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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Bennett formed [[The Motions (band)|The Motions]] with [[Robbie van Leeuwen]], |
Bennett formed [[The Motions (band)|The Motions]] with [[Robbie van Leeuwen]], Henk Smitskamp, and [[Sieb Warner]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Top 40 |first=Stichting Nederlandse |title=Motions {{!}} Top 40-artiesten |url=https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/motions |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl}}</ref> They were the first [[Nederbeat]] band to achieve chart success, and had their first major selling single in 1965.<ref name=":0" /> While he was still in the Motions, he had solo hit in 1967 with "[[How Can We Hang On to a Dream]]".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=Rudy Bennett - How Can We Hang On To A Dream |url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Rudy+Bennett&titel=How+Can+We+Hang+On+To+A+Dream&cat=s |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=hitparade.ch}}</ref> The song went to number five in the Netherlands.<ref name=":1" /> |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Top 40 |first=Stichting Nederlandse |title=Bennet & Bee {{!}} Top 40-artiesten |url=https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/bennet-bee |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl}}</ref> They had two top 40 hits. In 1997, Bennett joined [[Clous van Mechelen|Clous van Mechelen's]] Second Hand Rock & Soul Band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muziekencyclopedie - De Second Hand Rock 'n' Roll Band |url=https://www.muziekencyclopedie.nl/action/entry/De+Second+Hand+Rock+'n'+Roll+Band |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.muziekencyclopedie.nl}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Top 40 |first=Stichting Nederlandse |title=Bennet & Bee {{!}} Top 40-artiesten |url=https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/bennet-bee |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl}}</ref> They had two top 40 hits. In 1997, Bennett joined [[Clous van Mechelen|Clous van Mechelen's]] Second Hand Rock & Soul Band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muziekencyclopedie - De Second Hand Rock 'n' Roll Band |url=https://www.muziekencyclopedie.nl/action/entry/De+Second+Hand+Rock+'n'+Roll+Band |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.muziekencyclopedie.nl}}</ref> |
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Rudy Bennett
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Bennett in 1973
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1942-12-27) 27 December 1942 (age 81) 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]
Albums[5]
Extended plays
Singles
Albums
Singles
Selected singles
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