Focus (band)

Van der Linden had been the drummer during the band's most successful period during the early 1970's. He recorded several other popular hits including the song written by Mac Davis "Watching Scotty Grow", "Summer (The First Time)" and "Autumn of My Life". In October 2004 Pierre van der Linden took over on drums. Known for his romantic love songs, in 1968 Goldsboro had a Number One hit with the song "Honey". In 2001 Thijs van Leer re-formed Focus with Jan Dumée (guitar), Bobby Jacobs (bass) and Bert Smaak (drums) and recorded a new album called Focus 8. Goldsboro's music career led to a three year stint playing guitar for the tour band backing Roy Orbison. In 1985 Van Leer and Akkerman reunited for an unsuccessful Focus album. Although he was born in Marianna, Florida, Goldsboro grew up in Dothan, Alabama.

In 1976 Jan Akkerman left the band, which finally dissolved in 1978. Bobby Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop music singer. The musical egos of Van Leer and Akkerman proved incompatible. The latter also featured some eccentric vocalisations and yodeling. The band's biggest international hits were the guitar-based instrumentals "Sylvia" and "Hocus Pocus" (The title may have been a deliberate joke on DJs: "That was Hocus Pocus by Focus").

In 1971 the group released their second album, Moving Waves, which received international acclaim. Guitarist Jan Akkerman joined the band in 1970. It was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969 and leaned heavily on two of the Netherlands' contemporary music's heavyweights, Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman. Focus was a Dutch progressive rock band of the 1970s.

Sylvia. Hocus Pocus.