La la la / Jedan dan - Willy Schobben

Willie Schobben (also: Willy Schobben) was a Dutch trumpeter, composer, conductor and arranger. Already at the age of six he played trumpet with the local fanfare Sint Hubertus from Maastricht. He was educated at the music lyceum of Maastricht. In 1927 he played the predecessor of the Limburg Symphony Orchestra with the Maastricht Municipal Orchestra (MSO). 

Shortly after the Second World War, together with Bep Rowold and Pi Scheffer, he founded the band Red, White and Blue Stars, the predecessor of the well-known big band The Skymasters, where he, since the first rehearsal in 1946, played the trumpet. His greatest success came in 1962, when two of his records reached the number one spot in the Dutch charts, "Mexico" and the instrumental version of "Brandend Zand". He lived in Kerkrade for the last years of his life, where he died in early 2009 at the age of 93, after a short illness.

This single presents his versions of the Eurovision classics 'La la la' and 'Jedan dan', which were both performed at the 1968 edition. 

My collection: 7" single no. 6714
Found: Record fair, Den Haag, 7 May 2022
Cost: €1
Tracks: 'La la la' / 'Jedan dan'