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 Q65 in 1967 | |
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| Origin | The Hague, Netherlands |
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| Associated acts | Finch |
| Website | q65 |
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Q65 was a Dutch garage rock and psychedelic group formed in 1965, that is often considered one of the more prominent bands associated with the Nederbeat rock wave that took place in the Netherlands in the 1960s. [1]
In early 1965, guitarists Joop Roelofs and Frank Nuyens joined with singer Willem Bieler to start the band. [2] The line-up was completed with the addition of drummer Jay Baar, formerly of Leadbelly's Limited, and bass player Peter Vink. [2] The band was inspired by rhythm and blues traditionals and the songs of Robert Johnson and Willie Dixon, as well as new bands, such as The Kinks, The Animals and The Rolling Stones. They started performing publicly in the Spring of 1965, and later that year, would start using the name, Q65. [2] The name is a combination of the songs "Susie Q" and "Route 66", but changed to 65 as that was the year the band was formed. [3] During a concert at skating ring De Eenhoorn, they met producer Peter Koelewijn. Very impressed by their show, he invited them to an audition at the Phonogram studio, where they recorded two of their own songs; "And Your Kind" and "You're The Victor". Koelewijn decided to release them on vinyl. [1]
In January 1966, their debut single "You're The Victor" was released and later peaked at No. 11 on the Dutch Top 40 in March 1966. [3] Then Hans van Hemert replaced Koelewijn. Two other singles reached the Dutch charts the same year; "The Life I Live" (No. 5) and "I Despise You" (No. 19). Under Van Hemert's guidance their first album entitled Revolution was released later that year by Decca Records, and became a hit, selling 35,000 in the Netherlands. [1] In 1967, they hit the charts again with the singles "From Above" (No. 13) and "World of Birds" (No. 8). Due to drug problems and military service duties of singer Wim Bieler, Q65 disbanded in 1968. [1]
Q65 reformed in 1970, with Beer Klaasse on drums, and signed to Negram Records, staying together for several years. Their LPs of the early 70s, Afghanistan and We Are Gonna Make It had a more psychedelic orientation. Q65's line-up changed throughout the early 1970s. [2] Nuyens exited in 1971 to join Baar in a band called Rainman,, [2] while Q65 continued with a new line-up, featuring John Frederikz on vocals and Joop van Nimwegen on guitar. [2] Wim Bieler left to form a band called Dambuster. Johnny Frederiksz was brought in as lead singer, but by then the band had changed their name to Kjoe. [2]
The original Q65 reunited in 1980 and toured throughout that year. The group continued with various different lineups in the mid-1980s. [1] Jay Baar died in 1990, but a version of the band, with Wim Bieler as leader, continued playing into the 1990s. Bieler died in 2000. On October 2, 2018 Joop Roelofs, who played guitar and came up with the name of the group, died aged 74. [4] [5]
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