The career of Zeeland’s Americana icon Danny Vera was just as hectic as his biggest hit Roller Coaster suggests. In the beginning Vera was a bread musician who had artisanal songs that appealed to an average of a hundred people. Now he plays in the biggest halls with entire orchestras, just like Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison in their Renaissance years.
But even after his big nationwide breakthrough as the musical host of Voetbal International, Vera’s working method has never changed drastically compared to the good old days. Rather refined perhaps. He still sings with the same bravado, panache and inspiration as a person who has only just discovered how three chords and the truth can make the ultimate difference.
