In Memoriam: Pim Koopman

This article is dedicated to the fabulous Pim Koopman, his son Jasper and anyone who keep his spirit alive!! I would like to thank Co Rnz for his support.

Photo credits: Pimkoopman.com

Today is the 10th anniversary of the passing of the great Dutch drummer, record producer and songwriter Pim Koopman.

This multi-talented member of progressive rock bands Kayak and Diesel produced the crème de la crème of Dutch acts from the 1970s and 1980s including Maywood, Pussycat, Time Bandits, Sandy Coast and...José Hoebee. 

His son Jasper does a great job to pay tribute to his timeless legacy. Click here to visit Pim Koopman's website to see his impressive back catalogue.

Mammoth by Kayak (1973)

Sausalito Summernight by Diesel (1980)

Late At Night by Maywood (1980)

The Eyes of Jenny by Sandy Coast (1981)

I'm Specialized In You by Time Bandits (1982)

Click here to visit Pim's page on Dutchcharts.nl.

Thanks to her collaboration with Pim, José scored her biggest solo hits on the Dutch and Flemish charts: the #1 single "I Will Follow Him" and the smash hit "Secret Love" in 1982 as well as lesser-known songs "I'm So Sorry" (1981), "The Good Times" (1982) and "I Can Hear Music" (1983). These tracks appeared on José's solo album entitled "The Good Times" (click here to read an article about this record). 

Montage by Co Rnz

I Will Follow Him by José (1982)

José and Pim celebrating "I Will Follow Him" as a #1 single

Pim with his two most popular productions: Maywood and José (1982)

I Will Follow Him: #1 on the Dutch Top 40!!!

Article about José's solo LP (1982) - click on the image to enlarge it

Review of José's LP (1982)

Pim later produced two other singles by José: "Hey Now Watcha Gonna Do" (1983) and "Time Goes By". 

On November 22nd, 2010, a tribute concert to Pim Koopman took place at Paradiso in Amsterdam. In addition to Kayak, other artists (including  Pussycat, Alides Hidding, Caren Maywood, Michael Robinson, José Hoebee and Okkie Huysdens) took part in this show.

Front cover of the DVD "Kayak & Guests with a tribute to Pim Koopman" (2011)

Source: José Hoebee blog archives, Co Rnz, Pimkoopman.com, Dutchcharts, YouTube...