Teach-In (tape)

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Teach-In 1975

Teach-In was a Dutch band that won the Eurovision Song Contest (in Germany at that time: Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson) for the Netherlands in 1975 with the song Ding-a-dong .

history

The band was formed in Enschede in 1969 . The first line-up consisted of:

In 1972 all members except Versteeg and Nijhuis left the group; they were replaced by Getty Kaspers (vocals; born March 5, 1948 in Weiz ), John Gaasbeek (bass), Chris de Wolde (guitar) and Ard Weeink. With this line-up, the group won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975 . Her winning title Ding-A-Dong was covered by the BeFour group in 2009 .

In 1976 there was another change in the line-up : Kaspers, Gaasbek and Weeink left the group, and newcomers were Hans Nijland (bass), Betty Vermeulen (vocals) and Marianne Wolsink. In 1977 Nijland was replaced by Nick de Vos. Teach-In had three smaller hits (including: Dear John , an homage to John Travolta , and Upside down ) and broke up in 1979 .

Nowadays the band plays in various formations at revival concerts - such as B. “Textil Beat” (this concert takes place in the band's hometown, Enschede). However, the line-up is no longer comparable to the old formations; so the drummer was replaced by Fred Felix, brother of Hilda Felix ', who is (/ was) responsible for the vocals again and again.

Discography

Albums

  • 1974: Roll Along
  • 1975: Festival
  • 1976: Get On Board
  • 1977: See The Sun
  • 1979: Teach In

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK NL NL
1974 Fly Away
Roll Along 		- - - NL5 (10 weeks)
NL
In The Summernight
Roll Along 		- - - NL5 (11 weeks)
NL
Tennessee Town
Roll Along 		- - - NL13 (5 weeks)
NL
1975 Ding-A-Dong
Festival 		DE9 (14 weeks)
DE 		CH1 (11 weeks)
CH 		UK13 (7 weeks)
UK 		NL3 (7 weeks)
NL
Goodbye Love
Get On Board 		- - - NL5 (8 weeks)
NL
1976 Rose Valley
Get On Board 		- - - NL17 (5 weeks)
NL
Upside Down
See The Sun 		- - - NL2 (11 weeks)
NL
1977 A Ride In The Night
See The Sun 		- - - NL31 (3 weeks)
NL
See The Sun
See The Sun 		- - - NL26 (6 weeks)
NL
1978 Dear John
Teach In 		DE22 (12 weeks)
DE 		- - NL5 (11 weeks)
NL
1979 The Robot
Teach In 		- - - NL20 (4 weeks)
NL
Greenpeace
Teach In 		- - - NL10 (7 weeks)
NL

swell

  1. ↑ Getty Kaspers at Famous Why
  2. ↑ derStandard.at - Getty Kaspers: The unknown third Austrian song contest winner . Article dated May 19, 2015, accessed May 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chart sources: DE CH UK NL

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