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Bernoldus Niemand was one of the many names under which James Phillips, the pioneering South African rock musician, performed during the 1980s. Born in Springs on the East Rand (near Johannesburg) in 1959, Phillips grew up under Apartheid, and South African politics influenced much of his music, both in terms of content and style. He performed in a variety of bands, including Corporal Punishment, Illegal Gathering and The Cherry Faced Lurchers. He was part of the ground-breaking Voëlvry rock tour of 1989. Phillips died of injuries following a car crash outside Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape in 1995. .

Born and raised in Kansas, Jerrod Niemann cut his teeth on country and popular music while still a small child. He spent the majority of his college years in Texas performing in local clubs. Writing songs since the age of eight, he majored in Performance Art Technology at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. After signing a developmental deal with Mercury Records in 2003, he toured over half the country with his band "The Saloonitics" and has penned songs for Neal McCoy, Julie Roberts, Jamey Johnson, John Anderson, and Garth Brooks. He scored his first No.1 hit song with Garth...

Ed Nieman geboren op 20 Augustus 1961 te Amsterdam, werd ontdekt door platenbaas Adri-jan Hoes, de zoon van Johnny Hoes. Hem was het warme stemgeluid van Ed Nieman toen al opgevallen. Adri-jan schreef speciaal voor Ed het nummer "Als zij eens deed" een mooi nummer, beetje in de stijl van André Hazes, want dat vond men toen het beste bij Ed Nieman passen. Het werd de allereerste single voor Ed die uit kwam in 1982. In dezelfde periode werd Ed gevraagd door cabaretière Tineke Schouten om in haar "One Woman Show" te komen optreden als gast zanger. Gedurende één jaar...

If ever there was a band that gave life to that weird South African music phenomenon which has everyone who hears their music assuming they are an international act, then Niemand is it. For months now, the four piece’s melodic rock has dominated airwaves, with songs like “Words”, "All I Have", "The Hardest Thing" and “Simple Truth” easily slipping into the hearts and minds of music fans now rapidly cottoning onto the fact that Niemand is proudly South African – a truly homegrown group that makes music of a global standard. Joe Niemand’s soaring vocals are the signature that set...