19. Henk de Kat
19. Henk de Kat
Henk de Kat (Delft, 1947) joins the BB Bluesband as a bass guitarist in the seventies. Known for its danceable blues, this Delft-based group starts off mostly performing during weekend-festivities in the (later torn down) community house Tot Ieders Genoegen (To everyone’s pleasure), located behind the Stads Doelen. In 1977 this is where Henk, as a way of experimenting, shares his newest musical discovery, Zydeco. The tryout of this swinging ‘black’ accordeon-centered blues from the swamps of Lousiana is a hit on the first night and because of this relatively ‘new’ style of music for the Dutch, the BB Bluesband is in high demand by left-wing manifestations. Henk de Kat first founds La Blusa in 1985 and then proceeds to establish Les Chats Cadiens, which still draws crowds to this day.