Former Doe Maar drummer Jan Pijnenburg dies aged 70
Jan Pijnenburg, Doe Maar’s drummer from 1982, has died aged 70. His friend Harry Niehof confirmed the news to ANP, Nieuws.nl reported.
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Jan Pijnenburg, drummer for Dutch pop band Doe Maar from 1982, has died aged 70. His friend, singer Harry Niehof, confirmed the news to Dutch news agency ANP on Friday, Nieuws.nl reported.
Pijnenburg died at home in his sleep on Thursday, the report said. He had lived in Spain’s Andalusia region with his wife in recent years.
Doe Maar announced in 1984 that it was splitting up. The band was among the Netherlands’ most successful pop groups in the early 1980s, with hits including “De Bom”, “Doris Day”, “Smoorverliefd” and “Pa”. Pijnenburg played alongside Henny Vrienten, Ernst Jansz and Jan Hendriks.
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