About Hans Theessink
Born 1948. Hans Theessink is a Dutch guitarist, composer and singer.
Hans Theessink (born 5 April 1948, Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch guitarist, mandolinist, singer and songwriter, living in Vienna, Austria. He performs blues and roots music, particularly in a Delta blues style. He is a bass-baritone. Theessink has released 20 albums, a songbook, a blues-guitar instruction video and a DVD.
In 2012, he released Delta Time (2012), performed with Terry Evans and featuring Ry Cooder.
In 2013, he released Wishing Well, which he described as a retrospective album looking back at many of his favorite moments in his music career. The album also features several originals, including "House Up On The Hill," which he described as a song about flooding in Mississippi. Hans has said he was partly inspired by observing floods in his home country of The Netherlands during his childhood.
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Who is Hans Theessink?
Dutch guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Hans Theessink was born on 5 April 1948 in Enschede.
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Hans Theessink is a guitarist, composer and singer.
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Hans Theessink is Dutch.
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