José celebrates her birthday with her fans and friends!!!!

On March 29th, José Hoebee celebrated her birthday with a small group of fans and friends at the Ambacht, a café-restaurant in Best, NL. The Luv' singer enjoyed this special moment with Ingrid de Groot (her sister), David Hay Gibson (her friend and tour manager), Marco Rens (with whom I update the Official Luv' page and the José Hoebee fan page on Facebook), Jos Theuns, Ada Zwakenberg, Martin Vink, Peter Pommelet, Ine Foudraine,  Karin Angeleyes, Anton van Stekelenborg-Poirters, Pierre Brouwers and Michael Verkooyen. 

José has the best following of the world!!!!

Once again: Happy Birthday José!!!!

Photo courtesy of Marco Rens:

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Source: José Hoebee Fan Page

Happy Birthday José!!!

Photo credit: Marco Rens

Today Luv' singer José Hoebee celebrates her birthday!!!!

Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd Met Je Verjaardag!!!

You are our Number One and our Greatest LUVer!!!!

EUROPE’S STARS OF 80s DANCE POP VOL. 2 (feat. José Hoebee): OUT NOW!!!

Facebook friend James Arena is an American author, commentator and creator of a series of books spotlighting dance music artists. Good news: his latest book entitled "EUROPE’S STARS OF 80s DANCE POP VOL. 2" (digital and print version) is out now worldwide! It is the follow-up publication to "Europe’s Stars of ’80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers" which came out last summer (see news posted on August 6th, 2017). 

Previously released by the author as "Stars of 80s Dance Pop-The European Edition", which is now out-of-print (see news posted on March 9th, 2015), this new version has been updated, re-edited and redesigned. 

James Arena's publication celebrates 33 incredible singers, songwriters, DJs, producers and industry pros from one of dance music’s most spectacular eras. Foreword by Sandy Marton of "People From Ibiza" fame. 

Here is the full list of artists interviewed in this edition:

Mario Aldini - "Italo Boot Mix" Series

Judy Cheeks - "I Still Love You"

Debut De Soiree - Sacha Goëller - "Nuit De Folie"

Christian De Walden producer of Amanda Lear, Thomas Anders, et al.

Edelweiss - Walter Werzowa - "Bring Me Edeleweiss"

Engelbert - Engelbert Humperdinck - "Traumen Mit Engelbert" LP

Tony Esposito - "Kalimba De Luna"

Five Star - Stedman Pearson - "All Fall Down"

Pierluigi Giombini - producer of Ryan Paris, Gazebo

Gold - Alain Llorca - "Capitaine Abandonné"

José Hoebee - "I Will Follow Him"

Chaz Jankel - "Glad To Know You"

Les Avions - Jean-Pierre Morgand - "Nuit Sauvage"

Ben Liebrand - remixer of "Happy Station" (Fun Fun), et al.

Pedro Marín - "Aire"

MC Miker G & DJ Sven - Sven van Veen - "Holiday Rap"

Francesco Napoli - "Balla..Balla - The Italian Hit Connection"

OKAY - Marcus Gabler - "OKAY!"

Opus - Kurt René Plisnier - "Live Is Life"

Carlos Pérez - "Las Manos Quietas"

Rondò Veneziano - Maestro Gian Piero Reverberi - "La Serenissima"

Lian Ross - "Fantasy"

Marco Sabiu - remixer of "I Love My Radio" (Taffy), et al.

Savage - "Don't Cry Tonight"

Silent Circle - Jürgen CC Behrens and Martin Tychsen - "Touch In The Night"

Tracy Spencer - "Run To Me"

The Three Degrees - Helen Scott - "Set Me Free"

The Twins - Ronny Schreinzer - "Ballet Dancer"

Valerie Dore - Lino Nicolosi - "The Night"

Precious Wilson - formerly of Eruption, "Cry To Me"

Afterword by Christa Mikulski - General Director of ZYX Records

Bonus Beats: Noteworthy albums - commentary from Michael Scholz of Blue System and Johann Perrier (producer of Bad Boys Blue)

An interview with José Hoebee of Luv' appears in this book. The singer discussed her glory years with Holland's greatest girl group in the late 1970s and her solo career in the 1980s. 

Click here to buy a copy. E-book & Kindle can be downloaded right now.

Source: Facebook (James Arena), Amazon. 

José @ Musical Tribute to Hans Vermeulen

Last fall, legendary singer, musician and songwriter Hans Vermeulen died at age 70 (see news posted on November 10th, 2017). José Hoebee had the honour to collaborate with him in the 1980s. The Luv' singer was devasted by his passing. She considered him "the best singer from the Netherlands". 

On April 8th, José will be part of the event known as "Copyright©Hans Vermeulen" to pay tribute to Hans. The homage (hosted by media personality Tineke de Nooij) will be held at "de Boerderij" in Zoetermeer, NL and is already sold out.

Info: https://cultuurpodiumboerderij.nl/programma/copyrighthans-vermeulen/

Among the other guests are Anita Meyer, Jody Pijper, Jan Rietman, Bert Heerink, Ton op ’t Hof, Dianne Marchal, Polle Eduard, Len Bouman, Beau Wassenbergh, Hans Jansen, Lex Bolderdijk, Andre Sommer, Martha Pendleton, Ron Knoester, Eric Tagg, Tim Vermeulen, Edward Reekers, Shell Schellenkens, Marcel Schimscheimer, Juan Antonio Caffiero, Erik Westra, Suzanne Michels and Dennis Pajic.

The March 11th edition of the local newspaper "Delft op Zondag" featured an article about this special event. Thanks Hans R. De Vries for sending me a copy of it.

Source: Facebook, Delft op Zondag, Cultuurpodiumboerderij.nl

35th anniversary of "I Can Hear Music" by José Hoebee!!!

Photo by Govert de Roos and edited by Co Rnz

35 years ago, on March 5th, 1983, "I Can Hear Music" (a single by José Hoebee) entered the Nationale Hitparade (currently known as the Single Top 100) and only spent one week on this Dutch chart. It was a disappointment after the great success of José's previous singles ("I Will Follow Him" and "Secret Love"). However it remains cult among the fans!!!

Song history

1982 was the peak of José's solo career after the first break-up of Luv'. Thanks to this triumph, the singer won in January 1983 the Hitkrant award for the "most popular Dutch female singer of 1982". 

Her recipe for success was to perform cover versions of American classic hits from the 1950s and 1960s. Indeed, the artist was nicknamed "the cover queen". 

In the summer of 1982, her cover version of Peggy March's pop classic "I Will Follow Him" was a chart-topper in the Netherlands and Belgium (see article posted on July 3rd, 2017). The follow-up single "Secret Love" (a cover version of a Doris Day's song) was also popular on the charts:  #11 on the Dutch Top 40 and #3 on the Flemish BRT Top 30 (see article posted on September 18th, 2017). Shortly afterwards, CNR/Carrere Records released José's first solo album "The Good Times" (see article posted on November 17th, 2017). This LP was produced by Pim Koopman (member of the legendary pop-rock band Kayak and producer of the sister duo Maywood) and was named after the song "The Good Times" (an original song penned by Piet Souer and released as a single - see article posted on December 4th, 2017). 

After a glorious 1982, how would 1983 be? José showed a new haircut at the New Year's reception organized by the TROS broadcaster. She was accompanied by Marga Scheide (who also showed a new hairdo). "De Telegraaf" published an article about this event in its "Privé" section on January 6th, 1983. José told the newspaper that she was allowed to perform again after her lung inflammation due to an artificial snowflake she swallowed during a photo shoot with Harry Slinger (singer of Dutch band Drukwerk). 

De Telegraaf - January 6th, 1983

José was in good condition to put out her next single in February 1983. "I Can Hear Music". This song was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector for American girl group The Ronettes in 1966. Three years later, the track was made famous by the legendary Beach Boys. Their version peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA and reached the Top 10 and the Top 20 in several countries around the world (including Sweden, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Irland, Malaysia, Chile and Australia). 

Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music (1969)

On José's version, Lucy Steymel recorded backing vocals. Renowned photographer Govert de Roos took a beautiful picture of the singer for the front cover of the single. 

Photos edited by Co Rnz

Tracklisting 

Record sleeve (front cover)

• A side: I Can Hear Music (J. Barry / E. Greenwich / P. Spector) - 3:11
• B side: A Reason For Fallin' In Love (P. Koopman) - 2:41

Credits

José: lead vocals, backing vocals

Lucy Steymel and Pim Koopman: backing vocals

All instruments played by Pim Koopman 

Recorded at D.M.C studios, Baarn, Holland

Engineered by John Smit and John Sonneveld

Produced by Pim Koopman for Purple Eye Productions B.V.

Marketed and distributed by  B.V. Grammofoonplatenmaatschappij CNR

Management: Interlinde Management

Photography by Govert de Roos

Make-up: Frans Sam

Styling: Stinx - Hilversum - Amsterdam

YouTube

José performed "I Can Hear Music" on two major TV shows in the Netherlands:  "AVRO's TopPop" and "Nederland Muziekland" (on Veronica).

AVRO's TopPop - broadcast date: March 5th, 1983

Nederland Muziekland

Chart performance

On Febuary 12th, 1983 "I Can Hear Music" entered the Tipparade (a list of singles that didn't chart on the main hit parade) and later peaked at #11. It failed to break into the Dutch Top 40 but on March 5th, 1983 it reached #48 on the Nationale Hitparade (currently Single Top 100). Moreover, the single peaked at #13 on the BRT Top 30 and #15 on the Ultratop in Flanders (Belgium). 

To know more about José's first solo releases, please visit Karin's Facebook Page about "The Good Times" era (1982-1983): https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodTimesAlbum/

Site about Pim Koopman's music: http://www.pimkoopman.com/

Thanks Co Rnz and Jos Theuns for making this article possible!!!

Source: Wikipedia, Discogs.com, Dutchcharts, Facebook

80’S TOP 810 on Radio 10: Vote for José!!!

Dutch station "Radio 10" has asked its listeners to vote for the 810 greatest songs from the 1980s. José Hoebee's #1 hit single "I Will Follow Him" (released in 1982) has been preselected. Click here to vote for this pop classic and other tracks until March 5th. 

Source: Radio 10