Wally Tax
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Wladimir "Wally" Tax (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋlaːdimir ʋɑli tɑks]; 14 February 1948 – 10 April 2005) was a Dutch singer and songwriter. He was founder and frontman of the Nederbeat group The Outsiders (1959–1969) and the rock group Tax Free (1969–1971).
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Birth name | Wladimir Tax |
Born | 14 February 1948 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 10 April 2005 (aged 57) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Instrument(s) | guitar, harmonica |
Years active | 1959–2001 |
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After commercial and artistic success with The Outsiders in the late 1960s, he had a brief solo career in the 1970s, and then was a successful songwriter, producing a number of hit songs for Dutch artists. He faded into obscurity in the 1980s; after his death in 2005, two benefit concerts in Amsterdam proved his lasting popularity and influence.