Rob Hoeke

Rob Hoeke
Background information
Birth nameRob Hoeke
Born9 January 1939
Haarlem, Netherlands
Died6 November 1999(1999-11-06) (aged 60)
Krommenie
GenresBoogie-woogie, Blues, Soul and Rhythm & Blues
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, songwriter, vocalist
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active1957–1999
LabelsPhilips, Polydor, Universe, Oldie Blues, Down South Records, Rodero Records

Rob Hoeke (9 January 1939 – 6 November 1999) was a Dutch singer, pianist, composer and songwriter most famous for his renditions in the field of Boogie-woogie releasing over 20 albums. Besides that he played and recorded in a musical variety of styles ranging from Blues, Soul, Rock and Rhythm & Blues.

Biography[edit]

Rob Hoeke's most successful period was in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s with his Rob Hoeke Rhythm & Blues Group. He scored hits with "Margio" (number 12 on the Dutch Top 40 in 1966),[1] "Drinking on My Bed"[2] (number 11 in 1966)[3] and "Down South" which would become Hoeke's signature tune[4] and biggest hit reaching number 6 in 1970.[5] His sole charting album was Four Hands Up, a collaboration with fellow Boogie-woogie artist Hein van der Gaag which charted at number 7 in 1971.[6]

In 1974, Rob Hoeke lost two fingers in a gardening accident[7] and his career all but seemed to be over. After a few years, he started playing and performing for audiences again but his heyday was over. He recorded many more albums, one with Alan Price from the Animals. Hoeke made a solo performance at the first Amsterdam Blues Festival in 1983 where his solo performance received a standing ovation from the audience of 1,100.[8] Subsequently, he made his first solo album Jumpin' on the "88" for the Oldie Blues label in 1983.

Rob Hoeke died in 1999 after a short illness.[2]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

  • Boogie Hoogie – Philips, P12 930 L (1964)
  • Save our Souls – Philips, XPY 855 039 (1967)
  • Robby's Saloon – Philips, XPY 855 084 (1968)
  • Celsius 232,8 – Philips, XPY 855 087 (1969)
  • Racing the Boogie – Philips, 861 822 LCY (1970)
  • Full Speed – Philips, 6413 032 (1972)
  • Rockin' the Boogie – Philips, 6401 053 (1973)
  • Boogie Woogie Explosion – Polydor, 2925 086 (1979)
  • Free and Easy – Universe, LS – 28 (1981)
  • Jumpin' on the "88" – Oldie Blues, OL 8005 (1984)[9]
  • & The Real Boogie Woogie – Down South Records, DS 92234 (1987)
  • Boogie and Blues – Stiletto, RH 9187 (1987)
  • & The Real Boogie Woogie – Down South Records, DS 92234 (1987)
  • 25 Years Rhythm & Blues And Boogie Woogie – CNR, 655.290–1 (1989)

Live albums[edit]

  • Boogie Woogie en Blues Live – CCS10-1 (1994)
  • Boogie Woogie en Blues Live 2 – RH9702 (1997)

Collaboration albums[edit]

  • Four Hands Up (with Hein van der Gaag) – Philips, 6413 013 (1971)
  • Fingerprints (with Hein van der Gaag) – Philips, 6401 090 (1975)
  • Two of a Kind (with Alan Price) – Polydor, 2925 064 (1977)
  • Boogie on the Move (The Grand Piano Boogie Train: Jaap Dekker, Rob Hoeke and Rob Agerbeek) – Rodero Records, RDR 1295 (1997)
  • Blues & Boogie Movin' On (The Grand Piano Boogie Train: Jaap Dekker, Rob Hoeke and Rob Agerbeek) – Rodero Records, RDR 1297 (1997)[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Rob Hoeke Rhythm And Blues Group – Margio". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Rob Hoeke". Radio2.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Rob Hoeke – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at". Last.fm. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Rob Hoeke". Alexgitlin.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Rob Hoeke Boogie Woogie Quartet – Down South". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Rob Hoeke And Hein van der Gaag – Four Hands Up". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Classic Rock at Rtbf.be". www.rtbf.be. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  8. ^ Olderen, Martin van, Jumpin' on the "88", linernotes, Oldie Blues, OL 8005
  9. ^ "Oldies Blues Discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Rob Hoeke". Rob Hoeke. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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