Hans Waterman
Drumsolo - 35 jaar te laat naar bedAuteur(s): Waterman, H. Uitvoering: paperback, 192 pagina's ISBN: 9020400827 Prijs: fl. 35,26 Uitgeverij: L.J. Veen |
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Als in oktober 1999 de legendarische
Nederlandse band Q65 nieuw leven wordt ingeblazen, is drummer Hans Waterman
erbij.
Waterman heeft op dat moment al een schitterende rock-‘n-roll carričre achter
de rug. Hij drumde als zestienjarige in de al even legendarische Cuby and the
Blizzards en maakte deel uit van Solution, de band van Jan Akkerman en de
Engelse band The Pretty Things.
Met Q65 lijkt hij in 1999 wederom te gaan horen bij de grote namen uit de
Nederlandse popmuziek, maar voordat ze opnieuw geschiedenis kunnen schrijven,
krijgt Wim Bieler een hartstilstand.
De dood van Bieler is voor Hans Waterman mede de aanleiding om Drumsolo
te schrijven. Niet alleen om zijn eigen muziekgeschiedenis vast te leggen, maar
ook om woorden te vinden voor een tijd die buitengewoon heftig was.
Hans Waterman is niet alleen een uitstekend drummer met een grote staat van
dienst, hij is ook een schrijver met soul. Dat laat hij zien in Drumsolo,
waarin hij met gevoel voor veelbetekende details zowel over zijn eigen rock-‘n-roll-leven
schrijft, als over de hoogtijdagen van de Nederlandse popmuziek.
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Biografie (english)
Hans Waterman started to play drums at the age of 15 years.
In 1965 he joined the legendary Dutch R&B band Cuby and the Blizzards.
This group was very famous in Holland. They played in session with a.o. Van
Morisson, John Mayall, Eddy Boyd and Alexis Korner. After the Blizzards period Waterman in 1969 started playing
with Solution, in Holland a leading symphonic rockband during the
seventies. Most significant in this band’s 15 years’ history, was the fact
that they were signed by Elton John’s Rocket Records label. Two albums
were recorded with Elton’s producer Gus Dudgeon. A last studio
recording with former Traffic drummer Jim Capaldi marked their
farewell from the scene in 1983. The last tour was recorded on a final
‘Live Highlights’ album. From 1983 till 1986, Hans Waterman was a driving force with
the Jan Akkerman Band and participated in a lot of sessions with artists
such as Peter Schneider, The House Band, JP den Tex, Whitesnake’s Ad
van den Berg, Woody and the Sidemen, Jan Rijbroek’s The Loner, Danny
Lademacher’s Innersleeve and Narrow Escape. A very outstanding
unit in this period was the duo Waterman formed with the American
blues&boogie pianist Al Copley, a former member of the Fabulous
Thunderbirds and Roomful of Blues. In 1992 Hans Waterman played the
bigger concert venues in Holland with Amsterdam School – supporting Crowded
House. From 1986 Waterman was also a member of the legendary Pretty
Things. In this historic line-up he played with the original vocalist Phil
May and Rolling Stones’ co-founder Dick Taylor. After this
group had toured Europe extensively during seven years, Hans Waterman decided to
quit the band in August 1994. He wanted to be independent in order to realize a
solo project. In the summer of 1994 Waterman finished a special course at
the Rotterdam Music School which certified him to lead workshops and to be a
band-coach. At present Waterman is drum-editor for the Dutch magazine Music
Maker and the Belgian magazine Stage – has his own copywrite
company – and is a free-lance musician. Since 1998 he plays with René and
the Alligators – founded in 1959! Hans also played with the Dutch Q65, who
had a string of hits in the sixties. The Q65 project broke off in november 2000
because the lead singer – Wim Bieler - suddenly died. This tragic event was
one of the reasons for Hans Waterman to sit down and write Drumsolo an
auto-biography about his years behind the drums. This illustrated book has been
published in Holland by LJ Veen – ISBN 9020400827. Amsterdam June 2001
