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Dutch band
Continental Uptight Band
OriginNetherlands
GenresPop
Years active1969 - 1980
LabelsImperial
Past membersBud Bergsma
Peter Legler
Maarten Stoopendaal
Onno Stoopendaal
Ritty Van Straalen
Letty Verhoef
Remco Wellerdieck

The Continental Uptight Band were a Dutch band who had a few hits during the 1970s.

Background

formed in 1969 in Utrecht, and active till 1980. The and comprised Bud Bergsma, Letty Verhoef, Maarten Stoopendaal, Onno Stoopendaal, Peter Legler, Remco Wellerdieck and Ritty Van Straalen. They had three hit singles in the Netherlands with "Please Sing A Song For Us", "Beautiful Friendship" and "On the Ride (You Do It Once, You Do It Twice)".

Career

The group recorded Barbara Ruskin's song, "Beautiful Friendship". It entered the Dutch Top 40 at no. 40 on 24 October 1970 and stayed in the chart for another week, peaking at no. 36.

Discography

  • Beautiful Friendship 1970
  • Roots 1972

References

  1. Gramophone - Volume 48 - p. 1703, 1971 - The Continental Uptight Band also have their first LP issued in this country — Beautiful Friendship (Columbia SCX6454).
  2. "The Continental Uptight Band Discography". Discogs.com.
  3. "Continental Uptight Band". Top40.nl.
  4. Top 40 - 40 BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP, continental uptight band, NIEUW 40, 1 WEEK
  5. Top 40 - 36 BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP, continental uptight band, 40 36 2 WEKEN

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