XM Satellite. Individual media by band members: The Hot Club of Cowtown The Hot Club of Cowtown is an American hot jazz and Western swing trio that formed in 1997. The band's name"
"Moke (Dutch band) Moke is a Dutch band from Amsterdam, which was founded in 2005. They published their debut album Shorland in 2007. The band is most popular in the Netherlands, where they became commonly known after a performance in the daily television show 'De Wereld Draait Door'. Their single ""This Plan"" is used by Toyota in the commercial for the Yaris. They performed at several festivals, like ""London Calling"", Lowlands and Pinkpop. They also were the supporting act of Paul Weller, Keane, Razorlight and Amy MacDonald. In 2008 they played the Pinkpop festival, opening the main stage on the"
"Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on 20 December 1986[1]. Band members were rapper Rudeboy Remington (Patrick Tilon), guitarist Tres Manos (René van Barneveld), bassist Sil (Silvano Matadin), drummer Magic Stick (Michel Schoots) and DJ DNA (DoNotAsk) (Arjen de Vreede). The band's music is described as a blend of genres, including hard rock, funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, jazz and ska and is often compared to that of Rage Against the Machine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone. They are widely known"
"the next couple of years as Sandy Coast disbanded in 1974. Bevoort and Westerbeek formed the band Water; Vermeulen and his brother continued in Rainbow Train for the remainder of the decade. He collaborated with alumnus Anita Meyer on her 1976 debut solo-single ""The Alternative Way"" which became a number one hit on the Dutch Top 40 chart. Vermeulen continued writing and producing for other artists. Sandy Coast reformed on June 13, 1980 for the ""Haagse Beatnach"", a sixties-revival-show featuring bands from The Hague and surrounding places. They performed a new song, ""The eyes of Jenny"", which put them back"
"on BBC's ""Later... with Jools Holland"". The following month, they announced a 14-date headline tour of the UK. The band's debut studio album ""New Eyes"", was released in June 2014 by Atlantic Records UK. In September 2014, they performed with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at MediaCityUK. In November, the band collaborated again with Jess Glynne, on their single ""Real Love"". It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. The same month, the band performed as part of the charity group Band Aid 30 alongside other British and Irish pop acts, recording the latest version of the track ""Do They"
"was founded in 1992 by Peter Slager, and originally consisted of four musicians: Peter Slager on bass, guitarist Paskal Jakobsen, Bas Kennis on keyboards, and Henk Tjoonk on drums. By late 1994, the band recorded their first album, ""Naakt Onder De Hemel"", (roughly translated as ""Naked under the heavens/sky""), which took just one week. Drummer Henk Tjoonk suggested distributing it themselves, and their self-produced, self-promoted record was a hit in Zeeland, a province of The Netherlands. The record was well received by critics and drew enough attention to score promotional support and a contract from EMI Music, which took over"
"Jools Holland"", to talk about their ""Aquostic (Stripped Bare)"" album. On 9 May 2015, they performed ""In the Army Now"" at the . On 22 October 2014 the band launched the ""Aquostic"" album with a 90-minute performance at London's ""Roundhouse"", with the concert recorded and broadcast live by BBC Radio 2 as part of their ""In Concert"" series. Footage from the concert was later used, interspersed with interviews with Rossi and Parfitt, in BBC Four's ""Status Quo: Live and Acoustic"", in January 2017. On 5 June 2015 Status Quo were the headline act at Palmerston Park in Dumfries, at the"
"Hendriks (guitar), Carel Copier (drums), and Piet Dekker (bass). Dekker turned out to be a songwriter as well. One of his songs appeared in 1979 on a sampler album titled ""Uitholling overdwars"", made up of new Dutch-language bands. The band also released their self-titled debut album on the Telstar label, omitting the sampler track ""Blozen"" ('blushing'); along with the ska and reggae influences in ""Hé hé"", ""Als de morgen komt"" ('when morning comes'), ""Regen"" ('rain'), ""Je liet me staan"" ('you left me'), and ""Er verandert nix"" ('nothing really changes') that later permeated their best-known stuff, there were also punk, rock"
"Album, for which their self-titled debut album was nominated the year before. They have played alongside international heavyweights, such as Muse, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Korn, Chris Cornell, Good Charlotte, Billy Talent and Metallica. They have also toured internationally. Van Coke Kartel Van Coke Kartel was an Afrikaans alternative rock band from Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. Francois Van Coke and Wynand Myburgh formed Van Coke Kartel with drummer Justin Kruger after Fokofpolisiekar went on hiatus in 2007. Guitarist Jedd Kossew and drummer Jason Oosthuizen joined as full members in 2010. However in 2014, Jason Oosthuizen left the band."
"""Cleopatra - The Crown Of Isis"". Being one of the Netherlands' most wanted session drummers, Eijkenaar was not always available for Kayak concerts. Sjoerd Rutten was the drummer when Eijkenaar was unable to perform. Current members Former members Timeline Kayak (band) Kayak are a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972 in the city Hilversum by Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman. In 1973, their debut album ""See See The Sun"" was released, including three hit singles. Their main popularity was in the Netherlands, with their top hit (Ruthless Queen) reaching No. 6 on the Dutch charts in March 1979. They"
"the Netherlands, they decided to create a new type of beer and driving along the Belgian city of Moeskroen the idea of Pater Moeskroen (Father Moeskroen) was born. The beer idea was changed into the idea of starting a band with this name. Van Oostrom and Grooten asked their study friends Ton Smulders and Marcel Sophie to join and to complete the band they asked housemate Jan Evers to play the whistles. On January 26, 1986 the first gig was there, in Café van Zanten in Amersfoort. They only had two rehearsals before this gig and their credo was ""no"
"to My First Cadillac"" which is marketed as their newest single. A video for the song featured young impersonators of Golden Earring. Golden Earring Golden Earring is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the definite article was dropped in 1967, while the ""s"" was dropped in 1969). They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs ""Radar Love"" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch charts, reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and went to number thirteen on the United States charts, ""Twilight Zone"" in 1982, and"
"videos for the songs ""Stick It"" and ""Substitute"". Holland was a founding member of Britton and provided drums and backing vocals on the group's 1988 release, ""Rock Hard"". He toured Europe as the drummer for Blue Cheer in 1993, and provided backing vocals on Ozzy Osbourne's albums ""Ozzmosis"" and ""Prince of Darkness"". Holland worked also on Twisted Sister's ""Come Out and Play"", on Autograph's ""That's the Stuff"" and on Don Dokken's ""Up from the Ashes"". He also collaborated with Mike Inez of Alice in Chains and Gilby Clarke of Guns N' Roses. He supported tours for Whitesnake (UK), Motörhead (US)"
"and the name of the drummer was ""KO""(ning). Still there where people who asked for a next performance of Freeway. Freeway (band) Freeway is a Dutch rock group from Amersfoort, founded by Wim Bos (bass player) and Dick Visser (drums) on 1 march 1968. Their rock & roll-like style of music is broadly comparable to the Rolling Stones. The founding musicians were: By adding a new lead singer George Legierse and replacement of both guitarists Gijs and Roy by Hans van Hamersveld the band was becoming better known outside the region of Utrecht. During their early years the band played"
"Kayak (band) Kayak are a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972 in the city Hilversum by Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman. In 1973, their debut album ""See See The Sun"" was released, including three hit singles. Their main popularity was in the Netherlands, with their top hit (Ruthless Queen) reaching No. 6 on the Dutch charts in March 1979. They disbanded in 1982 after releasing nine albums. In 1999 the band was asked to perform on the TV show De Vrienden van Amstel Live. After this performance, they decided to reform, and released nine further studio albums and three"
"co-curate the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival in Minehead, England. The Ex (band) The Ex are an underground band from the Netherlands that formed in 1979 at the height of the original punk explosion. Initially known as an anarcho-punk band, they have since released over 20 full-length albums of musical experiments and numerous collaborations blending punk and free jazz with styles of folk music from all over the world. The Ex's music has undergone significant evolution over the years from their beginnings as a punk band. Founded by singer Jos Kley (better known as G.W. Sok), guitarist Terrie Hessels, drummer"
"status; according to a poll organized to celebrate fifty years of Dutch popular music, it was the most significant event in its history. Herman Brood was born in Zwolle, and started playing the piano at age 12. He founded beat band The Moans in 1964, which would later become Long Tall Ernie and the Shakers. Brood was asked to play with Cuby and the Blizzards, but was removed by management when the record company discovered he used drugs. For a number of years Brood was in jail (for dealing LSD), or abroad, and had a number of short-term engagements (with"
"De Dijk De Dijk (English: The Dike) is a Dutch rock band which formed in 1981. The band is named after Zeedijk, a street in their hometown Amsterdam. Their music can be described as a mixture of soul, blues and rock 'n roll, with lyrics sung only in Dutch, except for their 2010 album Hold on Tight and the song 'Enough is Enough', both of which are sung in English by Solomon Burke. They are considered as one of the most important Dutch acts of the past 25 years. De Dijk was formed by Huub van der Lubbe, who also"
"De Dijk De Dijk (English: The Dike) is a Dutch rock band which formed in 1981. The band is named after Zeedijk, a street in their hometown Amsterdam. Their music can be described as a mixture of soul, blues and rock 'n roll, with lyrics sung only in Dutch, except for their 2010 album Hold on Tight and the song 'Enough is Enough', both of which are sung in English by Solomon Burke. They are considered as one of the most important Dutch acts of the past 25 years. De Dijk was formed by Huub van der Lubbe, who also"
"first Dutch hit single, ""Saturday Night."" The band went through many personnel changes over the years; the best-known formation was Freddy Cavalli (bass), Dany Lademacher (guitar) (later replaced with David Hollestelle), and Cees 'Ani' Meerman (drums). A frequent contributor was Bertus Borgers (saxophone). Brood's outspoken statements in the press about sex and drug use brought him into the Dutch public arena even more than his music. He was romantically involved with the German singer Nina Hagen, with whom he appeared in the 1979 film ""Cha-Cha"". He is reputed to be the subject of her song ""Herrmann Hiess Er"" (English title"
"Bots (band) Bots is a Dutch language folk rock group from the southern city of Eindhoven that is successful in both the Netherlands and Germany. The band was formed in 1974 by Hans Sanders and is mainly known for the song ""Zeven Dagen Lang"" (""Sieben Tage Lang"" in German, ""Seven Days Long"" in English). The first albums were produced by Peter Koelewijn. In 2005 a new version of ""Zeven Dagen Lang"" was recorded with the rapper Ali B on the occasion of the Muziek10Daagse. On 3 November 2007 Hans Sanders died at the age of 61. Bots was formed in"
"first recording would eventually be re-issued, however, ""the problem is it's in somebody else's hands so there are difficulties. Until now we didn't feel it was that important but of course one day it will be there again. It's old stuff but it is part of our history."" Nits (band) Nits (until 1989 The Nits) are a Dutch pop group, founded in 1974. Their musical style has varied considerably over the years, as has their line-up with the core of Henk Hofstede (the group's lead singer and lyricist), Rob Kloet, drummer, and Robert Jan Stips (Supersister, Gruppo Sportivo, Golden Earring),"
"of the firm for its jeans wear and perfume series in South Africa. Album ""#DisHoeOnsRol"" In 2013, he released a new solo album titled ""#DisHoeOnsRol"". Johan Vorster, the vocalist and songwriter of the band started music very early and studied piano and guitar. He studied Music at Universiteit van Potchefstroom and joined the boy band Eden in the late 1990s writing most of the band's big hits including ""Is Jy Bang"", ""54 5de Straat"" and ""Lyf teen Lyf"". Songwriting and producing / Mozi Records In 2005, he co-founded Mozi Records with Sean Else, a fellow band member. Bok van Blerk"