Ndy Tielman was born in Makassar on the island of Celebes in the Dutch East Indies. In 2005 he was awarded a Royal decoration in the Order of Orange Nassau. His career spans from the 1950s to the present day.ĭuring Andy Tielman's heyday in the 1950s and 1960s his band was hailed as the best live act in Europe, cashing in the highest wages for live bands of the time. He was the band leader of the Timor Brothers, the Four T's, the Tielman Brothers and Andy Tielman and the Tielman Brothers. He has been acknowledged as having made the first Dutch Rock and Roll single in 1958 and leading the first Dutch rock band with international appeal. Many Dutch musicians such as Jan Akkerman (Focus) and Barry Hay (Golden Earring) have cited him as an important inspiration. He was known for his wide vocal range (5 octaves) and virtuoso guitar playing as well as his spectacular showmanship. Nicknamed the "Godfather of Indorock", he was the iconic frontman of the music style called Indorock and is considered one of the most important figures in Dutch Pop music. The story of THE TIELMAN BROTHERS begin in Surabaya, where the 4 little brothers Tielman and little sister Jane started performing together in 1945 folk songs and traditional dances.Andy Tielman (– November 10, 2011) was an influential Indo (Eurasian) artist. Father Herman a captain and later quartermaster in the KNIL (Royal Dutch Indonesian Army) and he had stayed in a Japanese concentration camp. He owned a house in Surabaya and started to play music together with his friends. Herman Tielman was a gifted all round musician and he was the one that supplied Reggy, Ponthon, Andy, Loulou and Jane with their rich musical luggage. From the started Ponthon wanted to play the big double bass. Reggy wanted to play banjo and little Loulou was fond of the drums. During their first performance during a house party they surprised their fathers friends with difficult numbers like Tiger Rag and 12th Street Rag. Gigs followed at several private parties in Soerbaya. It went fast and within half a year they went on tour as THE TIMOR RHYTHN BROTHERS -Timor is the island, where the Tielman family inherited from - along the camps of the Dutch soldiers. There after they received offers from the NIWIM (National Effort Welfare Indonesia) and together with famous Dutch artists like De Wama’s, the Ramblers and the Skymasters they toured along the major cities of Indonesia. Their shows consisted of music and dances from all over the Indonesian islands including corresponding costumes and ritual attributes like war spears and swords. During these shows father Herman Tielman joined in on guitar mother Flora took care for the general presentation. On the 29th December 1949 the official independence proclamation of Indonesia took place. The Tielman family now performed for the Indonesians. They even performed in the palace of president Soekarno in Djakarta. When they grew older they started to cover the top hits in perfect close harmony. In 1951 they were introduced to Guitar Boogie of Arthur Smith. Andy later told in an interview: ‘this was the first song which my brothers and I converted into rock ‘n roll by adding drums to it’. Later they started playing number of Les Paul, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Bill Haley, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent. Andy also played together with Dolf de Vries in the band THE STARLIGHTS in Djakarta.
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