Henny Vrienten (Tilburg, July 27 1948) is a Dutch composer of TV- and film-scores. He used to be the singer, songwriter and bass guitar player of the popular eighties ska pop band "Doe Maar". Beginning his career in the late 1960s as a member of local outfit Les Cruches, Henny spends the early 1970s writing songs for others and recording two himself as Ruby Carmichael. He also works and tours with singer-songwriter Boudewijn de Groot alongside Ernst Jansz, two months his senior. Henny also finds time to record an album with US producer Tom Salisbury. Paul Santos (released early 1977) and extracted single Lift Me Up Higher become a live to regret-experience, and in 1982 Henny confesses that "it still causes me nightmares". Quickly moving on to other stuff, Henny plays in several bands including the one night-only reggae-outfit Rumbones (Rumboon; Dutch alcohol-fuelled chocolate) and records demos at his garage. He gets a

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