Hank the Knife and the Jets explained

Hank the Knife and the Dukes
Genre:Rock and roll revival
Years Active:1974–
Past Members:
  • Henk Bruysten (vocals, bass)
  • Alan Pierre Beek (d. 2009) (vocals, guitar)
  • Jan van Haaften (vocals, guitar)
  • Rob Mijnhart (drums)
  • Hans van Geffen (d. 2006) (guitar)

Hank the Knife and the Jets was a Dutch rock and roll band, most famous for its hit single "Guitar King".

History

The band was founded in 1974 in Arnhem by bassist Henk Bruysten, who had recently left Long Tall Ernie and the Shakers, as Moment Darling, and the band changed its name to Hank the Knife and the Jets that same year. The line-up at that time consisted of Henk Bruysten, Alan Pierre Beek, Jan van Haaften, Rob Mijnhart, and Hans van Geffen (guitar).[1]

The band had its greatest success in its home country, recording five top 40 hits on the Dutch singles charts between 1975 and 1980, including the number 1 hit "Stan the Gunman".

The band performed "Guitar King" on the 22 September 1977 edition of Top of the Pops,[2] although the single did not make the UK singles charts - it was number 9 in the Star Breakers chart (for songs "bubbling under" outside the official top 50) for the week ending 24 September 1977.[3]

As at 2024, the band still existed, but with only Henk Bruysten remaining of its founding members.[4]

Chart appearances

Albums

YearSongNL[5] DE[6]
1975Guitar King align=center –align=center 39
1980Crazy Guitar[7] align=center 45align=center –
2018The Golden Years of Dutch Pop Music align=center 95align=center –
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearSongNL[8] BE[9] DE[10] UK
1975"Guitar King" align=center 2align=center 3align=center 4align=center 59
1975"Stan the Gunman" align=center 1align=center 8align=center 9align=center –
1976"Yesterday Star" align=center 14align=center –align=center 38align=center –
1976"Crazy Cat" align=center 31align=center –align=center –align=center –
1980"Crazy Guitar"[11] align=center 8align=center 9align=center –align=center –
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Band Archief . official website . 16 May 2024.
  2. Web site: 22/09/77 . BBC . 16 May 2024.
  3. Star Breakers . Music Week . 24 September 1977.
  4. Web site: Band . official website . 16 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Hank the Knife and the Jets . Dutch Top 40 . 16 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Hank the Knife and the Jets . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 16 May 2024.
  7. As Hank the Knife & the Crazy Cats
  8. Web site: Hank the Knife and the Jets . top 40 hitlisten . 16 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Hank the Knife . ultratop.be . 16 May 2024.
  10. Book: Ehnert . Günter . Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980 . 2000 . Taurus Press . Germany . 100.
  11. As Hank the Knife & the Crazy Cats

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