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Johnny Hoes

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Johnny Hoes (1917 to 2011) was a Dutch singer, producer, composer and lyricist. He was born in Rotterdam and grew up in Katendrecht, the son of a Dutch seaman and a Belgian mother. He played covers with The Four Dutch Serenaders. During the war years he lived in Limburg, where after the liberation he performed for American soldiers. In the late 1940s he was a supporting act for Bobbejaan Schoepen. From 1952 to 1963 he worked at Phonogram. From 1964 he made records for his own label, Telstar, with a studio of his own in Weert.

Music and breakthrough

His own record Och, was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven is on record as the best-selling Dutch-language single ever. Other hits were De smokkelaar, Dat is het einde and Friet met mayonaise from 1974. He released records as a soloist, sometimes as Andy Field, and with others, including Johnny & Caesarine and Johnny Hoes & Ria Roda. Artists released on his label included De Alpenzusjes, the Zangeres Zonder Naam, Eddy Wally, Normaal, Doe Maar and Henk Wijngaard. He was also the producer of the worldwide hit De vogeltjesdans. On the radio he had a programme on the KRO and on television a show of his own on the VARA, Met een lach en een traan.

Influence

Hoes was called the king of the smartlap (the Dutch tearjerker), the man behind thousands of singalongs, carnival songs and songs about life. His albums cover the whole of Dutch popular life, from Kussen van Hawaii to Hup Ajax! and songs for Feijenoord. He remained active to a great age and in 2011 still recorded a final record, a duet with Stef Ekkel.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Och, was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven and notice the simple melody and the emphasis on a text that everyone sings along to at once.

Discography

Studio albums

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See also

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