THE CATS
The Cats were a Dutch rock band formed in Volendam in 1964. They were active (with a few interruptions) from 1964 until 1985 and had its most successful period from 1968 until 1975. Of the many hits the band had at home and abroad, the biggest one is “One Way Wind”, which was released in 38 countries and a top ten number in several of them, of which a number one in Switzerland. In Germany for instance, it sold more than a million copies. Also it has been covered by some 150 other artists. The number was written by Arnold Muhren, bass-player and chief composer. (More from Wikipedia)
Before releasing his monster hit album in 1971 called Bat out of Hell, Meat Loaf was in a duo called Stoney & Meatloaf that was signed by Motown the year before. Others include Crystal Mansion (a white psychedelic/R&B band that is a future UARB), Toe Fat (a British band that included two future members of Uriah Heep), Love Sculpture (a Welsh blues-rock band that was led by Dave Edmunds), and a Dutch band called the Cats.
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