Herman Brock Jr. (born September 18, 1970) is a Dutch left-handed bluegrass, Americana and blues musician, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. He is also author of the series 'Secrets of the guitar'.
Biography Herman was born in Winterswijk, and grew up in Terneuzen in the Netherlands. He played guitar with his father Herman Brock Sr's FFFF-band as a teenager. His main instruments are vocals and guitar, but also plays banjo, mandolin, autoharp and dulcimer.
Bands In 1999, Brock formed the Eurocasters band with bassist Lizz Sprangers.
In 2003, the album Straight Up! was recorded in Palmer, Texas, with contributions from Mike Morgan, Hash Brown and Holland K. Smith.
Brock's last Eurocasters' album Coco Loco was recorded in 2005 in Austin, Texas. Produced by Jesse Dayton, with Erik Hokkanen and Redd Volkaert. Dayton in turn recorded two songs by Herman on his album South Austin Sessions.
In 2006, Brock formed his bluegrass and old-time trio Brock & The Brockettes with Lizz Sprangers and Geertje van den Berg.
Since 2009 he also plays with his Bluegrass band Brock's Blue Grass Bunch.
Discography Own bands 2022: Herman Brock Jr. – Devianto 2019: Herman Brock Jr. – "Freedom" – single 2016: Herman Brock Jr. – "Lust for life" / "Live your life to the limit" – single 2015: Herman Brock Jr. – The Old World 2009: Brock's Blue Grass Bunch – Brock's Blue Grass Bunch 2007: Brock & The Brockettes – Gather around the mic – ASIN: B0011V9R7E 2005: Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters – Coco Loco 2003: Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters – Straight Up! – ASIN: B000FTKRDG 2002: Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters – The Devil's Got A Hold On Me 1999: Herman Brock Jr. & The Eurocasters – Demo 1999
As guest musician 2005: Jesse Dayton – South Austin Sessions 1993: Brock Family – Land of Jubilee 1991: Herman Brock & The FFFF – State 51
Bibliography Secrets of the guitar – series: How to use the CAGED guitar chords system – ASIN: B00A7L7D8O How to read tabs and tablature – ASIN: B00796EYRI How to play basic open guitar chords for beginners – ASIN: B00BKQR920 How to play the blues guitar scale in E [minor] – ASIN: B007JWPT26 How to play the E minor pentatonic scale – ASIN: B007BBYKOI How to play the G major pentatonic scale – ASIN: B007ZVGSOO How to play the aeolian or natural minor scale in A – ASIN: B007S94IEA How to play Do-Re-Mi, the Ionian or major Scale in C – ASIN: B009YK1MIQ How to play mixolydian or southern rock scale in G – ASIN: B00AY79J6U
References
External links Official website Brock & The Brockettes Brock's Blue Grass Bunch