The Cats
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The Cats were a popular Dutch pop and rock band from Volendam, best known for their melodic songs and significant influence on the "Palingsound" music style in the 1960s and 1970s.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch pop band
ⓘ
rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Volendam music scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | Volendam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
helped define the Volendam sound
ⓘ
major representatives of Palingsound in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| genre |
Palingsound
ⓘ
pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Cats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBassist | Arnold Mühren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Theo Klouwer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic |
close harmony vocals
ⓘ
melancholic melodies ⓘ |
| hasGuitarist |
Cees Veerman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaap Schilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeadVocalist | Piet Veerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Arnold Mühren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cees Veerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaap Schilder NERFINISHED ⓘ Piet Veerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Theo Klouwer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSongwriter | Arnold Mühren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVocalist |
Cees Veerman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piet Veerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Palingsound music style ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British pop music of the 1960s ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
folk-influenced pop
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| notableFor | melodic songs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
One Way Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ Why NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Palingsound tradition ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
ⓘ
Imperial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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