José @ Henry van Wijmeren's CD release party

José Hoebee will attend the CD release party of Dutch pop singer Henry van Wijmeren at The Hills, a club in Simpelveld, NL on September 19th at 8.30 pm. In addition of Henry's show, Toni Willé (formerly of Pussycat) and other artists (maybe José?) will be performing on that occasion.

Source: Facebook, Mooilimburgs.nl

José to perform at Café de Vink

José Hoebee will be performing at Café de Vink in the Hague, NL on September 5th. One day before her gig, Pop singer Justine Pelmelay will sing at the same venue. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1989. Justine was briefly a member of the Dutch Divas (with Marga Bult and Maggie MacNeal) in 2005 and survived the Costa Concordia disaster in 2012. She also took part in SBS 6 diving competition "Sterren Springen" (Celebrity Splash) with Patty Brard. 

Link: http://www.cafedevink.com + Click here to see De Vink's Facebook page

Source: Facebook

José to perform with Dutch Show Company

José Hoebee will be performing with party band Dutch Show Company at Musis Sacrum in Eindhoven, NL on October 11th between noon and 3:15 P.M. She will sing her hits, Luv' songs and tracks that you have never heard from her. A special show that you cannot miss. Songs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s will be performed as well.

Since 2008, Dutch Show Company has been present at José's fan club meetings to entertain the fans. The former Luv' singer has known Anton van Stekelenborg (the leader of DSC) for many years.

To book, please send an email to dutchshowcompany@gmail.com or call +31 (0) 492 - 831 051

Entrance fee: €25 (including soup, lunch, beverages and the show).

Facebook of the venue: https://www.facebook.com/musissacrum.eindhoven
Address: Musis Sacrum - Leenderweg 67 - Eindhoven (Netherlands)

Source: Facebook (Anton van Stekelenborg)

Pic: José & Marga

Yesterday José Hoebee posted on Facebook a picture of herself with Marga Scheide and his partner Michiel Gunning as well as a friend called Peter. Currently Marga's wrist is in plaster. I wish her a speedy recovery.

Source: José Hoebee's Facebook Page

30th Anniversary of "Zoals Vrienden Doen"

The signature song of Bonnie & José

Bonnie St. Claire and José Hoebee have been friends since the late 1970s when they had the same manager (Pim ter Linde). At the time, José was very successful as a member of Luv'. 

In 1984, the ladies decided to form a duo to cover songs of ABBA in Dutch long before the revival of interest in the music of the Swedish Fab Four. Their first duet single "Cassandra" peaked at #24 on the Top 40 and #19 on the Nationale Hitparade (see article posted on July 7th, 2014). 

After Cassandra's respectable success on the hit parade, they decided to continue their professionnal relationship. In 1985, they were involved in the ABBAcadra project (see article posted on March 16th, 2015). Later that year, RCA Records released "Zoals Vrienden Doen" (the cover of ABBA's The Way Old Friends Do). Will Hoebee (José's husband), then a sought-after producer, supervised the recording. Eurovision Song Contest conductor Harry van Hoof arranged it. Benny Neyman (a famous artist from Will's roster) wrote the text of this track in Dutch. 

"Zoals vrienden doen" entered the Dutch charts 30 years ago and became the signature song of the duo. It reached #36 on the Top 40 and #18 on the Nationale Hitparade. Bonnie & José performed it on many occasions on TV and on stage. 

In 2013, the two singers made a brief comeback and performed their track on SBS 6 program "Nederland Muziekland" (ckick here to watch the video).

Sources:

• Top 40 Hitdossier 1956-2005 (9e editie) by Johan van Slooten, publ: Gottmer Bech 
• Dutch hit parade: www.dutchcharts.nl 
• www.discogs.com