Harry van Hoof
Dutch conductor, composer and arranger Harry van Hoof has accompanied many of
the country's biggest stars, and conducted the Eurovision Song Contest on
fifteen occasions. Born Henricus Matheus van Hoof in German-occupied Hilversum
on March 16, 1943, he trained on the piano and began playing in the early 1960s
rock band Peter & His Rockets. After a spell with the group BZN, he composed the
hit "How Do You Do" for Mouth & MacNeal in 1971, then formed the short-lived duo
Hal Dorado with Peter Koelewjin, before linking up with the Metropole Orkest for
two decades and accompanying a n...
