The Cats

The Cats were a pop group from Volendam. They were one of the most successful bands in the Netherlands from 1968 to 1975. The band’s original line up was Cees Veerman, Piet Veerman, Arnold Mühren, Jaap Schilder, Theo Klouwer and (from 1972 to 1975) Piet Keizer. They developed an original music sound that received the name ‘palingsound’ This style inspired many other Volendam artists, such as Maddog, Left Side, Next One and BZN.

'Why', a composition of Arnold Mühren, was no. 1 in Holland in 1969 and stayed at that position for 5 weeks in the Dutch Top 40.

Recorded 15 March 1969