This week, for the garage rock act, I decided to look at an international band, Q65 from the Netherlands. They were a R&B based psychedelic and garage rock band group that came together in the mid-1960s. Q 65, or just Q, consisted of Joop Roelofs and Frank Nuyens (both on guitar), Willem Bieler (singer), Jay Baar (drummer), and Peter Vink (on bass). The inspiration came from the rhythms and sounds of existing songs by artists and bands such as Willie Dixon, the Kinks, and even The Rolling Stones. Their golden years are said to be between 1966 and 1968 during which they released their single “You’re the Victor,” which ended up at number 11 on the Dutch Top 40. Within the next two years, at least 4 singles hit the charts ranging from number 5 to number 19. Unfortunately, they disbanded in 1968 because of singer Wim Bieler’s military duties and drug problems. After several years break, the band got back together with its original members (having played with other people in other bands) in 1980. In 1990, Jay Baar passed and the bands continued to play with different members until into the 1990s.
Here is a link to “You’re the Victor,” number 11 on Dutch Top 40 in 1966:
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