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Jan Akkerman
Jan Akkerman is a Dutch rock musician who was named Best Guitarist in the World
in the 1970s by readers of British Melody Maker. Born in Amsterdam, he learned
to play as a child and later studied at the Amsterdam Music Lyceum. With his
countryman Thijs van Leer, he formed Focus in 1969 and they had several
international hits including 'Hocus Pocus' for which he was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition in 1973. Among his many albums
are 'Profile' (1973), 'Jan Akkerman' (1978), 'From the Basement' (1984), 'The
Complete Guitarist' (1986), 'Blues Hearts' (19...
