Rudy Bennett (born 27 December 1942) is a Dutch singer, who led the Nederbeat groups The Motions and Galaxy-Lin.
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 |
Career edit
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]
Discography edit
The Motions edit
Albums[5]
- 1965 - "Introduction to The Motions"
- 1966 - "Their Own Way"
- 1967 - "Motions Songbook"
- 1967 - "Impressions of Wonderful"
- 1968 - "The Motions Live!"
- 1969 - "Electric Baby"
- 1970 - "Sensation"
Extended plays
- 1965 - "I've Waited So Long" + "It's Gone" / "For Another Man" + "I've Got Misery"
- 1966 - "Wasted Words" + "I'll Follow the Sun" / "There's No Place to Hide" + "Everything That's Mine"
- 1966 - "Every Step I Take" + "Hard Time Blues" / "Stop Your Crying" + "Everything That's Mine"
Singles
- 1965 - "It's Gone" / "I've Got Misery"
- 1965 - "You Bother Me" / "We Fell in Love"
- 1965 - "For Another Man" / "I've Waited So Long"
- 1965 - "Love Won't Stop" / "No Matter Where You Run"
- 1965 - "Wasted Words" / "I'll Follow the Sun"
- 1966 - "Everything That's Mine" / "There's No Place to Hide"
- 1966 - "Why Don't You Take It?" / "My Love Is Growing"
- 1966 - "Every Step I Take" / "Stop Your Crying"
- 1966 - "It's the Same Old Song" / "Someday Child"
- 1967 - "I Want You, I Need You" / "Suzie Baby"
- 1967 - "Wonderful Impressions" / "Nellie the Horse"
- 1967 - "Tonight We'll Be Stoned" / "One Million Red Balloons"
- 1968 - "You're My Adee" / "Hey Conductor Man"
- 1968 - "Take Your Time" / "Make It Legal"
- 1968 - "Miracle Man" / "Something"
- 1968 - "I Ain't Got Time" / "Fantasy Club"
- 1968 - "Take the Fast Train" / "Hamburg City"
- 1969 - "It's Alright" / "Hey Everybody"
- 1969 - "Freedom" / "Little Boy's Life" + "What's Your Name"
- 1969 - "Eliza" / "Wedding of the Hundred Brides"
- 1969 - "I Can't Help It" / "Look Away"
- 1970 - "Try to Make You Happy" / "We All Come Together"
Galaxy-Lin edit
Albums
- 1974 - "Galaxy-Lin"
- 1975 - "G"
Singles
- 1974 - "Travelling song" / "Utopia"
- 1975 - "Long hot summer" / "Utopia"
- 1975 - "Hunting song" / "Don't"
Solo edit
Selected singles
- 1966 - "How Can We Hang On to a Dream"
References edit
- ^ a b Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Motions | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Rudy Bennett - How Can We Hang On To A Dream". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Bennet & Bee | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Muziekencyclopedie - De Second Hand Rock 'n' Roll Band". www.muziekencyclopedie.nl. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "The Motions Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-12-27.