Thijs van Leer

Progressive rock, Composer

1948 –

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Who is Thijs van Leer?

Thijs van Leer is a Dutch musician, singer and composer, best known for heading the Dutch progressive rock band, Focus, as primary vocalist, Hammond organ player, and flautist. He also yodels and whistles. In his later years, van Leer went on to release many solo albums which were also classical music and jazz-based.

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Born
Mar 31, 1948
Amsterdam
Also known as
  • Thys van Leer
  • Leer, van, Thijs
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Profession
Education
  • Universiteit van Amsterdam
Lived in
  • Amsterdam

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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