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Max Werner (born 29 December 1953 in Hilversum) is a Dutch vocalist, musician, and drummer. He was the lead singer, drummer, and
Line-up page on the Kayak official website
1953 births Living people Dutch rock singers People from Hilversum Dutch rock drummers Male drummers Kayak (band) members {{drummer-stub
Max Werner (born 29 December 1953 in Hilversum) is a Dutch vocalist, musician, and drummer. He was the lead singer, drummer, and percussionist
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...
of the progressive art rock band Kayak.
In 1972, Werner co-founded the band along with keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel
Ton Scherpenzeel (born 6 August 1952) is a Dutch keyboardist, composer, lyricist, and founding member of progressive rock band Kayak, together with Pim Koopman and Max Werner whom he met whilst at the Hilversum Muziek Lyceum (Hilversum College o ...
, guitarist Johan Slager
Johan Slager (born 8 June 1946, Amsterdam) is a Dutch musician best known as the original guitarist of rock band Kayak. He co-founded the band along with Ton Scherpenzeel, Pim Koopman, and Max Werner in 1972. He left the band in 1982 after ni ...
, and drummer Pim Koopman. He sang lead vocals (and played mellotron) on Kayak's first five albums. He later switched to drums until the band split up in 1982. In 1999, he returned as singer for the Kayak album ''Close to the Fire''. After a short tour in 2000, he had to leave again due to health problems.
Werner also recorded four solo albums. In May 1981, he scored a hit single with "Rain in May", which peaked at No. 6 in the Netherlands and was a huge success in certain other European countries as well. In June of that same year, the song also peaked as high as No. 74 on the American '' Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. In September 1981, the song peaked at No. 2 in Germany. In April 2005, Werner performed the song on the German TV show ''Die Hit-Giganten – die 30 größten Hits und Interpreten der coolen Achtziger.''
Discography
Studio albums with Kayak
(as lead singer): * '' See See the Sun'' (1973) * '' Kayak II'' (1974) * '' Royal Bed Bouncer'' (1975) * ''The Last Encore
''The Last Encore'' is the fourth album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. It was originally released by Mercury Records in 1976 and issued on CD in 1995, with a re-release by Universal in 2002.
The songs "Still My Heart Cries For You" and ...
'' (1976)
* ''Starlight Dancer
''Starlight Dancer'' is a 1977 album by Dutch progressive rock band Kayak (band), Kayak. It was produced by Jack Lancaster and Kayak.
The North American release is very different from the original Dutch/European release with the same title. In fa ...
'' (1977)
* ''Close to the Fire'' (2000)
(as drummer):
* ''Phantom of the Night
Phantom of the Night is the sixth studio album by Dutch Progressive rock band Kayak. "Ruthless Queen" was released as a single, becoming the band's biggest hit, nearing the top of the charts in the Netherlands.
In the United States, the LP (with ...
'' (1979)
* ''Periscope Life
''Periscope Life'' is the seventh album by the Dutch progressive rock band Kayak, originally released on LP in 1980. The first CD issue (1993) had 2 bonus tracks. In 1998, the album (without the bonus tracks) was part of the Double CD ''3 Origina ...
'' (1980)
* '' Merlin'' (1981)
* '' Eyewitness'' (1981) ("Live" studio album)
Solo albums
* ''Rainbow's End'' (1979) * ''Seasons'' (1981) * ''How Can It Be... Like This?'' (1988) * ''Not the Opera'' (1995)Singles
* "Rain in May" (1981) * " Summer in the City" (1981)References
;SourcesLine-up page on the Kayak official website
1953 births Living people Dutch rock singers People from Hilversum Dutch rock drummers Male drummers Kayak (band) members {{drummer-stub