MAI TAI Family Tree

SACHA & PAUL

An Amsterdam duo of Jetty Weels and Paul Guldenaar. In 1970, Jetty participated in the first Jeugd Eurovisie Songfestival and later on she sang in Rockaway Boulevard, American Gypsy and Streetlight. Paul came from the Blue Rhythms and Album and also made solo records under the names Paul King and Paul Ellis; he went to Tennis and later Album. 

1974	De hele zomer lang/Amsterdam rock			Ariola AT 13428
	I'm gonna get married/Life				Ariola AT 13833
1975	A song I like to sing/Bing bang bong			Ariola AT 16231
1976	Baby blue/Easy with love				Ariola AT 16649

ROCKAWAY BOULEVARD

A disco act from Amsterdam with a line-up that changed quite a few times. In 1977 it featured American Omar Dupree (v, ex-Cheaters), Kathy Jackson (v, to Love & Devotion), and Kim Haworth (tr, member of Sail), Ton Matthijssen (g) and Paul Bagmeyer (b, ex-Houseband). In 1978: Omar Dupree (v), Carmen Frazer (v) and Maritha Lee (ex-Sweet Smoke, to Fruitcake), live completed with Ton Matthijssen (g, to Dixo Wankers), Paul Bagmeyer (b, to L-Seven and Dixo Wankers), Willem Voorhaar (dr, member of Emily), Jeff Stradling (o, p, s), Lance Burton (s) and Rob van den Bergh (tr, to Mr. Max & New Respect and Lee Roberts & Sweaters). In 1979: Omar Dupree (v) and Jetty Weels (v, ex-Sacha & Paul, to Streetlight). For live performances, they teamed up with American Gypsy. Omar stuck with American Gypsy as a singer. In 1981 the line-up was: Mildred Douglas (v, ex-Hans Dulfer, to Daniel Sahuleka), Udell Anderson (v, ex-Udell), Glen Felter (v, ex-Udell), Patrice Ruddock (v, to Daniel), Denice Wijngaarden (v), Tony Worrell (v, to Daniel), completed with a band consisting of Frank Douglas (g, ex-Solat), Sola Motman (b), Henny Rijders (o, p), Michael Sampson (g), Clark Snijders (dr) and many others. 
1977	Boogie man/I call it gettin' down		Philips 6012687
1978	Love experience/Boulevard			CBS 5849
1981	Baby can I change my mind/part 2		I-Scream ISMS 1423

JETTY WEELS

1971	Can you believe/Follow the land			Injection TAR 134539

PAUL KING

1974	Honey honey/Living in an empty world		Ariola AT 13400

PAUL ELLIS

1977	Idle hours/I left my home			Atlantic ATL 10997
1978	Shine on me/Idle hours				Atlantic ATL 11028

STAMP 'N GO

This rock group from The Hague with Latin influences existed from 1976 'til 1978. Members: Marc Boon (v, g, ex-Hammer, to Diesel), Lawrence James (v, g, p, ex- and back to Los Alegres), Hans van Maurik (dr, ex-Moeras, to Streetbeats), Ron van Eck (v, b, ex-Supersister, to Too Young) and Bobby Dessauvagie (v, fl, g, ex-Centaur, to Delrose). In 1977, the group was extended with Tony de Queljoe (g, ex-Brainbox, to Delrose). 
1977	Witch doctor/Samba nova				CBS 5099

DELROSE

Delrose from The Hague was a continuation of Stamp 'n Go. This group existed from 1978 'til 1980, but didn't make any records. The line-up contained well-known people: Bob Dessauvagie (v, h, fl, ex-Stamp 'n Go), Henk Libanon (v, perc), Tony de Queljoe (v, g, ex-Stamp 'n Go), Bas Krumperman (g, shortly, to Bruno Basta), Bob van den Bergh (o,p), Elout Smit (dr, ex-American Gypsy, to Streetlight) and on bass in succession: Jan Dankmeyer (ex-Bismarck), Lando Milan (ex-Cashmere) and Paul de Croix (to Streetlight).

STREETLIGHT

Amsterdam funk band, founded in 1980 by Rob Berkhout (v,g, ex-Syrinx), Jetty Weels (v, ex-Sacha & Paul, backed Rockaway Boulevard and American Gypsy), Nick v.d. Bos (o, p), Elout Smit (dr, ex-American Gypsy and Delrose), Paul de Croix (b, ex-Delrose) and George Thé (v,g, ex-George Baker Selection, in 1982 back to Baker). 
1981	Song of democracy/ Ariola 102869

MAI TAI

Soul/disco formation from Utrecht, 1983. Jetty Weels (ex-Free, Rockaway Boulevard, American Gypsy, Streetlight and Braak), Carolien de Windt (ex-Fruitcake and Precious Wilson) and Mildred Douglas (ex-Hans Dulfer, Fruitcake, Rockaway Boulevard and Daniel Sahuleka). Mai Tai scored one hit in the USA: "Female Intuition" (no.71) and two Top Ten hits in the UK, "History" and "Body and Soul".

TOO YOUNG

Rock group Too Young existed in 1978-79. They didn't make any records, but they did feature a line-up containing some well-known names: Ron van Eck (v, b, ex-Stamp 'n Go), Mark Boon (v, g, ex-Stamp 'n Go, to Meike Touws Tutti Frutti and Diesel, replaced Kees Poulus in 1979, ex-Anrosgrove, Charles Dodson and Whippin' Post, to Label), Wim van Ekeren (o, p, ex-Lemming, to Tutti Frutti) and Hans van
Maurik (dr, ex-Stamp 'n Go, to Streetbeats).

KATHY JACKSON

Ex-singer of Rockaway Boulevard and Love & Devotion. In 1980, she went on to Dixo Wankers.

1980	Twenty to twenty/ [ooit verschenen?]

FRUITCAKE

Amsterdam-based disco/funk group, consisting of Rob Taekema (v, g, s), Ben Baan (o, p), Jan-Paul Driessen (b, brother of Ellert (see Spargo)), Jo-Ann Collins (v), André Louhenapessy (perc) and Mildred Douglas (v, ex-Hans Dulfer's Perikels, to Daniel Sahuleka). After the first single Mildred was replaced by Marita Li-a-chan, ex-Rockaway Boulevard).

1980	My feet won't move/You cheer me up EMI 5C 006-26599
1981	My feet won't move/You cheer me up [12"] EMI 5C 052-26619
	Fruitcake/We are children EMI 5C 006-26647
	Talking all night/We are children EMI 5C 006-26665
	Talking all night/We are children [12"] EMI 5C 052-26665
1982	A second try/We gotta sing our ass off EMI 5C 006-26754
	A second try/We gotta sing our ass off [12"] EMI 5C 052-26754

Dutch charts:

Sacha & Paul
29-6-74 SINGLE tip DE HELE ZOMER LANG
22-3-75 SINGLE 17 5 I'M GONNA GET MARRIED
Rockaway Boulevard
26-3-77 SINGLE 11 7 BOOGIE MAN
27-6-81 SINGLE tip BABY CAN I CHANGE MY MIND
MAI TAI
14-7-84 SINGLE 30 3 WHAT GOES ON
27-10-84 SINGLE 31 3 BODY AND SOUL
16-2-85 SINGLE 27 6 AM I LOSING YOU FOREVER
6-4-85 ALBUM 12 20 MAI TAI
4-5-85 SINGLE 22 6 HISTORY
25-1-86 SINGLE 9 9 FEMALE INTUITION [Alarmschijf op 18-1-86]
31-5-86 SINGLE 7 8 TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND [Alarmschijf op 24-5-86]
28-6-86 ALBUM 24 11 1 TOUCH 2 MUCH
20-9-86 SINGLE tip 1 TOUCH 2 MUCH
30-5-87 SINGLE 36 3 BET THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY
28-11-87 SINGLE 31 4 FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE
Fruitcake
10-1-81 SINGLE 8 8 MY FEET WON'T MOVE
11-9-82 SINGLE 26 4 I LIKE THE WAY

Submitted by: Adri Verhoef (a3@a3.xs4all.nl-removespam)
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