In 1971 the Dutch
rock group Earth & Fire scored two hit-singles in the Dutch
charts: "Invitation" and "Storm and Thunder"
taken from their second album "Song of the marching children".
Earth & Fire
was formed in 1968 by the twin brothers, Chris and Gerard Koerts.
They renamed their former band Opus Gainfull when singer Manuela
Berloth joined them. The band recorded two songs but were not offered
a contract. In 1969 Berloth was replaced by Jerney Kaagman. The first
album, "Earth and Fire" released in 1970, produced three hits:
"Seasons", "Ruby is the one" and "Wild and
exciting".
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| Earth & Fire: left to right Chris Koerts, Ton van der Kleij, Jerney Kaagman, Hans Ziech and Gerard Koerts |
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| Earth & Fire: left to right Chris Koerts, Ton van der Kleij, Jerney Kaagman, Gerard Koerts and Hans Ziech |
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| Chris Koerts and Jerney Kaagman |
In the early 70s
Earth and Fire produced Progressive and Symphonic Rock and in their
later stages the group went along with the disco pop rage.
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| Earth & Fire: "Invitation" (1971) |
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| Earth & Fire: "Storm and Thunder" (1971) |
Band members in
1971
- Vocals: Jerney Kaagman (born 9 July 1947, The Hague, Netherlands)
- Guitar: Chris Koerts (born 10 December 1947, Leiden, Netherlands)
- Keyboards, production: Gerard Koerts (born 10 December 1947, Leiden, Netherlands)
- Bass: Hans Ziech (born 10 may 1943, Wassenaar, Netherlands)
- Drums: Ton van der Kleij (born 3 January 1949, Voorburg, Netherlands)
Earth & Fire: "Storm and Thunder" (1971)
Earth & Fire: "Invitation" (1971)
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