Henk Bruysten (6 string bass - Hank The Knife) ex-Long Tall Ernie & The Shakers
Hans van Geffen (gt.) 1975-1976
Alfons Haket (gt.)
Alan Pierre Beek (gt./voc.)
Jan van Haaften (bass gt.)
Rob Mijnhart (drums) 1975-1976
Eugene Aarts (drums)

1975 NEGRAM NG 486 The Guitar King (1/2 instro) / Ghost Town (v)
1975 NEGRAM NG 2043 Catherina Serenade / Stan The Gunman (v)
1977 NEGRAM NG 2202 Ennio / Crackerjack (v)
1980 MERCURY 6208 050 Crazy Guitar / Return Of The Knife
1980 MERCURY 6017 109 Diamonds / Tenderfoot
1981 MERCURY 6017 191 Six Bass Man / Home

1975 LP NEGRAM NR 121 - THE GUITAR KING
The Guitar King (1/2 instro) /The Knife / Ennio / Catherina Serenade + vocal tracks

1980 LP MERCURY 6423343 - CRAZY GUITAR
Crazy Guitar / Tenderfoot / Johnny And Honey / Home / Diamonds / FBI / Return Of The Knife / The Guitar King (1/2 instro) + vocal tracks

Hank The Knife

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Martien Cornelissen (lead gt./voc.) ex- Symptones
Hank van Mook (keyb.)
Ton van Mook (bass gt.) replaced 1982
Leo Meijer (bass gt.)
Jan van Mook (drums)

1980 MONOPOLE S1901 Buck's Polka / Baby How Are You (v)
1981 PAPRIKA 0433-4027 Lonely Guitar / Shake Hands (v)

1982 LP PAPRIKA P1029 - KIDDY KIDDY KISS ME
Lonely Guitar

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Peter van den Heuvel (lead-, steel guitar) ex-Wooltown Rockers, Tramps, Nightmare, Peter Veldor & The Rangers, The Peter Hill Band, Savannah

1978 LP FONTANA 6476.173 - PLAYS C&W HITS
Dream Of The West + ?

1979 LP KILLROY KFA 13068 KL - PLAYS MORE OF THE GREATEST C&W HITS
Country Polka / I Love You Because / Little Bird / San Antonio Rose / Yellow Bird / Send Me The Pillow / Owens Polka / Dutch Polka / Devil Woman / Lovesick Blues / Last Date / Sing Me Back Home / Down Yonder / Country Boogie

1998 CD ARC 981005 - PETER HILL PLAYS GREAT COUNTRY & WESTERN HITS
Crazy Polka / Ruby / Cool Water / Country Rock Boogie / Memories / Just One Time / Tokyo Polka / Loving Her Was Easier / Blue Steel / Welcome To My World / Heartaches By The Number / Help Me Make It Through The Night (80s master tapes rec. by Henk van Broekhoven)

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Jimmy van de Hoeven (lead gt.)
Jan Oechies (rhythm gt.)
Oscar Rexhauser (bass gt.)
Wil Morcus (drums)

1984 LP DSR LSP 8419 - INSTRUMENTAL MASTERS VOL.3
G.U.M. (rec. 1982)

1991 CD SPARK CD.16 - THE GUITARFREAKS COLLECTION VOL.4
G.U.M. (DSR master tape - rec. Lake Road Studio, Berkel 1982)

(see also 60s groups)

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Group with 2 original members from Jan Akkerman' s 60s formation.

Ron Bijtelaar (lead gt.) ex-The Hunters 1965-1968 (bass gt.)
Paul Hubert (rhythm gt.)
Wilfred arends (bass gt.)
Sidney Wachtel (drums) ex-Johnny & Cellar Rockers, Hunters

1983 EP ROCKER 1961.3307 - A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY & HIS CELLAR ROCKERS
Melody in F / Blue Tango / Una Aventura Mas / Exodus

1982 LP UNIVERSE LS 44 - RUSSIAN SPY AND I
Rise & Fall Of Flingel Bunt / Man Of Mystery + vocal songs

The Hunters

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Also known as BJ & The Hurricane Rollers.
One of the best of all revival groups with the exciting Bart Strik on Fender Jazzmaster. Bart started playing guitar in his first band when he was only 13 years old!

THE JET BLACK ROBBERS
(1959-1962)
Bart Strik (lead gt.)
Henk de la Cousine (rhythm gt.) 1959-1961 > Four Men
Ad van Haaren (sax/gt./bass gt.) 1961-1962
Wim de Laat (accordeon) 1959-1961
Cor van de Pas (accordeon/piano) 1961-1962
Wil van Gurp (drums)

THE HURRICANE ROLLERS (name used with permission of Robbie Boekholt!)
1962-1965
Bart Strik (lead gt.)
Jos van Muyen (rhythm gt.1961-1965/bass gt. 1965)
Pierre Berendse (rhythm gt.) 1965; ex- Jumping Tornados
Ad van Haaren (bass gt.)1961-1963
Frits Maréchal (bass gt.) 1963-1965
Wil van Gurp (drums) 1961-1965
Jef van den Akker (drums) 1965
Paul van Boxtel aka Paul Hurricane (voc.) 1963-1964 > The Ceder Stars, The Siphons
Johnny Wiskerke aka Johnny Wisse (voc.) 1964-1965 > The Civilians

1975-1977
Bart Strik (lead gt.) > Savage Kalman & Explosion Rockets
Jan van den Boom (rhythm gt.) 1975-1976; > Savage Kalman
Henk de la Cousine (rhythm gt.) 1976-1977; ex- Jet Black Robbers (60s)                                                    Johan Damen (bass gt.) 1975-1977; > Johnny & The Rollers
Jo van Hamond (bass gt.)1977; ex- Jumping Tornados (60s)
Peter Timmermans (drums) 1975; > Johnny & The Rollers
Tim Schouten (drums) > Savage Kalman & Explosion Rockets
Jef van den Akker (alias Big Jeff) (drums 1975 /sax/voc.)

link: http://pmouse.freeservers.com/strik.htm

1976 CROSSROAD 261.203 Hurricane Rock / The Record Hop (v)
1977 CROSSROAD 277.203 B.J. Rock / It's So Fine (v)

1975 MC NO# - LIVE 26-12-1975
Shadoogie / Shindig / Round And Round / Moonshot / Walk Don't Run / The Hungry Eye / Winnetou / Man Of Mystery / Kon-Tiki / Mustang / Dardanella / La Comparsa / FBI

The Hurricane Rollers (1977)

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