Thijs van Leer
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Thijs van Leer is a Dutch musician, best known as the founding member of the rock band Focus as its primary vocalist, keyboardist, and flautist. Born and raised in Amsterdam among a musical family, va
van Leer in 2014
van Leer in November 1971
van Leer circa 1970s
Moving Waves
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Focus II is the second studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released in October 1971 on Imperial Records. Following the departure of original bassist Martin Dresden and drummer Hans Cleu
Thijs van Leer
…which evolved into Focus in late 1969 following the addition of guitarist Jan Akkerman. Focus achieved international success following the release of Moving Waves (1971) and its lead single, "Hocus Pocus", which features van Leer's yodelling and whistling. After several albums with various line-ups, van Leer…
Cover of the international edition under the title Moving Waves
Producer Mike Vernon in 2017