HERMAN BROOD

& HIS

WILD ROMANCE

LINE-UPS

Brood's Wild Romance has had quite a lot of line-ups throughout the years. Thanx to Royal Relation drummer & big Brood-aholic Aldo Koops you'll find almost every Wild Romance line-up below.

Nov 1976 Wild Romance

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
Eric Zwaan - Guitar
Gerrit Veen - Bass
Peter Walrecht - Drums

Dec 1976 Wild Romance

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
Peter Bootsman - Guitar
Gerrit Veen - Bass
Peter Walrecht - Drums

Maart 1977 Wild Romance

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
Ferdi Karmelk - Guitar
Gerrit Veen - Bass
Peter Walrecht - Drums

Juni 1977 Wild Romance

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
Danny Lademacher - Guitar
Gerrit Veen - Bass
Cees "Ani" Meerman - Drums

November 1977

(a.k.a. the "Golden" Wild Romance because of all their hit records)

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
Danny Lademacher - Guitar
Freddie Cavalli (real name = Freddie van Kampen) - Bass
Cees "Ani" Meerman - Drums
Monica Tjen-a-Kwoei & Dee Dee (Bombita's)

Herman Brood, Ani Meerman, Danny Lademacher, Freddie Cavalli

Okt 1979

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
Danny Lademacher - Guitar
Freddie Cavalli - Bas
Peter Walrecht - Drums

Monica Tjen-a-Kwoei & Dee Dee (Bombita's)

Juni 1980 Wild Romance

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
Erwin Java - Guitar
Gerrit Veen - Bass
Peter Walrecht - Drums

1981:

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
David Hollestelle jr. - Guitar
Wally Langdon - Bass
Anthony Delmonte Lyon - Drums

Bombita's: Robbie & Ella

Wally Langdon, Herman Brood, David Hollestelle, Anthony Delmonte Lyon

In 1982 "Frisz en sympatisz"

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
David Hollestelle jr. - Guitar
Wally Langdon- Bass
Roger Angelo - Drums
Bertus Borgers - Sax / Vocals
Robbie Schmitsz- Female Vocals

Herman & Bertus

In 1983

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
David Hollestelle Jr.- Guitar
Rene Lopez - Bass
Nico de Gooijer (ex Teaser) - Drums
Bertus Borgers - Sax / Vocals
Robbie Schmitsz - Female Vocals

In 1984

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
Gee Carlsberg (ex Urban Heroes) - Bass
Nico de Gooijer - Drums
David Hollestelle Jr. - Guitar
Bombita's: Robbie Schmitsz & Lies Schilp

Halfway 1984 Nico was replaced by former Urban Heroes-drummer Ad van der Ree

In 1985:

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
David Hollestelle jr. - Guitar
Gee Carlsberg - Bass
Ad van der Ree - Drums
Bombita's: Robbie Schmitsz & Lies Schilp

The Wild Romance from 1986 till 1989:

(the best line-up ever, according to lots of fans.)

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
David Hollestelle jr. & Danny Lademacher - Guitars
Rudy Englebert - Bass
Cees "Ani" Meerman - Drums

Often accompanied by Otto Kooymans on keyboards

In 1989

Herman Brood Piano / Vocals
David Hollestelle Jr. & Danny Lademacher - guitar
Rudy Englebert - Bass
Roy Bakker - Drums

David Hollestelle, Rudy Englebert, Herman Brood,
Roy Bakker, Danny Lademacher

1990 - end of 1992

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
David Hollestelle - Guitar
Ivo Severijns - Bass / Vocals
Roy Bakker - Drums / Vocals

Bombita's - Lies Schilp, Inge Bonthond

Ivo Severijns, David Hollestelle, Herman Brood, Inge Bonthond, Lies Schilp, Roy Bakker

At the end of 1992 and saxophone player Boris Vanderlek joined the Wild Romance. He left the group later on in 1993, to return as a special guest occasionally.

In 1993 the Bombitas left and Gus Genzer replaced Roy Bakker on drums.
That was the last change in the Wild Romance.
This line-up stayed together for 8 years till Herman's death in 2001.

Herman Brood - Piano / Vocals
David Hollestelle - Guitar
Ivo Severijns - Bass / Vocals
Guzz Genser - Drums / Vocals

Herman Brood, David Hollestelle, Gus Genzer, Ivo Severijns