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Vandaag, 18 september 2021, zou Hans Vermeulen zijn 74e verjaardag hebben gevierd. Daarom herdenken wij hem hier met deze fantastische opname, samen met Anita Meyer, Dianne Marchall en Martha Pendleton. English: Rainbow Train was a Dutch band that was founded in 1975 by Hans Vermeulen after the breakup of his group Sandy Coast. Initially it was an occasional formation, but the group would also do a lot of background and studio work. They accompanied Lucifer on the recording of House For Sale and their own singer Anita Meyer in 1976 on her number 1 hit The Alternative Way. In 1978 the album Accompanied By The Rainbow Train was released, the single Heaven On Earth became a hit. In 1979, the single Another Band reached the Top 40 with no. 31 as the highest positive on January 27, 1979. Rainbow Train was present at the TROS Top 50 show, January 20, 1979, in this formation: Hans Vermeulen - guitar, piano, vocals Jan Vermeulen - bass Okkie Huijsdens – keyboards, vocals Shell Schellekens – drums Erik Tagg – keyboards, vocals Hans Hollestelle - guitar Singers: Martha Pendleton , Anita Meyer and Dianne Marchal This video was recorded and broadcast by TROS Top 50 Rockplanet on January 20, 1979. Today, September 18, 2021 would have been Hans Vermeulen’s 74th birhtday. Vermeulen unfortunately died on November 9, 2017. Nederlands: Rainbow Train was een Nederlandse band die in 1975 werd opgericht door Hans Vermeulen na het uiteenvallen van zijn groep Sandy Coast. In eerste instantie was het een gelegenheidsformatie, maar de groep zou ook veel achtergrond- en studiowerk doen. Ze begeleidden Lucifer bij de opnames van House For Sale en hun eigen zangeres Anita Meyer in 1976 bij haar nummer 1-hit The Alternative Way. In 1978 verscheen het album Accompanied By The Rainbow Train, waarvan de single Heaven On Earth een hit werd. In 1979 bereikte de single Another Band de Top 40 met no. 31 als hoogste positie op 27 januari 1979. Rainbow Train stond voor de Toppop camera’s op 20 January 1979 in deze formatie: • Hans Vermeulen - gitaar, toetsen, zang • Jan Vermeulen - bas • Okkie Huijsdens - toetsen, zang • Shell Schellekens – slagwerk • Erik Tagg – toesten, zang * Hans Hollestelle - gitaar De zangeressen op dit nummer zijn: Martha Pendleton , Anita Meyer en Dianne Marchal Hans Vermeulen overleed in Ko Samui, Thailand op 9 november 2017). Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 1979-01-20 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
