In the 1960s, The Beatles and the Merseybeat sound began to dominate the Dutch charts. The popularity of such music led to interest among Dutch musicians in forming bands to play this type of rock music, replacing a previous genre Indorock performed by Indonesian immigrants in the Netherlands.[2] The interest was further spurred on by the Beatles concerts in the Netherlands in 1964 that drew large crowds, followed by a performance by The Rolling Stones at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen disrupted by an excited audience.[3] The emergence of pirate station Radio Veronica also worked to stimulate the Dutch music community to produce a great amount of 'Nederbeat'.[citation needed]
The Hague was the country's beat capital, where bands such as "the Golden Earrings" (the predecessor of Golden Earring), InCrowd, Q65, Het, Sandy Coast and The Motions were formed,[3] along with its neighbouring coastal town Scheveningen. The clubs on its boulevard, from where Veronica's pirate ship was constantly visible, became the locus for Dutch talent.[citation needed] Other bands such as the Outsiders also emerged in Amsterdam. These bands generally performed in English, with the exception of a few such as Het who performed in Dutch.[3]
The bands were mostly popular only in the Netherlands, but a few bands found success internationally. In 1970, Tee-Set had a top 10 hit with "Ma Belle Amie" in many countries, while Shocking Blue did better with "Venus", which became the first ever No. 1 single by a Dutch band on Billboard Hot 100. Later in 1973, Golden Earring also had a worldwide hit with "Radar Love". However, despite the successes, the genre had faded in the 1970s as popular music moved on to other genres and tastes such as Disco.
^Elizabeth J Miles (2017). "Immigrant Music in Europe". In Chris Goertzen; James Porter; Timothy Rice (eds.). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Vol. 8. Taylor & Francis. p. 411. ISBN9781351544269 – via Google Books.
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