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Peter Koelewijn (born 29 December 1940 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands) is a founding father of Dutch language rock and roll. Koelewijn is also a successful producer and songwriter for other Dutch artists. His most famous song is Kom van dat dak af (‘Get off the roof’).
Peter Koelewijn was born on the 29 December, the son of a fishmonger in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. At the age of thirteen he received his first guitar. In 1957 he started writing his first songs in English. He started his first band at secondary school with guitarists Karel Jansen and Roelof Egmond and singer Anneke Grönloh. Later, Harry van Hoof (who later became a famous conductor), and drummer Peter van der Voort, joined the band. Around the same time, Grönloh quit.
In 1959, the band, now called ‘Peter And His Rockets’, were joined by saxophone player Klaus Buchholz and bass guitarist Karel Janssen. In December the band recorded Kom Van Dat Dak Af (‘Come Off Of That Roof’) for record company Bovema. The combination of American rock and roll and Dutch lyrics was unheard of at the time. In May 1960, Kom Van Dat Dak Af was a big success in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Koelewijn, who moved on to grammar school, was told by his parents that he had to finish h...
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Kom Van Dat Dak Af
KL 204 (als ik God was)
Je Wordt Ouder Papa
Angeline (M'n Blonde Sexmachine)
De Sprong In Het Duister
Veronica Sorry
One Moment In Time / Een Tel In De Tijd
Klap maar in je handen
Een Hete Zomer
KL 204
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Het Beste in Mij Is Niet Goed Genoeg Voor Jou
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Mijn Mooiste Liedjes
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Het Allerbeste van Peter Koelewijn 1960-1992
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