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Hans Poppen - Vocals / guitar Rob Poppen - Guitar Henk Zwerver - Bass / vocals Jos Hermeler - Drums / vocals The Falcons (Hilversum, 1962-1967) started playing the Shadows repertoire. The band mainly performed outside 't Gooi and got a lot of work in the Achterhoek, in Twente and in Germany. Haage Coertz, the original drummer, was replaced by Jos Hermeler. In 1964 the music of The Falcons changed. Instead of Shadows music, songs from The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones and Them were added to the repertoire. The band rocked. Initially Hans Poppen sang, later Henk Zwerver started singing more (including songs by The Kinks). In 1964 the single I'm that man / Louie Louie was released (producer: Hans van Hemert). In certain regions the band was very popular (including Apeldoorn). Every weekend performances were given in the east of the country or in Germany (Lüdenscheid, Gronau, Nordhorn). The Falcons also performed at the opening of the beat farm Sarasani on Texel on July 2, 1966. The highlight was the opening act of The Pretty Things in the Easybeat club in Hengelo. When Rob Poppen left the band, he was succeeded by Jons Pistoor . This keyboard player had had his own jazz trio: the Jons Pistoor Trio. Pistoor played music by Jimmy Smith, among others. Under his influence a different repertoire was developed: jazzy music with many uptempo songs. The name The Falcons was changed to Sammy Soul Set. Hans Poppen participated in the new band for a while, but was soon replaced by guitarist Jan van der Voort. Nederbeat.info
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