Rudy Bennett | |
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 Bennett in 1973 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 27 December 1942 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Genres | Nederbeat |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
| Formerly of | The Motions, Galaxy-Lin |
Rudy Bennett (born 27 December 1942) is a Dutch singer, who led the Nederbeat groups The Motions and Galaxy-Lin.
Bennett formed The Motions with Robbie van Leeuwen, Henk Smitskamp, and Sieb Warner. [1] They were the first Nederbeat band to achieve chart success, and had their first major selling single in 1965. [1] While he was still in the Motions, he had solo hit in 1967 with "How Can We Hang On to a Dream". [2] The song went to number five in the Netherlands. [2]
When the Motions disbanded in 1970, he formed Galaxy-Lin with van Leeuwen. They released three singles and two studio albums before disbanding in 1976. In the 1980s, he was in the duo Bennet & Bee with Beatrix Willemstein. [3] They had two top 40 hits. In 1997, Bennett joined Clous van Mechelen's Second Hand Rock & Soul Band. [4]
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