Doe Maar keyboardist Ernst Jansz reflects on the death of Henny Vrienten | Stars

entertainment">Jansz writes on Facebook: “And I cry myself a river, because you are no longer here. It will never be the same again. It’s a quote from the song The time of apple trees from the album Molenbeekstraat van Jansz, from 2006. The former pop icon has placed twelve photos from the successful years of Doe Maar next to the text.

entertainment">Singer and composer Vrienten passed away on Monday at the age of 73. He had been ill for a long time. Last year Doe Maar canceled the farewell tour for that reason. At the time, no statements were made about what exactly was going on with the bassist.

entertainment">Henny Vrienten joined Doe Maar in 1980. The band had hits with songs like Since 1 day or 2 (32 years), Is this all in lovesick† The group originally broke up in 1984, but has reunited regularly since a reunion in 2000.

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