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Bobbejaan Schoepen (a pseudonym of Modest Schoepen; 16 May 1925 – 17 May 2010) was a Flemish pioneer in Belgian pop music, vaudeville, and European country music. [1] Schoepen was a versatile entertainer, entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, guitarist, comedian, actor, and professional whistler , as well as the founder and former director of the ...
Bobbejaan and Josée Schoepen, ca. 1962. Bobbejaanland, 1973. Bobbejaanland is a theme park in Lichtaart, Belgium. [2] [3] The park was founded by Bobbejaan Schoepen, a Flemish singer, guitarist, and entertainer who enjoyed international success in the fifties and early sixties. In 1959, he bought a 30 hectare marsh, had it drained and built a ...
"A Pub with No Beer" is also the theme song and title of a 1962 Belgian-British film starring Bobbejaan Schoepen, also known as De Ordonnans and At the Drop of a Head. [9] In 1999, the alternative rock band Dead Man Ray wrote (partly) a new soundtrack for the film and went on tour with it in the Low Countries. The band also covered the song and ...
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "Straatdeuntje", composed by Harry Frekin, with lyrics by Eric Franssen, and performed in Dutch by Bobbejaan Schoepen. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep (NIR), selected its entry through a national final, after having ...
Bobbejaan Schoepen: 5: ... History of the Belgian music industry; Best selling Belgian artists This page was last edited on 21 December 2024, at 03:04 (UTC). ...
In April 1968, after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Ross and Schoepen wrote the song "They Killed the King". It was intended to be a tribute to all peaceful defenders of equality, humanity, and freedom. [1] The song was initially published on Bobbejaan Records on May 14, 1968, which was less than six weeks after King's assassination.
In January 1955, Jacques Brel supported the performances of the Belgian pop and variety pioneer Bobbejaan Schoepen for one week. Suicide performed at the Ancienne Belgique on 16 June 1978. The crowd was hostile, wanting to hear the main act (Elvis Costello), and the members of Suicide antagonised the audience further during the performance.
Arnaert recorded the historical French song "Le temps des cerises" with the legendary singer-songwriter and entertainer Bobbejaan Schoepen for his 2008 album Bobbejaan, his first album in 35 years. A music video for the song was also released. [8]