Vermiste Mense - Music

Jacobus Koos Johannes Du Plessis May 10 1945 - January 15 1984 Aka Koos Doep Was A Prominent South African Singer-Songwriter. Although He Received Critical Acclaim For Much Of His Work He Became Best Known For The Runaway Success Of A Rendition Of His Song "Kinders Van Die Wind" Children Of The Wind By Laurika Rauch. Koos Du Plessis Was Born In Rustenburg. He Was The Youngest Of Four Children And Grew Up In The Mining Town Of Springs. After School He Attended The University Of Pretoria And The University Of The Witwatersrand Majoring In Afrikaans-Nederlands Afrikaans-Dutch . At University He Met His Future Wife Mornay. The Couple Had Three Daughters Irma Karien En Karla. Koos Would Eventually Write A Song For Each Of These Four Women In His Life. Koos Worked As Journalist And Editor For Several Afrikaans Publications Oggendblad Die Vaderland Die Nataller En Die Transvaler . He Died In A Car Accident Close To Krugersdorp During The Early Morning Hours Of January 15 1984 In 2010 A Biography With Cd Is Released In The Benelux-Countries In The Tussen Kontinente-Series. Discography
Ofschaaid Zunder Woorden 2010 Die Land Van Blou Saffiere 2010 ISBN 978-90-815659-1-2
"Die Vierde Horison" 2004 Trio Records INH CD 009
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