Continental Uptight Band
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OriginNetherlands
GenresPop
Years active1969 - 1980
LabelsImperial
Continental Uptight Band | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1969 - 1980 |
| Labels | Imperial |
| Past members | Bud 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.
formed in 1969 in Utrecht, and active till 1980.[1] The and comprised Bud Bergsma, Letty Verhoef, Maarten Stoopendaal, Onno Stoopendaal, Peter Legler, Remco Wellerdieck and Ritty Van Straalen.[2] 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)".[3]
Career
The group recorded Barbara Ruskin's song, "Beautiful Friendship". It entered the Dutch Top 40 at no. 40 on 24 October 1970[4] and stayed in the chart for another week, peaking at no. 36.[5]
