Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eggermont (born 31 October 1946, The Hague) is a Dutch record producer, best known for his Stars on 45 project.[1]
Eggermont's first job in the musical profession was from 1965 until 1969 as the drummer of the band Golden Earrings.[2] After leaving that band, which soon changed its name to Golden Earring,[3] Eggermont became a record producer.[4] He worked with such acts as Sandy Coast, Earth and Fire and Livin' Blues.[citation needed] The greatest success he had was in the early 1980s, with his project Stars on 45.
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Johannes "Jaap" Eggermont (born 31 October 1946, The Hague) is a Dutch record producer, best known for his Stars on 45 project. Eggermont's first job...
Initially a pop-rock band with Frans Krassenburg on lead vocals and JaapEggermont on drums, the Golden Earrings had a hit with their debut single "Please...
consisted solely of studio session musicians under the direction of JaapEggermont, formerly of Golden Earring, recorded medley recordings made by recreating...
Superstars, released some five years earlier, during which time producer JaapEggermont had recorded three albums with spin-off group The Star Sisters. Stars...
Following the chart success of the first "Stars on 45" single, producer JaapEggermont took the original 12" mix of the medley, a re-recording of the Canadian...
Miracle", written by the producer JaapEggermont and the musical arranger Martin Duiser. For the A-side of the album, Eggermont returned to the concept of the...
for their entire repertoire. 1981: JaapEggermont and Martin Duiser for the Stars on 45 Medley. 1982: JaapEggermont, Martin Duiser and Tony Sherman for...
Initially a pop-rock band with Frans Krassenburg on lead vocals and JaapEggermont on drums, the Golden Earrings had a hit with their debut single "Please...
Initially a pop-rock band with Frans Krassenburg on lead vocals and JaapEggermont on drums, the Golden Earrings had a hit with their debut single "Please...
Kooymans Barry Hay Cesar Zuiderwijk Peter de Ronde Frans Krassenburg JaapEggermont Sieb Warner Bertus Borgers Eelco Gelling Robert Jan Stips Fred van der...
most notably as the ladies who performed the chorus as members of JaapEggermont's studio act Stars on 45 and in a spinoff in which they performed a medley...
themselves, that saved them money. They worked for ex-Golden Earring drummer JaapEggermont, who produced the records, and he in turn worked for Van Kooten, who...
themselves, that saved them money. They worked for ex-Golden Earring drummer JaapEggermont, who produced the records, and he in turn worked for Van Kooten, who...
Enigma and This Year's Blonde were set up as rivals to the success of JaapEggermont's Starsound/Stars on 45, though in the late 1980s Wright increasingly...