Dirk van der Horst 1946 - 2004
After the Cats, BZN (Band Zonder Naam - band without a name) was the most popular and surely the roughest group from Volendam. The rough part has changed, alas, of late, but their popularity hasn't diminished, rather the opposite is true.
Members in 1968: Cees Tol (g,fl) Thomas Tol (g,p) Jan Tuyp (b) Jan Veerman (v) Jaap Sombroek (dr, in 1968 to Left Side and replaced by Jan Keyzer, ex-Q-Tips).
In the beginning, the Woestenburgs (Gerrit (dr) and Evert (g)) also played in the band. It was formed in 1966 and turned 'pro' in January1969 (before the Cats did). In 1974, Jan Keyzer became the lead singer, and Jack Veerman joined as drummer. In 1976, singer Annie Schilder joined the group (later to be replaced by Carola Smit).
1968 Maybe someday/I don't want to give myself Polydor S 1264 Waiting for you/Mo'reen 1284 1969 Coming to my dreams/Everyday I have to cry 1304 Gonna take my mind off Maria/I'm gonna be your man 1316 Mother can you see me/Spring is in the air 1332 1970 This is what I feel/Far east traveller 2050042 Rock and roll woman/Just fancy Negram NG 229 1971 Bad bad woman/Sir John 248 LP The bastard NQ 20048 1972 I can't see/The train NG 272 Riding on/Superman 299 1973 Rolling around the band/Superman 316 Sweet silver Annie/Searching 361 LP The best of BZN ELS 976 LP Greatest hits ELS 980 LP Greatest hits SPLO 106 1974 Barber's rock/Home where I'm going NG 398 Love me like a lion/Walk walk 435 1975 Goodbye Sue/Mr.Morning 2008 LP Veertien gouwe ouwe NAF 322 1976 Djadja/Dark of the night NG 2078 Mon amour/Memories 2141 1977 Don't say goodbye/ 2192 Sevilla/ 2247 The clown/ Mercury 6013503 LP Making a name Negram NN 2 1978 LP You're welcome 1979 LP Summer Fantasy 1980 LP Grootste Hits 1980 LP Green Valleys 1980 LP In The Beginning 1967-1970 1981 LP Friends 1981 LP We Wish You A Merry Christmas 1982 LP Pictures of Moments 1982 LP Best of BZN 1983 LP 28 Golden Hits 1983 LP Desire 1984 LP Reflections 1985 LP Maid of the Mist 1985 LP Christmas with BZN 1986 LP Heartbreaker 1987 LP Live 20 Jaar 1987 LP Visions 1988 LP Endless Dream 1989 LP Crystal Gazer 1989 LP Bells of Christmas 1990 LP Horizon 1991 LP Congratulations 1991 LP A World of Love 1992 LP Rhythm of my Heart 1993 LP Gold 1993 LP Sweet Dreams 1994 LP Serenade 1995 LP Summer Holiday 1995 LP Round the Fire 1996 LP Symphonic Nights
CHART INFO:
Their 1976 hit Mon Amour launched their new sound. Here's some
chart info:
[^ = Peak Pos., * = number of weeks]
[15-02-1969]^17*6 EVERYDAY I HAVE TO CRY bzn [10-03-1973]^20*4 ROLLING AROUND THE BAND bzn [06-10-1973]^16*5 SWEET SILVER ANNY bzn [02-03-1974]^19*4 BARBER'S ROCK bzn [10-08-1974]^23*4 LOVE ME LIKE A LION bzn [31-05-1975]^21*4 GOODBYE SUE bzn [18-09-1976]^1*14 MON AMOUR bzn [12-02-1977]^2*10 DON'T SAY GOODBYE bzn [09-07-1977]^4*13 SEVILLA bzn [03-12-1977]^5*10 THE CLOWN bzn [06-05-1978]^2*13 LADY MCCOREY bzn [02-12-1978]^7*7 FELICIDAD bzn [28-04-1979]^12*8 OH ME OH MY bzn [08-09-1979]^8*9 MARCHING ON bzn [16-02-1980]^1*12 PEARLY DUMM bzn [23-08-1980]^4*9 ROCKIN' THE TROLLS bzn [11-04-1981]^3*11 CHANSON D'AMOUR bzn [15-08-1981]^4*11 THE OLD CALAHAN bzn [15-05-1982]^5*9 BLUE EYES bzn [11-09-1982]^5*8 TWILIGHT bzn [12-03-1983]^3*9 JUST AN ILLUSION bzn [17-09-1983]^6*8 LE LEGIONNAIRE bzn [07-04-1984]^4*8 IF I SAY THE WORDS bzn [22-09-1984]^12*7 LA SAISON FRANCAISE bzn [27-04-1985]^6*9 THE SUMMERTIME bzn [21-09-1985]^15*6 RUN AWAY HOME bzn [19-04-1986]^27*5 WALTZING MARIA bzn [30-08-1986]^12*7 LA FRANCE bzn [26-09-1987]^6*7 AMORE bzn [30-04-1988]^22*4 LA DIFFERENCE bzn [10-09-1988]^17*6 LA PRIMAVERA bzn [19-11-1988]^23*5 WHEELS ON FIRE bzn [20-05-1989]^13*6 EL CORDOBES bzn [09-09-1989]^12*7 IF I HAD ONLY A CHANCE bzn [05-05-1990]^14*6 HELP ME bzn [01-09-1990]^12*7 YEPPA bzn [10-11-1990]^30*3 OVER THE HILLS bzn [31-08-1991]^8*8 IT HAPPENED 25 YEARS AGO bzn
They've scored as many hits as The Rolling Stones over the years and are the No.1 Dutch hitmaker band!
Q-Tips from Volendam existed between 1966 and 1969. They didn't make any records, but they did supply a number of members to well-known Volendam groups: Lydia Bont (v, went to the George Baker Selection), Jan Keijzer (v, to B.Z.N.), Piet Keijzer (v, g, to The Cats), Evert-Jan Reylingh (b) to Alles; the drummer was Nico Runderkamp.
| Singles | Albums |
| 1. Stones 45 | 1. James Last 38 |
| 2. BZN 45 | 2. Elton John 27 |
| 3. Golden Earring 43 | 3. Andre van Duin 27 |
| 4. Vader Abraham 42 | 4. Rolling Stones 25 |
| 5. Bee Gees 41 | 5. Golden Earring 25 |
| 6. Normaal 40 | 6. BZN 24 |
| 7. Cats 36 | 7. Neil Diamond 24 |
| 8. Andre van Duin 36 | 8. H. van Veen 24 |
| 9. Prince 35 | 9. Neil Young 23 |
| 10.Queen 34 | 10. Normaal 22 |
| 11.Cats 22 |
Most weeks on the Dutch chart:
1. Rolling Stones 441 |
1. Dire Straits 653 |
2. Golden Earring 375 |
2. Queen 537 |
3. BZN 337 |
3. James Last 490 |
4. Cats 335 |
4. BZN 490 |
5. Bee Gees 335 |
5. Stones 447 |
6. Beatles 320 |
6. UB40 427 |
| 7. Queen 314 | 7. ABBA 418 |
| 8. Michael Jackson | 8. Andre Hazes 409 |
| 9. George Baker | 9. U2 395 |
| 10.Madonna | 10.Golden Earring 390 |
Submitted by: Adri Verhoef (a3@a3.xs4all.nl-removespam)
In Germany, the band never really achieved much success. B.Z.N. never reached their Top10 and "Mon Amour" is completely unknown over there. But in the last few years, due to some local radio airplay, they have become quite popular in the Munich area. You can hear them nearly every day on the radio. (Oh Me Oh My, Lady McCorey, etc.)
Christoph Lorenz (lorenzc@informatik.tu-muenchen.de)
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