ANPHarry van Hoof
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Conductor, composer and arranger Harry van Hoof handed away yesterday on the age of 81. His ex-wife, singer Trea Dobbs, introduced this on Fb.
Throughout his musical profession he labored intently with artists resembling Ramses Shaffy, Rob de Nijs, Willeke Alberti and BZN. Van Hoof was everlasting visitor conductor with the Metropole Orchestra for twenty years.
In accordance with Toon van Hoof, who took over Harry van Hoof’s manufacturing firm in 2008, the loss of life “got here like a bolt from the blue. He was not in poor health and was nonetheless totally alive,” he instructed the ANP information company.
Toon van Hoof, no relation, writes in an announcement on Fb: “We keep in mind Harry as a hardworking and expert bon vivant.”
Dinge-dong
He was additionally concerned as a conductor in varied Dutch participations within the Eurovision Music Contest. Within the early days of the music pageant, all acts have been accompanied by a reside orchestra with a conductor.
For instance, he performed Ruth Jacott’s entry in 1993 and that of Xandra (Sandra Reemer) in 1976 and 1979. He was additionally concerned in Educate-In’s victory in 1975 with the music Dinge-dong.
Hits
He had his best success as a composer in 1971 with the music ‘How do you do‘ by Mouth & MacNeal, the artist duo consisting of Sjoukje Smit and Willem Duyn from Tilburg.
A number of Van Hoof’s worldwide successes:
Harry van Hoof handed away
Hans van Hemert remembers Van Hoof as an actual all-rounder. “He may deal with all the pieces. From jazz to spiritual music and all the pieces in between,” he says NPO Radio 1.
The composer and producer liked working with him. “I made my demos at residence and recorded them in a really rickety means. I performed the drums on my knees. Harry would say: ‘Nicely, inform me what you need’. And that sounded completely incredible.”
Rockets
Within the early Sixties, Van Hoof was one of many six Rockets from the Eindhoven band Peter (Koelewijn) and his Rockets, greatest recognized for his or her greatest hit Get off that roof. Van Hoof performed the piano, however later left the backing band of the Eindhoven singer.
Van Hoof was born in Hilversum however had lived in Eindhoven for a very long time, writes Broadcasting Brabant. He married the Eindhoven singer Trea Dobbs in 1967. In accordance with the regional broadcaster, he was the daddy of three youngsters and grandfather of 5 grandchildren.
