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Schaarbeek, Brussels, Belgium (1972 – present)

Raymond van het Groenewoud (Schaerbeek, February 14, 1950) is a dutch-speaking Belgian singer-songwriter and author-composer.
From 1972 on Raymond mixes candid observations on human behavior with his own, unique sense of humor. His songs are alternatively full of emotion and boisterous, dark and joyful, but are always powered by a sound base of rock’n roll and references to all four musical corners of the globe”. They rightfully awarded him the title “His excellence of Belgian Pop”.

Early Years

Born in a musical family (his father is Nico Gomez), Raymond starts performing with Johan Verminnen. In 1975 he says : “Like Lennon shouted “Twist and Shout”, no one had ever made music before. We felt that as being extremely non-comformistic. So we also had long hair and jeans. It was Johan Verminnen who showed me the life in bars. He led me into the nightlife. That was necessary, ‘cause my parents where Dutch people who lived an isolated life in Antwerp.”
After somewhile as a musician backing up other people (e.g. with Della Bosiers), he forms his own band with Erik Van Neygen called Louisette. Already he gives Flanders some of its musical evergreens like ‘Maria, Maria ik hou van jou” and “Zij houdt van Vrijen”.
In an era of “Osmonds and Mud” Louisette fails to make it big. He reforms the group, this time as RvhG and Bien Servi, for which the lineup includes Jean-Marie Aerts (see TC Matic etc …) and Jean Blaute (see Kate’s Kennel, K’s Choice …).
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  • McBabah

    Die ouwe rotkop pakte mij meteen in!

    last month

  • DJHorsefield

    nieuwe CD van de Raymond, is zeer de moeite

    December 2011

  • tondeman

    Irritantste Belg sinds Lorenzo Staelens.

    September 2011

  • Myoclonus

    Jajajajaja me gusta muchos. Gordo música

    November 2010

  • DigitalBase

    na reportage op canvas de raymond opnieuw eens bovengehaald. Fantastische nummers !

    August 2010

  • Arbitter05

    Liefde voor muziek - Liefde voor Raymond!

    June 2010

  • sambuddha

    60! Buiten is 't feest, men lacht en danst om het meest, maar hier, hier, zie je het niet, wat een fijne dag!

    February 2010

  • MauricedeHaan

    heb oss. dus hoe is da' meej die bollekes?!

    January 2010
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