A selection of Piet Botha and Jack Hammer mp3s, compiled by Brian Currin and authorized by Piet Botha. This mp3 selection was compiled in May 2005 by Brian Currin and updated in April 2006. You can download all these songs onto your hard-drive and burn your own “Piet Botha – Live And Rare” CD. DueContinue reading “Piet Botha: Live And Rare”
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‘A Good Friend of Mine’ Tribute to Piet Botha 25 February 2006
“… you could be a good friend, good friend of mine …” On Saturday 25 February 2006 the South African music industry pays tribute to one of its great legends, Piet Botha, at a festival to be held at the Foundry Fly Lounge, cnr. of Hans Strydom Drive and N4 (Witbank) freeway, in Silver Lakes,Continue reading “‘A Good Friend of Mine’ Tribute to Piet Botha 25 February 2006”
WAT ANDER SÊ
Vir enige musikant op die Suid-Afrikaanse rock-toneel, het Rock-guru Piet Botha geen bekendstelling nodig nie. Onderhoude en artikel deur Zippy As lewende legende op die Suid-Afrikaanse musiektoneel het rock-guru Piet Botha bykans geen bekendstelling nodig nie. Maar hoe sien sy “kollegas” hom? Ons het ‘n paar van die kunstenaars wat op 25 Februarie by dieContinue reading “WAT ANDER SÊ”
Piet Botha Tribute February 2006
“… you could be a good friend, good friend of mine …” “A Good Friend of Mine” – Tribute to Piet Botha On Saturday 25 February 2006 the South African music industry pays tribute to one of its great legends, Piet Botha, at a festival to be held at the Foundry Fly Lounge, cnr. ofContinue reading “Piet Botha Tribute February 2006”
Rocktober Fest, 8 October 2005
The Subterranean Rhythm & Blues Experience
Photo by Brian Currin Excerpt from STRAB website A group of 60 scuba divers from the dive school Ocean Ecstasy in Pretoria, amongst them co-owners Annerie Snyman and Andries Burger, decided to add some live music to their 1st birthday celebrations at Ponta Malongane, in the south of Mozambique. It was held in August that yearContinue reading “The Subterranean Rhythm & Blues Experience”
Official Jack Hammer Website Launched
PietBotha.com was launched on the 21st January 2001. It was later felt that Jack Hammer should have its own identity so JackHammer.co.za was launched on 21st March 2003. The Jack Hammer website was combined back into PietBotha.com in July 2020. Piet had expressed this desire before his passing in June 2019. I eventually tackled thatContinue reading “Official Jack Hammer Website Launched”
Onderhoud | Michael Currin
Piet Botha se lewe het allerlei kinkels – hy het in Amerika gewerk, hy het ‘n oudpolitikus-pa (Pik Botha), hy het saam met die akteur Billy Bob Thornton gesing … ontmoet Piet Botha/Jack Hammer. Piet is op 18de July 1955 gebore. Nelson Mandela se verjaarsdag is op dieselfde dag, maar Mandela is op 1918 gebore.Continue reading “Onderhoud | Michael Currin”
Vloek Van Die Kitaar 1979-2001
The South African Rock Encyclopedia > Classic Albums > Compilations > Various Artists > Vloek Van Die Kitaar 1979-2001 Tracks Release information CD: May 2002, Boereplaas Plate / EMI, CDEMIM (WLM) 012 Compiled by Dirk Uys. Review by Brian Currin, May 2002 Dagga Dirk Uys first mentioned this CD in September 2001 and now at last it sees the light of day. ItContinue reading “Vloek Van Die Kitaar 1979-2001”
South African Rock Hall Of Fame
Piet Botha inducted 1st January 2002 Piet was born on the 18th July 1955 and has been a stalwart of the SA rock scene since the ’70s when he started the band Raven. In the early ’80s Wildebeest combined African, Afrikaans and Rock sounds into one hybrid mixture. His band Jack Hammer, first formed inContinue reading “South African Rock Hall Of Fame”
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