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Henk Smitskamp (born 1 August 1942) is a Dutch bass guitarist who played in many Nederbeat bands during the 1960s and 1970s. Career. Smitskamp formed The Motions in 1964 with Rudy Bennett, Robbie van Leeuwen, and Sieb Warner. [1] . They were the first Nederbeat band to achieve chart success, and had their first major selling single in 1965. [1] .
Henk Smitskamp. Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands. The band had a string of hit songs during the counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the ...
- 1967–1974, (reunions: 1979, 1980, 1984)
- The Hague, Netherlands
Mar 23, 2024 · After the band broke up in 1974 - bassist van der Waal was first to leave, just before 1972, replaced by Henk Smitskamp from The Motions - Veres went solo, with van Leeuwen sometimes producing...
- Jim Clash
In 1969 and 1970, the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “Venus”, followed by several other hit singles. In 1971, Klaasje van der Wal was replaced by Henk Smitskamp. In 1973, Robbie van Leeuwen was replaced by Martin van Wijk. The group disbanded in 1975.
1967 – 1974 (7 years) Founded In. Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Members. Cor van der Beek. Fred de Wilde. Henk Smitskamp. Klaasje van der Wal. Leo van de Ketterij. Mariska Veres (1968 – present) Martin Van Wijk. Robbie van Leeuwen. Shocking Blue was a rock band from The Hague, The Netherlands that existed from 1967 to 1974.
Shocking Blue. Inventive Dutch group incorporated progressive, psychedelic, and pop, best known for 1970 number one hit "Venus." Read Full Biography.
