Hessel (singer)

Hessel
Hessel in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Hessel van der Kooij
Born	(1955-04-20) 20 April 1955 West-Terschelling, Netherlands
Genres	rock, blues
Occupation(s)	Singer/songwriter, musician
Website	http://www.groeneweide.nl

Hessel in concert, 2005

Hessel van der Kooij (20 April 1955 in West-Terschelling) is a popular Dutch singer. He is best known as Hessel, but has also recorded as Ray Maccannon.

Discography

Albums

• Flamborough Head (1981) (own label)
• Just my Luck (1988)
• Live in Frjentsjer (1989) (livealbum)
• Dust (1990)
• Live Ahoy '91 (1991) (livealbum)
• Me (1994)
• Flotsam (2000)

Singles

• "Apocalyptic" (1984)
• "Any River You Take" (1990)
• "Brother Sagittarius" (1990)
• "Terug naar Terschelling" (1991)
• "Somebody Told Me" (1991)
• "The World In Perfect State" (1992)
• "Twenty Times a Day" (1994)
• "Law and Order" (1999)
• "One Heart" (2000) (with daughter Tess)
• "Gloeiend Hout" (2014)