Henk Smitskamp | |
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 Henk Smitskamp (1972) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1 August 1942 Netherlands |
| Genres | Nederbeat |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1960-present |
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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.
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 was then involved with three groups: After Tea (1968-1969) and Livin' Blues (1969-1970), and Sandy Coast (1970-1971).[2][3] Sandy Coast's 1971 single "True Love That's A Wonder" went to number two in the Netherlands.[4]
In 1972, Smitskamp joined Shocking Blue,[5][6] who had a hit song in 1969 with Venus, and featured Motions member Robbie van Leeuwen. Henk was in Shocking Blue for two years, up until the band ended in 1974. During that time, he played bass on five of their studio albums: Inkpot (1972), Attila (1972), Ham (1973), Dream on Dreamer (1973), and Good Times (1974). A 1972 Shocking Blue single he played on, "Inkpot", peaked at number three in Belgium.[7] When Shocking Blue disbanded, Smitskamp returned to Livin' Blues.
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