Robbie van Leeuwen

Robbie van Leeuwen

Background information
Born	(1944-10-29) October 29, 1944 The Hague, Netherlands
Genres	Rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Musician, guitarist, songwriter
Associated acts	The Motions, Shocking Blue, Galaxy-Lin

Robbie van Leeuwen (born 29 October 1944, The Hague) is a Dutch musician^[1] who was guitarist, sitarist, background vocalist and main songwriter for the Dutch bands The Motions, Shocking Blue and Galaxy-Lin. His most well-known compositions are Shocking Blue's most famous songs, "Venus", which was a US and UK No. 1 hit, "Love Buzz", which was covered by Nirvana and released as their first single, and "Demon Lover".

Originally the guitarist for the Motions, a Nederbeat band influenced by The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things, he decided to start Shocking Blue as a Dutch equivalent of Jefferson Airplane, which would combine a hard-edged rock style with a powerful and attractive female vocalist.

References

↑ "Robbie van Leeuwen". The New York Times.

External links

Robbie van Leeuwen at the Internet Movie Database

Shocking Blue

Mariska Veres Robbie van Leeuwen Cor van der Beek Klaasje van der Wal Fred de Wilde Henk Smitskamp

Albums	Shocking Blue At Home Scorpio's Dance Third Album Inkpot Atilla Good Times

Notable Songs	"Venus" "Love Buzz"

See also Nederbeat Nederpop

Authority control	MusicBrainz: a8e9957b-09ae-4ec9-aeb2-a4fff78a034a

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