Delft locals Jan Klumperman (1919; Black) and Eugen Gaiser (1919; White) get to know each other during a cycling holiday in Ede. With Klumperman on guitar and Gaiser playing bass, they form Black and White, the popular singing duo.
Jan Hendrik Storm was city carillonneur and organist of the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) for a long time. His name is associated with Kerkstraat 25. The most painted and photographed house of Delft; this is where the carillon school was located from 1939 until the late 1970s.
Poet, singer, pianist and composer Jules de Corte was one of the greatest writers and performers of Dutch literary song. He rose to fame in the Netherlands and Belgium with songs such as ‘De vogels’ (The birds), ‘Ik zou wel eens willen weten’ (I would like to know), ‘Hallo Koning Onbenul’ (Hello King Ignoramus) and ‘Als je overmorgen oud bent’ (If you’re old, the day after tomorrow).
Bas de Vroome is one of the best-known organists of the Netherlands and has been the chief organist of the Oude and Nieuwe Kerk (Old and New Church) for over thirty years, responsible for playing the four beautiful historic organs.
Folk singer Nico Haak celebrated his greatest successes during the seventies; his name forever tied to the megahit ‘Foxie Foxtrot’ in 1975. To this day many Dutch people have no trouble singing along to the chorus about the girl with the elastic legs.